Petition of Nicholas Boilevin, John De Lassize and Jumonville de Villiers, 1816
Scope and Contents
In Senate of the United States. February 14, 1816. The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were referred the petitions of Nicholas Boilevin, of John de Lassize, and of Jumonville de Villiers, and others, praying compensation for losses sustained by the depredations of the enemy in the late war ... submit the following report. [Washington, D.C. Printed by William A. Davis, 1816]. 1 sheet (2 p.) Shaw 39404
Resolving that "losses produced by the conduct of the enemy are to be classed among the unavoidable calamities of war, and do not entitle the sufferers to indemnification by the government" and therefore, the petitions "ought not to be granted."
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Dates
- Creation: 1816
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From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
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