Special Message
12/28/1841
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Relating to slaves committing crimes and escaping from the United States to the British dominions since the ratification...
In compliance with your resolution of the 26th ultimo, I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of the Navy.
The restrictions laid upon the power to transfer by the latter clauses of the act have rendered its passage of no avail ...
It affords me much satisfaction to say that it was produced by no carelessness or inattention on the part of the officer...