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On the recordJanuary 4, 1897
I transmit herewith, in response to a resolution of the Senate of the 22d ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by copies of correspondence concerning the death of Charles Govin, a citizen of the United States in the island of Cuba.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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