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Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-seventh Congress

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[2] Mr. Black (Secretary of State) to all the ministers of the United States.

Department of State,
Washington, February 28, 1861.

[3] Mr. Seward (Secretary of State) to all the ministers of the United States.

Department of State,
Washington, March 9, 1861.

[4] Mr. Seward to ministers of the United States in Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Austria, Belgium, Italy, and Denmark.

Department of State,
Washington, April 24, 1861.

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