Charles Sumner: “I wish there were not too much reason to believe that all these…”

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I wish there were not too much reason to believe that all these performances are sustained by prevailing British sympathy.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses concern about British support for actions against the United States during the Civil War.

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Charles Sumner: “I wish there were not too much reason to believe that all these performances are sustained by prevailing British…”