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Abraham Lincoln: “To the Senate of the United States:I transmit to the Senate, in answer to their resolution of the 12th instant, the…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 1863
To the Senate of the United States:I transmit to the Senate, in answer to their resolution of the 12th instant, the accompanying report * from the Secretary of State.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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