On the recordDecember 11, 1796
Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and its approbation is my abundant reward.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThose services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and its approbation is my abundant reward.
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