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Thomas Jefferson: “And I do hereby enjoin and require all persons bearing office, civil or military, within the United States, and all…”

On the recordMay 2, 1806
And I do hereby enjoin and require all persons bearing office, civil or military, within the United States, and all others citizens or inhabitants thereof, or being within the same, with vigilance and promptitude to exert their respective authorities and to be aiding and assisting to the carrying this proclamation and every part thereof into full effect.
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Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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Proclamation—Ordering the Arrest of British Citizens Henry Whitley, John Nairn, and Slingsby Simpson for the Murder of John...

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