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Whereas advantage has been taken of the loss of a fort more immediately guarding the neighboring town of Alexandria to place the town within the range of a naval force too long and too much in the habit of abusing its superiority wherever it can be applied.

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Proclamation—Calling All Citizens to Unite in Defense of the District of Columbia

08/31/1814

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