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On the recordNovember 22, 1880
Whereas satisfactory evidence has been given to me by the Government of His Majesty the Emperor of China that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of that nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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Proclamation 248—Suspending Duties on Certain Goods Imported on Vessels From China

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