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William Graham Sumner autographed handwritten letter (ALS), dated December 23, 1892, from New Haven, Connecticut. Written on both sides of a single folded sheet, the letter is addressed to Mrs. C. E. Young and concerns an invitation to participate in an advisory committee.

Sumner explains that he has returned from Europe and found the recipient's correspondence awaiting him. He expresses regret that he cannot accept the proposed appointment to the advisory committee.

The letter is signed "W. G. Sumner" at the conclusion.

The folded sheet measures approximately 4.5 x 7 inches. Fine condition with expected age toning, original folds, and light handling wear.

William Graham Sumner (1840–1910) was an influential American sociologist, economist, political scientist, and professor at Yale University. A pioneering figure in the development of sociology in the United States, Sumner became one of the country's leading advocates of classical liberalism, free-market economics, and limited government. His influential writings include What Social Classes Owe to Each Other (1883) and Folkways (1906), the latter introducing important sociological concepts, including ethnocentrism, into academic discourse. A prominent intellectual of the Gilded Age, Sumner was also an outspoken critic of imperialism and government intervention in economic affairs.

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