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Andrew Johnson: “I transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to a resolution of the 17th ultimo, calling for information…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 1867
I transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to a resolution of the 17th ultimo, calling for information relative to the revolution in Candia, a report of the Secretary of State, with accompanying documents.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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