Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries
Charles Summer to Samuel Rogers, 5 October 1846
‘My dear Mr.
Rogers,—Remembering with gratitude your many kindnesses to
me, and your last little note, which was full of goodness, I venture again to
appear before you by my friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Bancroft. The historian of the
United States, and its Minister at the English Court, can require no word of
introduction from me. His genius and amiability will enhance the recommendation
of his station and his works. In Mrs. Bancroft you will find a willing and
graceful listener, and one of the pleasantest examples of American womanhood.
‘With hopes for your constant health and happiness,
believe me, dear Mr. Rogers, ever
sincerely yours,
George Bancroft (1800-1891)
American historian, secretary of the navy, and minister to Great Britain (1846); he was
author of
History of the United States, 10 vols (1834-74).
Samuel Rogers (1763-1855)
English poet, banker, and aesthete, author of the ever-popular
Pleasures of Memory (1792),
Columbus (1810),
Jaqueline (1814), and
Italy (1822-28).
Charles Richard Sumner, bishop of Winchester (1790-1874)
The younger brother of John Bird Sumner, archbishop of Canterbury; he was educated at
Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge; he was bishop of Llandaff and dean of St. Paul's
(1826) and bishop of Winchester (1827).
Charles Sumner (1811-1874)
American statesman; he was educated at Harvard and spent two years traveling in Europe
before making his reputation as an abolitionist senator from Massachusetts.
