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Petition of John Brumback and Others, 1810

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
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Report of the select committee to whom was referred of [sic] the nineteenth ultimo, the petition of John Brumback and others, of the state of Virginia. January 19, 1811. Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. Washington [D.C.]: A. and G. Way, printers., 1810 [i.e., 1811]. 7p. Shaw 24311

Concerning exclusive patent rights granted to Oliver Evans by act of Congress in 1808, and the damages owed by the petitioners for infringement of those rights

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

Petition of John Craig, 1811

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents Report of the select committee to whom was referred, on the eighteenth instant, the petition of John Craig. January 24, 1811. Read and committed to a committee of the whole House to whom is committed a report of the same committee on the petition of General Arthur St. Clair. Washington [D.C.]: A. and G. Way, printers., 1811. 4 p. Shaw 24310Concerning relief for Craig, who had been injured and impaired during the Revolutionary War but had never applied for a pension until now...
Dates: 1811
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of John Murray, 1811

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of John Murray. December 17, 1811. Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House, on Monday next. Washington [D.C.]: A. & G. Way, printers. 1811. 4 p. Shaw 24277

Concerning the petition of John Murray for the repayment with interest of three Continental Loan Office certificates originally held by his father Dr. Henry Murray and later found in a desk.

Dates: 1811
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Peter Mills and John Connell, 1812

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
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Letter from the secretary of the Navy enclosing a report on the petitions of Peter Mills and John Connell. January 22d, 1811. Read, and referred to the Committee of Claims. January 1st, 1812. Ordered to be printed. Washington City [D.C.]: Printed by R.C. Weightman. 1812. 8 p. Shaw 27160

Concerning compensation for expenses incurred by the firm of Connell and Mills over the contracted price for constructing a gunboat. Signed by Paul Hamilton.

Dates: 1812
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Memorial of John Parker, 1812

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
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Memorial of John Parker, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and state of Massachusetts. March 2d, 1812. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Washington City [D.C.]: Printed by R.C. Weightman. 1812. 10 p. Shaw 27205

Concerning the seizure of the brig Catharine by French authorities. Signed in type on p.10: J. Parker. Boston, February 19th, 1812.

Dates: 1812
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Explanatory Statement to Accompany the Memorial of Stephen Girard, 1812

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents

Explanatory statement to accompany the memorial of Stephen Girard, dated the 9th day of March, 1812, and addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. [Washington, D.C. : s.n., 1812] 4 p. Shaw 27142

Caption title. Concerning Girard's exportation of goods to England and continental Europe.

Dates: 1812
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of N. Russel and Adam Gilchrist, 1812

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents From the Collection: A collection of 221 government documents issued as pamphlets by the Congress of the United States between 1800 and 1852. The collection consists of petitions by mostly by individuals, and sometimes by groups, requesting financial or legal compensation for losses, or relief from debt or federal regulation. Other topics include settlement of land disputes and even requests for statehood! Particularly notable are requests for compensation for service during the American Revolution,...
Dates: 1812
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Amey Dardin, 1812

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents

Report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Amey Dardin. April 10th, 1812. Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Wednesday next. Washington City [D.C.]: Printed by R.C. Weightman., 1812. 4 p. Shaw 27300

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

Dates: 1812
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of David Henley, 1812

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents Report of the secretary of War on the petition of David Henley. June 9, 1812. Read, and referred to a committee of the whole House on Thursday next. Washington [D.C.]: : A. and G. Way, printers. 1812. 8 p. Shaw 27348Concerning the valuable and faithful service of David Henly as general agent for the territory south west of the Ohio weighed against a discrepancy of more than $12,000 in his accounts for which he had not presented legal vouchers. The report attributes this...
Dates: 1812
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

Petition of Jared Shattuck - Amendatory Report, 1812

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents Amendatory report of the Committee of Claims, on the petition of Jared Shattuck. June 12, 1812. Read and ordered to be printed. Washington [D.C.]: A. & G. Way, printers. 1812.4 p. Shaw 26942Concerning compensation due Shattuck for the loss of his schooner Mercator and its cargo. The Mercator was detained in 1800 by Lt. Malay, commander of the U.S. vessel of war Experiment, and captured by a British privateer while in Malay's custody. Includes correspondence from William...
Dates: 1812
Found in: Watkinson Library - Archival Collections / Collection of Petitions to the United States Congress

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