Petition of Sarah Deweas, 1817
Scope and Contents
Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims on the petition of Sarah Deweas [i.e. Dewees] and others, for payment for property destroyed by the enemy in the Revolutionary War. January 17, 1817. Read and referred to a committee of the whole House on Monday next. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1817]
4 p. Shaw 42710.
Concerning the petitioner's claim for compensation for the destruction of houses and other property belonging to her late husband, William Dewees, in consequence of said property being used as a military deposite by the American forces at Valley Forge
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Dates
- Creation: 1817
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
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