I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that the aforesaid decree is held and will be held by the United States to be absolutely null and void as against the Government and citizens of the United States.
Proclamation 156—Declaring a Certain Decree of Prince Maximillian of Mexico to be Null and Void
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