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Ben Harrison: “I therefore recommend that he be authorized to charter a suitable vessel to receive them if a sufficient amount should…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1892
I therefore recommend that he be authorized to charter a suitable vessel to receive them if a sufficient amount should be offered, and to send them under the charge of a naval officer to such Russian port as may be most convenient for ready distribution to those most in need.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Requesting Aid to Relieve the Famine in Russia

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