Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To the House of Representatives1Jump to section

To the House of Representatives: April 5, 1862

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of yesterday, requesting any information which may have been received at the Department of State showing the system of revenue and finance now existing in any foreign country, I transmit a copy of a recent despatch from Mr. Pike, the United States Minister at the Hague. This is understood to be the only information on the subject of the resolution, recently received, which has not been made public. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]2Jump to section

Washington, 5th. April, 1862.

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[1] DS, DNA RG 233, Original Executive Document No. 99. The resolution requesting ``any information which may have been received at the Department of State showing the system of revenue and finance in any foreign countries'' is in the House Journal under date of April 3 rather than April 4, as Lincoln designates it. On April 9, Lincoln's communication and the copy of James S. Pike's letter of March 12, 1862, summarizing the methods of taxation in the Netherlands, were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.

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[2] Signature has been clipped.

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