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On the recordMay 28, 1858
I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 22d instant, requesting information in regard to the seizure of the American vessel Panchita on the coast of Africa.
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James Buchanan
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Message to the Senate on the Seizure of the Vessel Panchita

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