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On the recordDecember 2, 1806
I have the satisfaction to inform you that the negotiation depending between the United States and the Government of Great Britain is proceeding in a spirit of friendship and accommodation which promises a result of mutual advantage.
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Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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