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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

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Executive Order—Concerning the Steamer \Funayma Solace\

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