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On the recordDecember 2, 1862
I recommend an appropriation of this sum for the benefit of the owners of the Jules et Marie.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Message to Congress Requesting Funds to Compensate the Owners of the Jules et Marie

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