The American Presidency Project

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September 06, 1800
John Adams


By John Adams, President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Whereas by an act of the Congress of the United States passed on the 27th day of February last, entitled "An act further to suspend the commercial intercourse between the United States and France and the dependencies thereof," it is ena...

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