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On the recordMay 29, 1891
I appreciate most highly this generous welcome which you extend to me, and shall take part in these exercises of the day with a sense of their fitness and of the great events which they commemorate.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Remarks During Decoration Day Ceremonies in Independence Hall, Philadelphia

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