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On the recordApril 30, 1816
the warrantees may, in person or by their attorneys or other legal representatives, in the presence of the register and receiver of the said land district, draw lots for the priority of location
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James Madison
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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Proclamation—Announcement of Location of Canadian Volunteer Warrants

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