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George F. Hoar: “If they had been met cordially by the communities where they took up their abode they would have brought to them a most…”

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If they had been met cordially by the communities where they took up their abode they would have brought to them a most valuable quality of citizenship.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar believes that if Northern immigrants had been welcomed, they could have positively contributed to Southern society.

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