The American Presidency Project

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September 25, 1841
John Tyler

By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

Whereas it has come to the knowledge of the Government of the United States that sundry secret lodges, clubs, or associations exist on the northern frontier; that the members of these lodges are bound together by secret oaths; that they have collected firearms and other...

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