Charles Sumner: “It is much to have inspired the most tender friendship which history…”

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It is much to have inspired the most tender friendship which history records in the life of Washington.

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Sumner acknowledges the deep friendship that developed between a historical figure and George Washington.

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Charles Sumner: “It is much to have inspired the most tender friendship which history records in the life of Washington.”