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Ben Harrison: “To the Senate:In response to the resolution of the Senate of September 17, 1890, I inclose a report from the Secretary…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 1890
To the Senate:In response to the resolution of the Senate of September 17, 1890, I inclose a report from the Secretary of State, transmitting all the correspondence found among the files of his Department relating to the claim of Thomas T. Collins against the Government of Spain.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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