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On the recordMay 18, 1862
Neither General Hunter nor any other commander or person has been authorized by the Government of the United States to make proclamations declaring the slaves of any State free
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Proclamation 90—Revoking Major General David Hunter's Order of Military Emancipation

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