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On the recordFebruary 21, 1831
It shall be lawful for the president to take such measures and to employ such military force as he may judge necessary to remove from lands belonging to or secured by treaty to any Indian tribe any citizen who shall make a settlement thereon.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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