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On the recordNovember 13, 1896
I do hereby declare, proclaim, and make known that the Executive order of June 22, 1890, making said reservations of lands in the Territory of Alaska, therein particularly described, is hereby modified.
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 389—Exclusion of Greek Oriental Church Lands in Sitka, Alaska, From Withdrawal for Public Purposes

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