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Thanks to your fast friendship, it has not failed, and the Republic of Liberia has been brought, through wise and cordial legislation, into brotherhood with the great Republic of America.
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Sumner expresses gratitude for the successful recognition of Liberia, attributing it to the efforts of a friend.
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