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Rutherford B. Hayes: The custom-house in New York collects more than two-thirds of all the customs revenues of the Government.

On the recordJanuary 30, 1879
The custom-house in New York collects more than two-thirds of all the customs revenues of the Government.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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