On the recordAugust 5, 1831
Report to the President for dismissal every clerk in your office who shall avail himself of the benefit of the insolvent debtors act for debts contracted during my Administration.
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presidency.ucsb.eduAndrew Jackson: “Report to the President for dismissal every clerk in your office who shall avail himself of the benefit of the insolvent…”
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