February 18, 1846
To the House of Representatives of the United States.
In compliance with the request of the House of Representatives in their resolution of the 12th instant, asking for information relative to the Mexican indemnity, I communicate herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with the paper accompanying it.
JAMES K. POLK.
(A similar message was sent to the Senate in compliance with a request of that body.)
James K. Polk, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/200784