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Charles Sumner: “How the Senator could attribute it to me, in the face of constant asseveration that I would not be a party to any such…”

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How the Senator could attribute it to me, in the face of constant asseveration that I would not be a party to any such agreement, surpasses comprehension.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses his confusion over being attributed to an agreement he consistently opposed.

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