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On the recordJuly 1, 1807
I have thought proper, in pursuance of the authorities specially given by law, to issue this my proclamation.
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Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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Proclamation 14—Requiring Removal of British Armed Vessels From United States Ports and Waters

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