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On the recordJuly 13, 1890
The death of John C. Fremont, a major-general on the retired list of the Army of the United States, is an event calling for some appropriate expression of the national sorrow and of a grateful appreciation of his public services.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Death of John C. Fremont

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