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Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Collection of Petitions-to the United States Congress
Scope and Contents
A collection of 221 government documents issued as pamphlets by the Congress of the United States between 1800 and 1852. The collection consists of petitions by mostly by individuals, and sometimes by groups, requesting financial or legal compensation for losses, or relief from debt or federal regulation. Other topics include settlement of land disputes and even requests for statehood! Particularly notable are requests for compensation for service during the American Revolution,...
Dates:
1800
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections