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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Feb 11, 1859

To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 14th of June last, requesting the communication of all…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Feb 7, 1859

The aggregate expenditure, of whatsoever nature, including all salaries, whether special or by virtue of official position in the Army or Navy or otherwise, on account of the preparation and publication of the work known as Wilkes's…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Feb 4, 1859

In reply to the resolution of the Senate of the 4th ultimo, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, together with the papers* therein referred to.

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 28, 1859

In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 25th instant, I transmit a copy of the report of the special agent of the United States recently sent to Vancouvers Island and British Columbia.

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 28, 1859

As this advance was made by Governor Douglas out of his own private means and from friendly motives toward the United States, I recommend that an appropriation may be made for its immediate payment, with interest.

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 25, 1859

I transmit to Congress a report, dated the 25th instant, with the accompanying papers, received from the Secretary of State, in compliance with the requirement of the eighteenth section of the act entitled 'An act to regulate the…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 25, 1859

I transmit another report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 14th of June last, requesting information on the subject of claims of citizens of the United States against foreign governments.

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 20, 1859

I herewith transmit to the Senate a digest of the statistics of manufactures according to the returns of the Seventh Census, prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with a provision in the first section…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 20, 1859

I still entertain the same opinion, deeming it highly important, if not indispensable to the success of any negotiation which I might institute for this purpose, that the measure should receive the previous sanction of Congress.

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 20, 1859

In my late annual message I stated in reference to the purchase of Cuba that 'the publicity which has been given to our former negotiations on this subject and the large appropriation which may be required to effect the purpose render it…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 18, 1859

In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 14th of June last, requesting a list of claims of citizens of the United States on foreign governments, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, with the documents which…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 14, 1859

I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, requesting a communication of the correspondence between this Government and France and England respecting…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 12, 1859

This should have accompanied the papers which have already been transmitted to the House, but was omitted by mistake.

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 10, 1859

I concur with the Attorney-General in the opinion that it would be incompatible with the public interest at this time to communicate the correspondence with the officers of the Government at Savannah or the instructions which they have…

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Vera Buchanan
@verabuchanan· Democratic · PA· Jan 10, 1859

every practicable effort has been made, and will be continued, to discover all the guilty parties and to bring them to justice.

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