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On the recordApril 19, 1935
I trust that this forthcoming anniversary will be seized as the opportune occasion to instil in American minds and hearts the cherished appreciation of the rank and honor that is the rightful due of the 'Great Ordinance.'
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter on Celebrating the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Ordinance of 1787

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