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Our brave officers and men who have been engaged in that service have suffered toils and privations and exhibited an energy which in any other war would have won for them unfading laurels.
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John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

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Tyler commends the bravery and dedication of American soldiers engaged in the conflict with Native American tribes in Florida.

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