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On the recordJanuary 19, 1863
To the Senate of the United States:I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate relative to the correspondence between this Government and the Mexican minister in relation to the exportation of articles contraband of war for the use of the French army in Mexico.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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