PROQUEST

EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS

The “Missing Piece” in U.S. History and Legal Research

Historic and Current Primary Source Government Documents

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The History of Thanksgiving: draft, manuscript, and printed versions

of Thanksgiving proclamations throughout U.S. history

Manuscript and print images of the first Thanksgiving proclamation

President George Washington 1789

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The History of U.S. Military Actions: The First Seminole War

President Monroe instructs General Jackson

not to attack any fort occupied by Spanish troops

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History of Public Lands: Lands Withdrawn for Military Use…

many records include maps and attachments

President Jackson orders Mississippi Territory lands withdrawn for naval timber supply

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Civil War Era

General Fitz John Porter career and court-martial

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History of U.S.-Native American Relations:

Resettlement of the Nez Perce nation following the Nez Perce War

Includes documents signed by

President Hayes, General Sherman, and General Miles

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Panama and Panama Canal executive orders...some with

maps and attachments

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The History of Presidential Pardons