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Andrew Jackson: “At present it appears there is no law existing for the punishment of persons guilty of interrupting the public surveyors…”

On the recordMay 12, 1830
At present it appears there is no law existing for the punishment of persons guilty of interrupting the public surveyors when engaged in the performance of the trusts confided to them.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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