The Case of Great Britain as Laid Before the Tribunal of Arbitration: Convened at Geneva Under the Provisions of the Treaty Between the United States of America and Her Majesty, the Queen of Great Britain, Concluded at Washington, May 8, 1871U.S. Government Printing Office, 1872 - Alabama claims |
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