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On the recordDecember 12, 1816
To the Senate of the United States: A treaty of commerce between the United States and the King of Sweden and Norway having been concluded and signed on the 4th day of September last by their plenipotentiaries, I lay the same before the Senate for their consideration and advice as to a ratification.
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James Madison
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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