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On the recordFebruary 4, 1867
To the House of Representatives: I transmit a report from the Secretary of State in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of yesterday, making inquiry as to the States which have ratified the amendment to the Constitution proposed by the Thirty-ninth Congress.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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