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Charles Sumner: “It is contrary to reason that a bond should be paid in an inferior obligation.”

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It is contrary to reason that a bond should be paid in an inferior obligation.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner states that it is unreasonable for a bond to be paid with an inferior form of obligation.

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