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Andrew Jackson: “Be it known that I, Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me in…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1831
Be it known that I, Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me in and by the said act of Congress, do issue this my proclamation,
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Proclamation 42—Ordering Persons to Remove From Public Lands in Arkansas

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