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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Mar 2, 1841

I transmit to the House of Representatives, in compliance with their resolution of the 30th January last, a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying documents.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Mar 1, 1841

The information called for the reply is in the course of preparation and will be without doubt communicated at the commencement of the next session of Congress.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Mar 1, 1841

I transmit the accompanying report from the Secretary of State, in relation to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th ultimo, on the subject of claims of citizens of the United States on the Government of Hayti.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 11, 1841

I transmit a report of the Secretary of State, containing the information asked for by the resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, relative to the negroes taken on board the schooner Amistad.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 1841

if it should be the pleasure of Congress that the preparatory exploration and survey of the northeastern boundary of the United States should be completed

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 1841

It is submitted to Congress whether authority shall be given to the Mint to strike off copies of those medals, in bronze or other metal, to supply those persons making application for them, at a cost not to exceed the actual expense of…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 1841

Applications have been frequently made at the Mint for copies of medals voted at different times by Congress to the officers who distinguished themselves in the War of the Revolution and in the last war

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 1841

I have to invite the special attention of Congress to that part of the Director's report in relation to the overvaluation given to the gold in foreign coins by the act of Congress of June 28, 1834

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 1841

I transmit herewith to the House of Representatives of the United States a report from the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1840

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 18, 1841

I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a report, with accompanying papers, from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the House of the 16th of December last.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 6, 1841

The communication of the Secretary of War and the accompanying report of the colonel of Topographical Engineers are respectfully submitted in reply to the resolution of the 15th of June last, calling for a plan and estimate for the…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 5, 1841

The report of the Secretary of War herewith and the accompanying documents are respectfully submitted in reply to the resolution of the Senate of June 30, 1840, calling for information in relation to the number of soldiers enlisted in the…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 5, 1841

Certain matters touching the public good requiring that the Senate of the United States should be convened on Thursday, the 4th day of March next, you are desired to attend at the Senate Chamber, in the city of Washington, on that day…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 4, 1841

I communicate to the Senate sundry papers, in further answer to its resolution of the 30th of December, 1839, which have been received from the governor of Florida since the adjournment of the last session of Congress.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 1, 1841

I think proper to communicate to the House of Representatives, in further answer to their resolution of the 21st ultimo, the correspondence which has since occurred between the Secretary of State and the British minister on the same…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Dec 28, 1840

To the House of Representatives of the United States:I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, in answer to their resolution of the 23d instant.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Dec 27, 1840

I transmit herewith, for the consideration of the Senate with a view to its ratification, a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Portugal, signed at Lisbon on the 26th day of August, 1840, and certain letters…

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