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I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 24th ultimo, requesting information relative to the seizure in the Valley of Sitana, in Peru, by authorities of Chile of a sum of money belonging to citizens of the United States.

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Message to the Senate on the Seizure of American Property in Peru by Chilean Authorities

04/27/1858

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