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John Tyler: “Stating that no information is in possession of the Government of any negotiation of a treaty, or of any overtures to…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 1843
Stating that no information is in possession of the Government of any negotiation of a treaty, or of any overtures to treat, for a cession of California by Mexico to England.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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