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On the recordFebruary 17, 1890
The purchase shall not be complete until ratified by Congress, and the form and manner of executing such release shall also be prescribed by Congress.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Reporting on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation

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