Charles Sumner: “From America they are especially grateful; for his sympathy with the…”

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From America they are especially grateful; for his sympathy with the cause of liberty to the slave was undoubted and intense.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the gratitude felt in America for a person's unwavering support for the abolition of slavery.

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