March 11, 1872
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a report,* dated the 5th instant, received from the Secretary of State, in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 28th of February ultimo.
U. S. GRANT.
*Relative to the number of consular and commercial agents of the United States abroad who speak or write the language of the country in which their districts are situated.
Ulysses S. Grant, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/204563