Presidential proclamation, 1867 Sept. 10.

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Presidential proclamation, 1867 Sept. 10.

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Broadside declaring that "impediments and obstructions" in North and South Carolina "[are] hindering and preventing ... a proper enforcement ... of the laws of the United States" and its courts and warning that such actions must cease and that the military would assist "in administering the laws and carrying out actions of the courts."

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