Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2nd Session, Volume 2 |
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1st Session 25th Congress accompany bill accounting officers acres ALBION K allowed American amount army authority balance canal Captain Captain John Kendrick cargo cent charge Charles Gratiot claim Clamorgan coast Colonel commerce Commissioner committee compensation Congress consideration contract Coyle Cuba Cunard line disbursing district dollars Engineer entitled following REPORT Fort Calhoun Fort Monroe Fort Washington fractional section number grant honor hundred island January John Cleves Symmes July June Kendrick land office letter Lieutenant March memorialist ment Mexico naval navigation navy obedient servant Ohio Ohio river opinion paid pension petitioner ports present President proper public lands public sale purchase quarter received rendered respectfully river Second Comptroller Secretary Secretary of War section number eleven SENATE settlement ship Spain Spanish vessels statement steamers survey surveyor Symmes Third Auditor tion township tract trade treasury treaty undersigned United Washington
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Page 2 - The legislative power of this State shall be vested in two distinct branches: the one to be styled the Senate, the other the House of Representatives...
Page 5 - ... in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests ; the execution of which trust, as to the disposal of the lots in such town, and the proceeds of the sales thereof, to be conducted under such regulations as may be prescribed by the legislative authority of the State or Territory in which the same may be situated.
Page 4 - ... for use in the condition in which they were at the time of the fire, excluding any fanciful or sentimental considerations.
Page 43 - ... in time of peace or war, respect a general officer, be carried into execution, until after the whole proceedings shall have been transmitted to the Secretary of War, to be laid before the President of the United States for his confirmation or disapproval, and orders in the case.
Page 6 - State as well as for the further consideration of the sum of one dollar to me in hand paid by...
Page 7 - April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, "for ascertaining the bounds of a tract of land purchased by John Cleves Symmes.