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Charles Sumner: “There is also the immense fur-trade, which has been the exclusive Russian interest ever since the discovery of the…”

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There is also the immense fur-trade, which has been the exclusive Russian interest ever since the discovery of the country, which will be left open, without regulation, unless you interfere by appropriate law.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that the fur trade, a significant economic interest, will remain unregulated without government intervention.

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