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Martin Van Buren: I can not, therefore, consistently with my views of duty, advise a renewal of a connection which circumstances have…

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I can not, therefore, consistently with my views of duty, advise a renewal of a connection which circumstances have dissolved.
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic · New York

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He expresses his duty to not renew a connection that circumstances have ended.

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