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James Buchanan: “I transmit another report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 14th of June…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1859
I transmit another report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 14th of June last, requesting information on the subject of claims of citizens of the United States against foreign governments.
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James Buchanan
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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