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Hatch was detained in prison by the authority of the usurper, at the special instance of Cazneau and with the connivance of Babcock, in order to prevent his influence against the treaty of annexion.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Hatch was detained in prison by the authority of the usurper, at the special instance of Cazneau and with the connivance…”
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Sumner details the political machinations behind the detention of a man opposing annexation.
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