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Charles Sumner: “But the vessels of these claimants were stolen by France, and at last are found in the hands of our own Government.”

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But the vessels of these claimants were stolen by France, and at last are found in the hands of our own Government.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner states that the vessels stolen by France are now under the control of the U.S. government.

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