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They may come charged with knowledge of movements and plans; but the General will not receive them, because they are slaves.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “They may come charged with knowledge of movements and plans; but the General will not receive them, because they are…”
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Sumner highlights the potential knowledge that fugitive slaves could provide to the military.
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