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James Monroe: “On the perusal of the document called for I find that it communicates a difference of opinion between Mr. Russell and a…”

On the recordMay 3, 1822
On the perusal of the document called for I find that it communicates a difference of opinion between Mr. Russell and a majority of his colleagues in certain transactions which occurred in the negotiations at Ghent.
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James Monroe
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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