Charles Sumner: “Shall these claims be liquidated and cancelled promptly, or allowed to…”

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Shall these claims be liquidated and cancelled promptly, or allowed to slumber until called into activity by some future exigency?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner poses a rhetorical question about the urgency of settling claims against England, highlighting the importance of resolution.

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Charles Sumner: “Shall these claims be liquidated and cancelled promptly, or allowed to slumber until called into activity by some future…”