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I send you for it one hundred dollars; but you will please not to measure my interest in this tribute to a public benefactor by the sum which I contribute.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I send you for it one hundred dollars; but you will please not to measure my interest in this tribute to a public…”
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Sumner sends a monetary contribution while emphasizing that the amount does not reflect his true interest in the cause.
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