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On the recordDecember 27, 1866
French vessels entering ports of the United States will be subject to no higher rates of duty on tonnage than are levied upon vessels of the United States in the ports thereof.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Proclamation 161—Suspension of Discriminating Duties on Tonnage and Goods Entering the United States on French Vessels

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