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On the recordDecember 2, 1821
It is much to be regretted that, although a negotiation has been long pending, such is the diversity of views entertained on the various points which have been brought into discussion that there does not appear to be any reasonable prospect of its early conclusion.
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James Monroe
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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