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Notwithstanding the considerable supplies at home, it does not seem impossible for an energetic and commercial people to find a market here of inconceivable magnitude, dwarfing the original fur-trade with China, once so tempting.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Here, Sumner envisions the potential for a vast market for fish that could surpass historical trade with China.

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