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On the recordJuly 9, 1821
And I do moreover offer a reward of $300 for each principal, if there be more than one, and $150 for each accessary before the fact, if there be more than one, who shall be apprehended after the day of the date hereof and brought to justice, to be paid upon his conviction of the crime or crimes aforesaid.
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James Monroe
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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Proclamation 27—Offering Reward for the Apprehension of the Murderer of William Seaver

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