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On the recordOctober 14, 1807
a full pardon is hereby proclaimed to each and all of such individuals as shall within four months from the date hereof surrender themselves to the commanding officer of any military post within the United States or the Territories thereof.
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Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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Proclamation—Granting Pardon to All Deserters Who Return to Duty

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