Charles Sumner: “In the name of the Haytian people, we pray you to accept, as a feeble testimony of its gratitude, this medal, which will…”

“In the name of the Haytian people, we pray you to accept, as a feeble testimony of its gratitude, this medal, which will perpetuate in ages to come the recollection of the services which you have rendered to us as citizens of the world, and to black Humanity.”