10 янв 1870 г. - Transmits to the Senate for consideration an annexation treaty with Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). The treaty had been signed on 11/29/1869 and included a provision that the Dominican Republic could, in the future, be admitted as a State. Grant saw many benefits in the proposed annexation including control of a strategically important port, natural resources to use, and a potential destination for many former US slaves
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