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On the recordApril 30, 1816
the locations of the land warrants of the said volunteers should 'be subject to such regulations as to priority of choice and manner of location as the President of the United States shall direct'
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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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