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You know well the happiness I find in any coöperation with the young men of that Association, and I need not assure you of the gratification with which I should participate in any services calculated to exalt the example of Washington.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner shares his enthusiasm for collaborating with young men to honor Washington's legacy.

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