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Charles Sumner: “And I remember that of late a Genoa merchant, having brought with him unto Toulouse a slave whom he had bought in Spain…”

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And I remember that of late a Genoa merchant, having brought with him unto Toulouse a slave whom he had bought in Spain, the host of the house, understanding the matter, persuaded the slave to appeal unto his liberty.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner narrates a story of a merchant who brought a slave to Toulouse and the subsequent appeal for the slave's liberty.

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