Charles Sumner: “Only sixty vessels are employed between the United States and Russia…”

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Only sixty vessels are employed between the United States and Russia, while four hundred and ninety are employed between the United States and Hayti.

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Massachusetts

Source

Sumner compares the number of vessels trading with Hayti to those trading with Russia.

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Charles Sumner: “Only sixty vessels are employed between the United States and Russia, while four hundred and ninety are employed between…”