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On the recordFebruary 15, 1886
I transmit herewith, in response to a resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant, a statement showing the payments of awards of the commissioners appointed under the conventions between the United States and France concluded April 30, 1803.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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