Charles Sumner: “And this brings the Committee to the conclusion, that, in equity, this…”

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And this brings the Committee to the conclusion, that, in equity, this fund does not belong to us.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner concludes that the fund in question does not rightfully belong to the United States based on principles of equity.

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Charles Sumner: “And this brings the Committee to the conclusion, that, in equity, this fund does not belong to us.”