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On the recordApril 6, 1866
That in appointments to office in the several Executive Departments of the General Government and the various branches of the public service connected with said Departments preference shall be given to such meritorious and honorably discharged soldiers and sailors--particularly those who have been disabled by wounds received or diseases contracted in the line of duty--as may possess the proper qualifications.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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