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Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28 medals across four Olympic Games. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games, held by gymnast Alexander Dityatin, by winning six gold and two bronze medals. Four years later, when he won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, he broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won five gold medals and one silver. This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row.

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Phelps to P. S.—I have overlooked a portion of the last of the decrees and the third article of the decree of the 17th of January. It is quite apparent that a formal assignment by contract is a much more complete and formal authorization to act in place of another than a power of attorney, and that Grace and Valdeavellano have not proposed or pretended to act as agents of Larrañga, but in their own right by virtue of their contract with him, a contract not calling for the recognition of the Government. The recognition or non-recognition cannot effect its validity; and the terms of the contract do impose upon the receivers all the responsibilities in the observance of the contract during their continuance in the management which Larrañaga was under. That they were supplied with funds is proven by the measures taken to complete pier and roads. S. L. P, February 11, 1884

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To P. S.—I have overlooked a portion of the last of the decrees and the third article of the decree of the 17th of January. It is quite apparent that a formal assignment by contract is a much more complete and formal authorization to act in place of another than a power of attorney, and that Grace and Valdeavellano have not proposed or pretended to act as agents of Larrañga, but in their own right by virtue of their contract with him, a contract not calling for the recognition of the Government. The recognition or non-recognition cannot effect its validity; and the terms of the contract do impose upon the receivers all the responsibilities in the observance of the contract during their continuance in the management which Larrañaga was under. That they were supplied with funds is proven by the measures taken to complete pier and roads. S. L. P
February 11, 1884

No. 278. Mr. Phelps to Mr. Frelinghuysen. [Extract.] Legation of the United States, Lima, Peru, February 11, 1884. (Received March 6.) No. 58.] Sir: It has become an unpleasant duty…

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