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On the recordDecember 2, 1864
The purchase money will be held in trust toward satisfying any valid claims which may be presented by the Japanese on account of the construction of the steamer and the failure to deliver the same, as above set forth.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Executive Order—Concerning the Steamer \Funayma Solace\

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