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Page 203
... appeared that large frigates , and any number of bomb vessels , could , without mo- lestation from the shore , approach and lie within shell range of Fort McHenry , the chief strong hold of the city ; and that , unless the channels ...
... appeared that large frigates , and any number of bomb vessels , could , without mo- lestation from the shore , approach and lie within shell range of Fort McHenry , the chief strong hold of the city ; and that , unless the channels ...
Page 247
... appearance of soon getting the ship ready for sea . " And the answer to this information was given on the 27th of April ... appeared ( so far as the evidence is possessed by this Department ) for what voyage the ship American Eagle was ...
... appearance of soon getting the ship ready for sea . " And the answer to this information was given on the 27th of April ... appeared ( so far as the evidence is possessed by this Department ) for what voyage the ship American Eagle was ...
Page 301
... appeared , produced his credentials , was qualified , and took his seat . WILLIAM LATTIMORE , the delegate from the Mississippi Territory , appeared , and took his seat . From Pennsylvania - William Anderson , David A message from the ...
... appeared , produced his credentials , was qualified , and took his seat . WILLIAM LATTIMORE , the delegate from the Mississippi Territory , appeared , and took his seat . From Pennsylvania - William Anderson , David A message from the ...
Page 303
... appeared , and took their seats . JONATHAN JENNINGS , the delegate from the Territory of Indiana , also appeared and took his seat . Mr. MACON , from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States , and ...
... appeared , and took their seats . JONATHAN JENNINGS , the delegate from the Territory of Indiana , also appeared and took his seat . Mr. MACON , from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States , and ...
Page 305
... appeared and took their seats . A new member , to wit : SAMUEL DANA , elected to supply the vacancy occasioned in the repre- sentation of the State of Massachusetts , by the resignation of William M. Richardson , appeared , was ...
... appeared and took their seats . A new member , to wit : SAMUEL DANA , elected to supply the vacancy occasioned in the repre- sentation of the State of Massachusetts , by the resignation of William M. Richardson , appeared , was ...
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