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Roger Minott Sherman was distinguished for acute logical powers and great elegance of diction,--words and sentences seemed to flow from his lips as if he were reading from the Spectator.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar describes Roger Minott Sherman’s exceptional logical abilities and eloquence.

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