Charles Sumner: “Wherever in the department they have been well treated and reasonably…”

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Wherever in the department they have been well treated and reasonably compensated, they have invariably rendered faithful service to their employers.

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Massachusetts

Source

Sumner asserts that well-treated freedmen are reliable workers.

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Charles Sumner: “Wherever in the department they have been well treated and reasonably compensated, they have invariably rendered…”