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Petition of Sarah Deweas, 1817

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 101

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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