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John Tyler: It is only after acquiring Texas, that the question of boundary can arise between the United States and Mexico.

On the recordJune 9, 1844
It is only after acquiring Texas, that the question of boundary can arise between the United States and Mexico.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Message to the House of Representatives Transmitting the Rejected Treaty for the Annexation of the Republic of Texas to the...

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