A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907, Volume 5Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1897 - United States |
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... across the isthmus which connects North and South America , and especially to the interoceanic communications , should the same prove to be practicable , whether by canal or railway , which are now proposed to be established by the ...
... across the isthmus which connects North and South America , and especially to the interoceanic communications , should the same prove to be practicable , whether by canal or railway , which are now proposed to be established by the ...
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| Title | A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907, Volume 5 A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907, United States. President |
| Authors | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson |
| Publisher | Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1897 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Oct 2007 |
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