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On the recordAugust 17, 1890
May I, in closing, tender to these good women of Vermont my thanks for the grace and sweetness which their services and their presence have lent to this happy occasion?
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Remarks at an Afternoon Banquet at the Bennington Monument in Bennington, Vermont

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