Charles Sumner: “The resources and needs of the West were all known to him, and Western…”

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The resources and needs of the West were all known to him, and Western interests were like his own.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the individual's deep understanding of Western interests and resources.

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Charles Sumner: “The resources and needs of the West were all known to him, and Western interests were like his own.”