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Charles Sumner: “There is no pretence that the father communicated the crime of the son to this patriot magistrate, or to any other loyal…”

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There is no pretence that the father communicated the crime of the son to this patriot magistrate, or to any other loyal officer by whom he could have been arrested.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner points out that the father did not inform any loyal officials about his son's crime, which could have led to arrest.

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