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Petitions from Inhabitants of the State of Ohio, 1809

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents Report of the Committee on the Public Lands, to whom were referred, during the present session, petitions from sundry inhabitants of the state of Ohio, and a resolution to inquire into the expediency of reducing the price of, and abolishing the credit allowed on the public lands. January 19, 1809. Read, and referred to the committee of the whole House, to whom was committed, on the twenty-third of November last, a report of the Committee on the Public Lands, on a memorial of the House of...
Dates: 1809
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Message from the President in the Case of Gideon Olmstead, 1809

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents Message from the president of the United States, transmitting a copy of the correspondence with the governor of Pennsylvania, in the case of Gideon Olmstead. : December 19th, 1809. Printed by order of the Senate. Washington City [D.C.]: Printed by Roger C. Weightman., 1809. 8 p. Shaw 18965Concerning Olmstead's claim to the proceeds from the capture of the British sloop Active in 1778. President's message signed on p. [3]: James Madison. Includes correspondence between the...
Dates: 1809
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Richard Bland Lee, 1809

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents Letter from the secretary of War, enclosing a report on the petition of Richard Bland Lee. December 21st, 1809. Printed by order of the Senate of the U. States. Washington City [D.C.]: Printed by Roger C. Weightman. 1809. 6 p. Shaw 18948Concerning Lee's claim to compensation for timber cut for the use of U.S. troops in 1799 and 1800 from lands near Harpers' Ferry, Va., in excess of the amount provided for in the lease to the United States. Signed by W. Eustis. Includes letters on...
Dates: 1809
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Joab Garret, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

Report of the Committee on the Public Lands on the petition of Joab Garret. January 8th, 1810. Accompanying a bill to prescribe the mode in which application shall be made for the purchase of land at the several land offices, and for the relief of Joab Garret. Washington City [D.C.]: Printed by Roger C. Weightman. 1810. 4 p Shaw 21834.

Dates: 1810
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Anthony Buck, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents Letter from the secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report on the petition op [sic] Anthony Buck. January 11, 1810. Referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures. City of Washington [D.C.]: A. &. G. Way, printers. 1810. 8 p. Shaw 21699"Report. The secretary of the Treasury, to whom was referred the petition of Anthony Buck, of Virginia, praying to be exonerated from the payment of an embargo bond, given by a certain Captain Stewart [i.e., James A. Stuart], to...
Dates: 1810
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Charles Taylor, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Report of the Committee of Claims on the petition of Richard Taylor, made the thirteenth of February, 1805. : January 11, 1810. Accompanying a bill for the relief of Richard Taylor. Presented this day. City of Washington [D.C.]: A. & G. Way, printers., 1810. 8 p. Shaw 21824

A disabled veteran of the Indian War requests an increased pension. Includes documents from the War Dept.

Dates: 1810
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of John Thomson, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of John Thomson. January 23, 1810. Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Friday next. City of Washington [D.C.]: : A. & G. Way, printers. 1810. 6 p Shaw 21820

A veteran of the Revolution asks for back pay for which he did not request in the time required by law.

Dates: 1810
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Memorial of Peter Landais, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

Report of the Committee of Claims, on the memorial of Peter Landais. February 5, 1810. Read, and referred to a committee of the whole House on Friday next. City of Washington [D.C.]: A. & G. Way, printers. 1810. 15p. Shaw 21814

Concerning Landais' share of prize money earned while he was commander of the frigate Alliance. The British ships captured by Alliance were illegally seized by Denmark.

Dates: 1810
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Thomas Campbell, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

Report of the committee to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Campbell. February 27, 1810, read, and referred to a committee of the whole House on Friday next. City of Washington [D.C.]: A. & G. Way, printers., 1810. 4 p. Shaw 21851

Concerning Campbell's argument that he had not been sufficiently remunerated for wounds, suffered during the Revolutionary War, which left him "incapable of supporting himself by labor."

Dates: 1810
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Amey Dardin, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Report of the committee appointed on the petition of Amey Dardin. February 28th, 1810. Read and referred to a committee of the whole House on Friday next. Washington City [D.C.]: Printed by R.C. Weightman., 1810. 6 p. Shaw 21807

Requesting compensation for her late husband's horse, Romulus, impressed into service during the Revolutionary War.

Dates: 1810
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

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