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On the recordFebruary 20, 1840
In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant, I communicate a report from the Secretary of State, containing all the information in possession of the Executive respecting the matters referred to in that resolution.
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John Van Buren
Democratic · New York

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