Box 1
Contains 222 Results:
Petition of Charles H. Saunders and Manuel Judah, 1817
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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Petition of Rufus Easton Contesting the Election of John Scott, 1817
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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Memorial of Rufus Easton, Contesting the Election and Return of John Scott, 1816
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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Report on the Expediency of Altering the Flag of the United States, 1817
Petition of Luther Bingham, 1816
In Senate of the United States. Report of the secretary of the Treasury on the petition of Luther Bingham. December 30, 1816 --read. [Washington, D.C. : William A. Davis, 1816]. 3 p. Shaw 39479.
Concerning the petitioner's prayer to be released from prison where he is confined for debt to the United States.
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Petition of Robert Kid, 1817
Memorial of the Directors of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, 1817
In Senate of the United States. Memorial of the directors of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. January 9, 1817. Read and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1817]. 6 p. Shaw 42592.
Concerning the petitioners' prayer for federal aid in completing the canal. Signed in type on p. 6: Kensey Johns, president. Joshua Gilpin, James C. Fisher
Petition of Samuel Thompson and John Dailey, 1817
Report of a select committee, to whom were referred the petition of Samuel Thompson and John Dailey. January 14, 1817 read, and ordered to lie upon the table. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1817] 2 p. Shaw 42737.
Concerning the prayer of the petitioners, former residents of New-Ark in Upper Canada, for relief for the loss of thier property when they were compelled to flee Canada after having aided the United States Army in the War of 1812.
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Petition of Gabriel Winter and Others, 1817
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, on the petition of Gabriel Winter and others, accompanying a bill "confirming certain lands in the county of Arkansas, in the Missouri Territory, to the heirs of Elisha Winter, and to the heirs of William Winter." December 30, 1817. Read and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. [Washington, D.C. Printed by E. De Krafft, 1817]
10 p. Shaw 42712.
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Petition of Renner and Heath, 1817
Report of the Committee of Claims upon the petition of Renner and Heath. January 17, 1817. Read and committed to a committee of the whole House, to-morrow. [Washington, D.C. William A. Davis, 1817]
3 p. Shaw 42692.
Concerning the petitioners' claim for compensation for yarn and cordage destroyed when their ropewalk was burnt by the British during the invasion of Washington.
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