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James Monroe: “I transmit herewith to Congress copies of letters received at the Department of State from the minister of Great Britain…”

On the recordApril 30, 1822
I transmit herewith to Congress copies of letters received at the Department of State from the minister of Great Britain on the subject of the duties discriminating between imported rolled and hammered iron.
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James Monroe
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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