“This and many others only confirmed me in the opinion, planted when I saw the sale of Martha Ann, and growing steadily thereafter, that slavery was an accursed business, and that the sooner my people were relieved of it, the better.Quote by John Sergeant WiseTopics: Quotes about John Sergeant WiseShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire...#John Sergeant Wise
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