December 28, 1840
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a report** from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, in answer to their resolution of the 21st instant.
M. VAN BUREN.
**Transmitting correspondence with Great Britain relative to the burning of the steamboat Caroline at Schlosser, N. Y, December 29, 1837.
Martin van Buren, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/201137