On the recordApril 14, 1840
I transmit a copy of a convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States upon the Government of-the Mexican Republic.
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presidency.ucsb.eduMartin Van Buren: “I transmit a copy of a convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States upon the Government…”
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