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Andrew Jackson: “The total amount of public lands belonging to the United States which remain unsold, whether the Indian title thereon…”

On the recordApril 22, 1832
The total amount of public lands belonging to the United States which remain unsold, whether the Indian title thereon has been extinguished or not, as far as that amount can be ascertained from surveys actually made or by estimate, and distinguishing the States and Territories respectively in which it is situated, and the quantity in each.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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