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On the recordFebruary 20, 1868
I transmit herewith a communication from the Chief of the Engineer Corps of the Army, accompanied by a report, in reference to ship canals around the Falls of the Ohio River, called for by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th instant.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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