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Now, therefore, I, James Monroe, President of the United States of America, do by this my proclamation declare that fact, and that the restrictions imposed by the said act of Congress do from the date hereof cease and are discontinued in relation to His Britannic Majesty's said Province of Nova Scotia.

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Proclamation 23—Removing Restrictions on Plaster of Paris in Relation to the Province of Nova Scotia

04/22/1818

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