Box 1
Contains 222 Results:
Petition of David Thomas, 1848
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of David Thomas. [Washington, D.C.] 8 p.
A claim to refund import duties paid by Thomas which were in excess of U.S. law.
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Petition of William B. Norris on behalf of John Norris, 1848
Report of the Committee of Claims, in the case of William B. Norris, one of the executors of John Norris, deceased. [Washington, D.C.] 11 p.
Regarding the proceeds of the sale of property
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Petition of J.H. Overstreet and George B. Didlake, 1848
Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of J.H. Overstreet and George B. Didlake. [Washington, D.C.] 3 p.
One brother's assumption of apparent debt of another's
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Claims of New Hampshire against the United States, 1848
Report of the Committee on Military Affair, to whom was referred Hours of Representatives Bill No. 15, entitled a bill for the settlement of claims of New Hampshire against the United States. [Washington, D.C.] 4 p.
New Hampshire militia responded to an uprising along the disputed border with Lower Canada, after the United States refused to send armed forces. New Hampshire sought reimbursement for expenses incurred.
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Memorials of Thomas H. Leggett, 1848
Report of the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the memorials of Thomas H. Leggett. [Washington, D.C.] 12 p.
An importer of dry goods contests paying an increased import tariff for goods for which he contracted prior to the increase in tariff rates.
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Memorial of George De Kay, 1848
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of George C. De Kay. [Washington, D.C.] 20 p.
The United States Government placed the US ship Macedonian under the command of Commodore De Kay to sail to the British Isles in order to provide donated provisions for the suffering poor of Scotland and Ireland. Du Kay requested reimbursement by the US Government for the expense of the trip.
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Memorial of Satterlee Clark, 1848
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Satterlee Clark. [Washington, D.C.] 19 p.
Clark, a disbursing officer for the government during the War of 1812, was dismissed from service as a debtor to the government. After a jury trial, he was found to be a creditor, and seeks congressional approval to collect the amount awarded as a result of the trial.
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Petition of John H. Piatt, 1848
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the legal representatives of John H. Piatt. [Washington, D.C.] 41 p.
Claims made for inadequate payment made by the US Government for rations provided to troops in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan Territory during the War of 1812.
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Memorial of the Pacific and Other Insurance Companies of New York, 1848
Petition of Anna Maria Baldwin, 1848
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Anna Maria Baldwin. [Washington, D.C.] 7 p.
Baldwin seeks to claim a $10,000 reward ostensibly offered by President Jackson for the apprehension and conviction of incendiaries by whom the Treasury building was destroyed in 1833.
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