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On the recordMay 26, 1830
The convention provides by compromise for the adjustment and payment of indemnities to no inconsiderable amount, long sought from the Government of Denmark by that of the United States, in behalf of their citizens who had preferred claims for the same.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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