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James Monroe: “I, James Monroe, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that so much of the several…”

On the recordNovember 21, 1821
I, James Monroe, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that so much of the several acts imposing duties on the tonnage of ships and vessels and on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States as imposed a discriminating duty of tonnage between vessels of the Dukedom of Oldenburg and vessels of the United States and between goods imported into the United States in vessels of the said Dukedom of Oldenburg and vessels, of the United States are repealed so far as the same respect the produce or manufacture of the said Dukedom of Oldenburg.
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James Monroe
Democratic Republican · Virginia
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Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 30—Suspending Discriminating Tonnage Duties on Vessels of the Dukedom of Oldenburg

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