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Andrew Jackson: “A treaty of commerce and navigation having been entered into between the United States and the Sublime Porte, it has…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1832
A treaty of commerce and navigation having been entered into between the United States and the Sublime Porte, it has been ratified with the advice and consent of the Senate; and my ratification having been exchanged in due form on the 5th October, 1831, by our charge d'affaires at Constantinople and that Government, it is now communicated to both Houses of Congress.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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