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Rutherford B. Hayes: “It is therefore directed, That the Secretary of War take suitable steps, as far as practicable consistently with vested…”

On the recordFebruary 21, 1881
It is therefore directed, That the Secretary of War take suitable steps, as far as practicable consistently with vested rights, to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage at the camps, forts, and other posts of the Army
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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