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Rutherford B. Hayes: The provision of regular steam postal communication by aid from government has been the forerunner of the commercial…

On the recordDecember 5, 1880
The provision of regular steam postal communication by aid from government has been the forerunner of the commercial predominance of Great Britain on all these coasts and seas, a greater share in whose trade is now the desire and the intent of our people.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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Fourth Annual Message

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