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Abraham Lincoln: “It is deemed to comport with the public interest, in view of the unsettled condition of the relations of the United…”

On the recordDecember 2, 1864
It is deemed to comport with the public interest, in view of the unsettled condition of the relations of the United States with that Empire, that the steamer should not be allowed to proceed to Japan.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order—Concerning the Steamer \Funayma Solace\

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