Statistics for occurrence #1 of “William Jay” in chapter 11 of Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3:

...t. In a speech made a few weeks after his return, he spoke of certain incidents witnessed by him in the slave States, which were not calculated to shake his original convictions. He wrote to William Jay , October 7:— My longing is for concord among men of all parties, in order to give solidity to our position. For this I am willing to abandon everything except the essential principle. ...
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William Jay 137 38 3 0 0 user votes
William Jayne 12 0 0 0 0 user votes

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