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Charles Sumner: “I hope to meet such cases as yours by some general enactment; and as soon as the condition of the country will permit, I…”

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I hope to meet such cases as yours by some general enactment; and as soon as the condition of the country will permit, I shall be the first to advocate the removal of all disabilities under which you labor at present.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses his commitment to advocating for the removal of disabilities affecting individuals.

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