Charles Sumner: “It is this: Assuming that this claimant is loyal, I honor her that she…”

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It is this: Assuming that this claimant is loyal, I honor her that she kept her loyalty under the surrounding pressure of rebellion.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner honors a loyal claimant who maintained her allegiance during a time of rebellion.

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Charles Sumner: “It is this: Assuming that this claimant is loyal, I honor her that she kept her loyalty under the surrounding pressure…”