Box 1
Contains 222 Results:
Bill for the Relief of the Heirs of John Paul Jones, 1847
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill from the Senate, for the relief of the heirs of John Paul Jones. [Washington, D.C.] 56 p.
For compensation to Jones' heirs of the ships taken as prize by Jones during the American Revolution in 1779 and confirmed by Congress in 1787, but never paid.
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Memorial of Heirs of Major General Baron De Kalb, 1848
Report of the Committee on REvolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Eli, Baron De Kalb, son, and others, the heris at law of General John, Baron De Kalb, deceased. [Washington, D.C.] 5 p.
De Kalb, a major general in the American Revolution, died with a balance due him. The statute of limitations barred settlement once the family made a claim.
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Memorial of J.W. Simonton, John Whitehead and Others, 1848
Memorial of Colonel Francis Vigo, 1848
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Colonel Francis Vigo, praying compensation for money advanced by him to General George Rogers Clarke, during the "Illinois campaign" in 1778, have had the same under consideration. [Washington, D.C.] 62 p.
Explicit accounting and great narratives of the period, signed in print by Thomas Jefferson, Anthony Wayne, George Rogers Clarke and William Henry Harrison.
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Petition of Francis G. De Liesseline, 1848
Report of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Francis G. De Liesseline, for a pension. [Washington, D.C.] 14 p.
A still-living survivor of the revolution states that he joined the American forces in1778 at age 14 and served 4 years. No records of his service are extant. He requests a pension.
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Petition of the Heirs of Manuel Hover, 1848
Report of the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Manuel Hover
Descendents of Hover claim that he was captured by the Indians during the French and Indian War, and after he ran away, was given the title of captain at the beginning of the Revolution. They seek a Revolutionary War pension.
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Memorial of Edmund L. Du Barry, 1848
Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Edmund L. Du Barry, a surgeon in the navy of the United States. [Washington, D.C.] 22 p.
A request for a pension based upon full service despite a dispute about the actual dates of appointment and service.
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Memorial of William Shippen, 1848
Report of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of William Shippen. [Washington, D.C.] 2 p.
Seeking repayment of a loan of $500 that his ancestor, Doctor Shippen, made to the government of the United States.
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Petition of John Buhler, 1852
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the petition of John Buhler. [Washington, D.C.] 2 p.
An attempt to privide relief for the heirs of William McFarland, whom farmed land in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which was originally Spanish but subsequently had no clear path of ownership.
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Petition of Richard King, 1852
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Richard King. [Washington, D.C.] 1 sheet (1 p.)
Regarding a claim for land which had been previously cleared and used as a public road without clear deed of ownership.
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