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Martin Van Buren: I transmit herewith to the Senate, for their consideration in reference to its ratification, a treaty of commerce and…

On the recordJanuary 20, 1839
I transmit herewith to the Senate, for their consideration in reference to its ratification, a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, signed at this place on the 19th instant by the Secretary of State and the charge' d'affaires of the Netherlands in the United States.
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic · New York

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