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Andrew Johnson: “I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to depredations upon and the future care of…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1868
I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to depredations upon and the future care of the reservations of lands for the purpose of supplying timber for the Navy of the United States.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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