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Andrew Jackson: “Since my message of the 7th instant, transmitting the award of the King of the Netherlands, I have received the official…”

On the recordDecember 20, 1831
Since my message of the 7th instant, transmitting the award of the King of the Netherlands, I have received the official communication, then expected, of the determination of the British Government to abide by the award.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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