It gives me great pleasure to commend to your attention and that of the people of the whole country the laborious, faithful, and prosperous performances of their duties which have marked the administration of their respective trusts.
Rutherford B. Hayes: “It gives me great pleasure to commend to your attention and that of the people of the whole country the laborious…”
On the recordMarch 2, 1879
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