With these views. we respectfully solicit of your august body a grant of land under such provisions as will enable us to live by our industry. to rally around us such of our countrymen as may visit these shores. and to become of use and of service to the people of these United States. and for such other aid and assistance as may seem meet. And your petitioners. as in duty bound. will ever pray. I am pleased to record that Congress answered this moving plea by granting 36 sections of land for the unfortunate refugees. And I speak for all Americans in gratefully acknowledging the contribution which the Polish people have made to America.
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