Charles Sumner: “Such sympathy and support in the cause, of which I am a humble…”

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Such sympathy and support in the cause, of which I am a humble representative, is all that I ask for myself, or am willing to accept.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his desire for sympathy and support in the cause of freedom.

More from Charles Sumner

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

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Charles Sumner: “Such sympathy and support in the cause, of which I am a humble representative, is all that I ask for myself, or am…”