Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volume 1 |
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... hundred and twenty acres of land ; that , owing to neglect , or rather ignorance of the law , the heirs failed to locate the land at the time appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury . He also sets forth that he is married to Jane ...
... hundred and twenty acres of land ; that , owing to neglect , or rather ignorance of the law , the heirs failed to locate the land at the time appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury . He also sets forth that he is married to Jane ...
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... hundred and fifty yards from the dwelling house ; that in the dwelling house was deposited four boxes of artillery cartridges , and in the storehouse one box of carbine cartridges , belonging to the claim- ant's company , which had been ...
... hundred and fifty yards from the dwelling house ; that in the dwelling house was deposited four boxes of artillery cartridges , and in the storehouse one box of carbine cartridges , belonging to the claim- ant's company , which had been ...
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... hundred and eighty dollars . In the said store - house was destroyed , goods worth at the time , this deponent thinks , about nine hundred and seventy dollars . In the granary was destroyed , five hogsheads of tobacco , a hundred ...
... hundred and eighty dollars . In the said store - house was destroyed , goods worth at the time , this deponent thinks , about nine hundred and seventy dollars . In the granary was destroyed , five hogsheads of tobacco , a hundred ...
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... hundred and fifty yards , granary , distant from the same about fifteen or twen- ty paces , kitchen , smoke - house , and corn - house , situate immediately around the dwelling , and so near that the flames must have commu- nicated from ...
... hundred and fifty yards , granary , distant from the same about fifteen or twen- ty paces , kitchen , smoke - house , and corn - house , situate immediately around the dwelling , and so near that the flames must have commu- nicated from ...
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... hundred and ninety dollars ; that the said smoke - house was worth one hundred and fifty dollars ; that the two store - houses and stable , and the contents of the store - houses , were worth , at the same time , this deponent thinks ...
... hundred and ninety dollars ; that the said smoke - house was worth one hundred and fifty dollars ; that the two store - houses and stable , and the contents of the store - houses , were worth , at the same time , this deponent thinks ...
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accounts aforesaid agent alleged amount appears appointed appropriation army authority Bill British Calvert county Capitol captain cents certificate claimant Colonel Brearly command commissioners Committee of Claims Congress court house David Brearly December Delawares Department deponent deposition destroyed destruction District dollars duty dwelling house Ebenezer Sage enemy entitled evidence expenditures expense February Fort Hawkins Fort Mitchell Fort Scott Fowl Town freemen frontier furnished Georgia honor House of Representatives hundred Indians James Guyon January John Joseph Janey Judge Advocate land letter March ment military militia Mohiccans Monday's Point Moses Hazen nation Navy officers opinion ordered to lie payment Pensions petitioner present provisions Public Buildings received referred the petition relief resolution Resolved respectfully Richard Bland Lee river Secretary Secretary of War Seminole Seminole war store house territory testimony thereof tion Treasury treaty treaty of Brownstown troops United votes warriors whole House William
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