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DUNCAN MCARTHUR. LETTER FROM DUNCAN MCARTHUR, TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACCOMPANIED WITH DOCUMENTS, CALCULATED TO SUSTAIN HIS CLAIM TO LANDS BETWEEN THE LINES OF LUDLOW & ROBERTS, &C. &C.
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1828. 20th Congress, 1st Session. HD137. 68pp, bound in modern cloth, bit of gum label at lower spine. Numerical rubberstamp at blank portion of page [3]. Very Good. McArthur, an Ohio politician, demonstrates his entitlement to lands near the Little Miami, and rebuts assaults by rival..... More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, COMMUNICATING A REPORT OF CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF SUGARS, MOLASSES, &C., AND OF RESEARCHES ON HYDROMETERS, MADE UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF PROFESSOR A.D. BACHE BY PROFESSOR R.S. MCCULLOH. 28th Cong., 2d Sess. SD165.
[Washington: 1845]. 106pp, Disbound. Very Good. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, COMMUNICATING A REPORT OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS RELATIVE TO THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF SACCHARINE SUBSTANCES, AND THE ART OF MANUFACTURING SUGAR, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PROFESSOR A. D. BACHE,BY PROFESSOR R.S. MCCULLOH.
29TH Cong., 2d Sess. SD 209. [Washington: 1847]. 212pp + 7 folding plates. Disbound. Last plates stained, else Very Good. More
NOTICE TO DEBTORS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR PUBLIC LANDS.
[Washington: 1821]. Folio, caption title [as issued]. [3], [1 blank] pp. Untrimmed, lightly folded, Near Fine. Meigs signs in type at the end, as Commissioner of the General Land Office. The Notice informs purchasers of public lands that they are entitled to remissions of interest and a discount from the..... More
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING, IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE, PAPERS IN RELATION TO THE SEIZURE OF THE AMERICAN SHIP ADMITTANCE.
30th Cong., 1st Sess. SED72. 1848. 59pp, Disbound, light scattered foxing. Good+ or Very Good. All documents concerning the seizure of this commercial vessel by United States war ships off the coast of California. More
REGULARS AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN THE MEXICAN WAR.
30th Cong., 1st Sess. HED62. 1848. 86pp, Disbound, Very Good. More
BLOCKADES- MEXICO AND RIO DE LA PLATA.
1839. 25th Cong., 3d Sess. HED211. 1839. 70pp, disbound, Very Good. More
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING...A REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE UPON THE EXISTING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
[Washington]: 1838. 25th Cong., 2d Sess. HED351. 23, 821pp. Disbound, first 23 pages browned, first page tattered with loss of final two lines of text. Overall, Good+. An enormous compendium of information on Mexican-U.S. relations from 1828-1838. Subjects include extradition of fugitives from Texas; correspondence concerning some Tennessee murderers who..... More
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, COMMUNICATING ...A COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE SURVEY OF THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND THE TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN. MARCH 8, 1842.
[Washington]: 1842. 27th Cong., 2d Sess. SD170. 12pp, disbound, one folding chart, one folding map. Light foxing, Very Good. More
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...IN RELATION TO THE SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN AND DESIGNATE THE BOUNDARY-LINE BETWEEN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND THE TERRITORY OF WISKONSIN.
[Washington: 1841]. 26th Cong., 2d Sess. SD151. 16pp, 5 folding maps, Disbound, Very Good. More
CENSUS OF MINNESOTA TERRITORY. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING AN ESTIMATE FOR EXPENSES OF TAKING THE 35th Cong., 1st Sess. HED110. 1858.
1858. 6pp, Disbound, light wear. Very Good. More
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC LANDS, ON THE PETITION OF SUNDRY INHABITANTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY PRAYING THE INTERFERENCE OF CONGRESS IN QUIETING AND ADJUSTING CLAIMS TO LANDS IN SAID TERRITORY. DECEMBER, 21, 1814.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814. 10, [2 blank] pp. Folded, untrimmed, uncut. Two pinholes in blank left margin, lightly tanned and foxed. Very Good. An unsophisticated copy of this plea by landowners in the Yazoo area of Mississippi Territory for federal assistance in quieting titles to land..... More
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHICH WAS REFERRED...THE MEMORIAL OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY, PRAYING FOR ADMISSION INTO THE UNION, AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE. December 29, 1815. [9].
[Washington: 1815]. 6pp, caption title [as issued], disbound and toned. Good+. Considering the terms of the Georgia Cession of the Mississippi Territory to the United States, the Committee recommends admission. AI 36393 [2]. Not in De Renne. More
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED A MEMORIAL OF A CONVENTION OF DELEGATES FROM FIFTEEN COUNTIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY, PRAYING THAT THE SAID TERRITORY MAY BE ADMITTED AS A STATE ENTIRE AND WITHOUT DIVISION...
[Washington: 1817]. 7, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, Very Good. The Convention had sought admission as a single State rather than division in two. But the Territory is so vast, with so much uncultivated "wilderness," that the Committee worries whether "the whole Territory is capable of such a strong population as..... More
BOUNDARY BETWEEN MISSOURI AND IOWA. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE, TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION...RESPECTING THE BOUNDARY-LINE BETWEEN THE STATE OF MISSOURI AND THE TERRITORY OF IOWA.
25th Cong., 3d Sess. HD128. 1839. 24pp, disbound, lightly foxed. Two folding maps: Map Showing the Disputed Boundary of Missouri and Iowa; Indian Boundary Lines North of the Missouri River. Very Good. Albert Lea was appointed to "ascertain and mark the southern boundary-line of the Territory of Iowa." His report..... More
REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO WHICH WAS REFERRED, ON THE 2D OF FEBRUARY, INSTANT, THE RESOLUTION FROM THE SENATE DECLARING THE ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI INTO THE UNION. FEBRUARY 10, 1821.
1821. [60]. [Washington? 1821]. 3, [1 blank] pp. Caption title [as issued], folded, untrimmed. Scattered light foxing. Contemporary manuscript notations in blank area of page 3: "on direction the above Resoln in Committee of Whole 12th [?] Mr. Mallory oferred an amendt in the usual words of Restriction ..." with..... More
ROADWAY APPROACH TO NATIONAL CEMETERY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, RECOMMENDING THAT THERE BE INSERTED IN THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1914, AFTER THE APPROPRIATION "REPAIRING ROADS TO NATIONAL CEMETERIES," AN AMENDMENT CONVEYING TO CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MO., PART OF THE ROADWAY APPROACH TO NATIONAL CEMETERY NEAR THAT CITY, AND INCLOSING COPY OF LETTER FROM THE MAYOR OF SPRINGFIELD, TOGETHER WITH BLUE PRINT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY.
62nd Cong., 3rd Sess. HD1121. 1912. 3, [1 blank]pp, folding blueprint, disbound, loosening. Very Good. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO EXAMINE THE MOLINE WATER-POWER.
45th Cong., 1st Sess. HED21. 1877. 44pp, Disbound, large folding map. Very Good. More
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
1817. December 2, 1817. [1]. 11, [1 blank] pp, disbound, untrimmed, partially uncut. Light dustsoiling, light tanning. Good+. AI 42657. More
SHIPPING ARTICLES FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE, FOR PERSONS TO SERVE NOT EXCEEDING FIVE YEARS. "WE, THE SUBSCRIBERS, SEAMEN, AND OTHERS, DO, AND EACH OF US DOES, HEREBY AGREE TO AND WITH_____ OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY... TO ENTER THE SERVICE OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IN DUE AND SEASONABLE TIME TO REPAIR ON BOARD SUCH VESSEL OF THE NAVY AS WE MAY BE ORDERED TO JOIN... [On verso: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENLISTMENT OF BOYS FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE AND TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE ENLISTMENT OF SEAMEN... APPROVED, MARCH 2D, 1837.| AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENLISTMENT OF BOYS FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE, AND TO EXTEND THE TERM OF ENLISTMENT OF SEAMEN... APPROVED, FEBRUARY 20, 1845].
[Washington? 1845?]. Broadsheet, 17" x 21.5". A printed form, to be completed in manuscript; this copy has no manuscript additions. The top section prints in three parts the Agreement for enlistment in the Navy. Eight columns follow, for enlistment date, the recruit's signature, rating, wages per month, wages advanced, bounty..... More
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. REPORT: THE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE BILL (S. 698) TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL STEEL VESSELS FOR THE NAVY, RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING REPORT.
48th Cong., 1st Sess. Senate. Report No. 161: 1884. 112pp. disbound. Very Good. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, TRANSMITTING, IN COMPLIANCE WUTH SENATE RESOLUTION OF JANUARY 27, 1890, THE REPORT OF THE SO-CALLED POLICY BOARD.
51st Cong., 1st Sess. SED. 1890. No.43. 1890. 58pp. disbound. Folding plates. Very Good. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, TRANSMITTING, IN OBEDIENCE TO A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INSTANT, COPIES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT MARTIAL ORDERED BY COMMODORE ISAAC CHAUNCEY, ON THE MEDITERRANEAN STATION, FOR THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN OLIVER H. PERRY: ALSO, FOR THE TRIAL OF CAPTION JOHN HEATH OF THE MARING CORPS.
Washington: E. De Krafft, 1818. 34, [2 blank] pp, disbound. Light tanning, light scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. AI 46325. More
OFFICIAL NAVY LIST. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, TRANSMITTING STATEMENT OF PAY, RATIONS,AND TRAVEL ADVANCED TO NAVAL OFFICERS, ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GRADES, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1863.
37th Cong., 3d Sess. HED77. 1863. 79pp, Disbound with some loosening. Else Very Good. More