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James Monroe: Under such circumstances the attention of the Spanish Government may be diverted from its foreign concerns, and the…

On the recordMarch 26, 1820
Under such circumstances the attention of the Spanish Government may be diverted from its foreign concerns, and the arrival of a minister here be longer delayed.
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James Monroe
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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