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On the recordApril 13, 1862
In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 3d ultimo, requesting information in regard to the present condition of Mexico, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the documents by which it was accompanied.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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