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James Buchanan: “In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 23d instant, requesting a copy of certain letters of Horatio J. Perry…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 1859
In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 23d instant, requesting a copy of certain letters of Horatio J. Perry, late secretary to the legation of the United States at Madrid, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, with the documents which accompanied it.
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James Buchanan
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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