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I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress.
William Whipple
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William Whipple
Age: 55 †
Born: 1730
Born: January 14
Died: 1785
Died: November 28
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