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Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, on sundry petitions respecting the plaster and West-India trade. April 16th, 1816. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1816]. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Shaw 39604

Proposed resolution mandating use of U.S. ships to transport all goods to and from the U.S.

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Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the petition of James Humes. December 23, 1816. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1816] 14 p. Shaw 39602.

Concerning the petitioner's claim for commissions for internal duties collected by him and paid to the Treasury but not accounted for in the year 1814.

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Report of the committee on the petition of John Delafield. Made December 26, 1816. Accompanied with a bill for his relief.[Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1816]. 21 p. Shaw 39612.

Concerning the petitioner's prayer for the funding with interest of 43 loan office certificates issued in 1777.

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Report of the Committee of Claims upon the report of the secretary of state on the petition of William Haslett. : Made December 16, 1816. Accompanied with a bill for his relief. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1816]. 14 p. Shaw 39595

Concerning the petitioner's claim for indemnity for relinquishing his claim on the ship Liberty at the instance of the agent of the United States at Tunis. Message signed in type by Jas. Monroe.

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Report of the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, on the petition of Anna Welsh. : December 23, 1816. Read, and the consideration thereof postponed until Monday next. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1816]. 5 p. Shaw 39607

Concerning the petitioner's claim for the commutation of five years' pay due for the service of her brother, George Hurlbut, in the Revolutionary War.

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Report of the Naval Committee on the petition of Thomas I. Allen [i.e., Thomas J. Allen] and others. December 30, 1816. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. [Washington, D.C. : William A. Davis, 1816]. 4 p. Shaw 39629

Concerning the petitioner's claim on behalf of the estate of his brother, William Henry Allen, for prize money for vessels captured by the brig Argus but destroyed at sea under orders from the Navy Dept.

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Report of the Committee of Ways and Means on the petition of Charles H. Saunders [i.e., Chancellor H. Saunders] and Manuel Judah. January 2, 1817. Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1817]. 4 p. Shaw 42704.

Concerning the petitioners' prayer for the remission of duties paid on spirits distilled within the United States which were subsequently destroyed by fire.

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Report of the Committee of Elections, to which was recommitted their report of the 31st ult. on the petition of Rufus Easton, contesting the election of John Scott. January 10, 1817. Read and committed to a committe [sic] of the whole House, to-morrow. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1817.] 5 p Shaw 42708.

Concerning a contested Congressional election, asserting irregularities in casting and counting of votes.

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Report of the Committee of Elections on the memorial of Rufus Easton, contesting the election and return of John Scott, the delegate from the Territory of Missouri. December 31, 1816. Referred to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for Thursday next. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1816]. 17 p. Shaw 39599.

Regarding a contested election.

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