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Andrew Johnson: “In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 27th of January last, in relation to the arrest and trial of the Rev.…”

On the recordMarch 13, 1868
In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 27th of January last, in relation to the arrest and trial of the Rev. John McMahon, Robert B. Lynch, and John Warren by the Government of Great Britain, and requesting to be informed what action has been taken by this Government in maintaining the rights of American citizens abroad, I transmit a report of the Secretary of State, which is accompanied by a copy of the papers called for by that resolution.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee
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