The “Missing Piece” in U.S. History and Legal Research Historic and Current Primary Source Government Documents

2. PROQUEST
EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS
The “Missing Piece” in U.S. History and Legal Research
Historic and Current Primary Source Government Documents

3. 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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4. 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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5. History of Public Lands: Lands Withdrawn for Military Use…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President Jackson orders Mississippi Territory lands withdrawn for naval timber supply
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6. Civil War Era
General Fitz John Porter career and court-martial
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7. 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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8. Panama and Panama Canal executive orders...some with
maps and attachments
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9. The History of Presidential Pardons
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