And I hereby enjoin and require all officers, civil and military, of the United States, or of any of the States or Territories, and especially all governors and other executive authorities, all judges, justices, and other officers of the peace, all military officers of the Army or Navy of the United States, or officers of the militia, to be vigilant, each within his respective department and according to his functions, in searching out and bringing to condign punishment all persons engaged or concerned in such enterprise.
Thomas Jefferson: “And I hereby enjoin and require all officers, civil and military, of the United States, or of any of the States or…”
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Proclamation 13—Warning Against Unauthorized Military Expedition Against the Dominions of Spain
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