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John Sherman: “Faran to come to my home at Mansfield, and I will show him all I possess there, and render him a full account of all I…”

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Faran to come to my home at Mansfield, and I will show him all I possess there, and render him a full account of all I have elsewhere, and if I can't fairly account for it without being suspected of receiving bribes, or gifts, or stealing, then he can repeat these baseless accusations with an easy conscience.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman invites a critic to his home to transparently account for his wealth and dispel accusations of wrongdoing.

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