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George Washington: “I do by these presents most earnestly admonish and exhort all persons whom it may concern to refrain and desist from all…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 1792
I do by these presents most earnestly admonish and exhort all persons whom it may concern to refrain and desist from all unlawful combinations and proceedings.
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George Washington
Independent · Virginia

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Proclamation 3B—Cessation of Violence and Obstruction of Justice in Protest of Liquor Laws

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