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Abraham Lincoln: I herewith lay before the Senate, for its constitutional action thereon, a treaty made and concluded with the Klamath…

On the recordFebruary 26, 1865
I herewith lay before the Senate, for its constitutional action thereon, a treaty made and concluded with the Klamath and Modoc tribes of Indians of Oregon, at Fort Klamath, on the 5th day of October, 1864.
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Abraham Lincoln
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