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Andrew Jackson: “I transmit herewith to the House of Representatives a letter from the Secretary of State, together with the accompanying…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 1834
I transmit herewith to the House of Representatives a letter from the Secretary of State, together with the accompanying papers, relating to a claim preferred to that Department, through the British legation at Washington, for indemnification for losses alleged to have been sustained by the owners of the ship Francis and Eliza.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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