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Rutherford B. Hayes: “In reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st instant, requesting the Commissioner of…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1880
In reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st instant, requesting the Commissioner of Agriculture to furnish all information which he may have in his possession bearing upon the culture of the sugar beet, etc., the accompanying letter and report, received from the Acting Commissioner of Agriculture for this purpose, are herewith transmitted.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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