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Our commercial relations with Great Britain will deserve the serious consideration of Congress and the exercise of a conciliatory and forbearing spirit in the policy of both Governments.
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John Quincy Adams
Democratic Republican · Massachusetts

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Adams calls for careful consideration of U.S.-British commercial relations.

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