Charles Sumner: “According to the historian, “the servant stood to his master in the…”

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According to the historian, “the servant stood to his master in the relation of a debtor,” which, be it observed, is not the condition of a slave.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner distinguishes between the legal status of servants and slaves, emphasizing that servants are not in the same condition as slaves.

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