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On the recordJuly 17, 1888
To the Senate and House of Representatives..I transmit herewith a letter from the Secretary of State, accompanying the annual reports of the consuls of the United States on the trade and industries of foreign countries.
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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