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On the recordJanuary 16, 1853
The tone of the letter of instructions from Mr. Manuel Bertran de Lis is somewhat more peremptory than could be wished, but this circumstance will not, probably, prevent Congress from giving his suggestions the attention to which they may be entitled.
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Millard Fillmore
Whig · New York

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