Charles Sumner: “Can you send out a commission under such circumstances without making…”

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Can you send out a commission under such circumstances without making yourself a party to the transaction?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner raises a moral question about the implications of sending a commission under questionable circumstances.

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Charles Sumner: “Can you send out a commission under such circumstances without making yourself a party to the transaction?”