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On the recordFebruary 11, 1833
There is a part, however, of the letter of the Secretary of War dated December 3, 1832, omitted, which, being conditional in its character, and not relating to the operation of the troops, it is deemed improper in the present state of the service to communicate.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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