Charles Sumner: “In such a condition of affairs, inconvertible paper would be an…”

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In such a condition of affairs, inconvertible paper would be an impossibility, as much as a bill of sale for a human being.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that in a chaotic situation, certain financial instruments become impossible.

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