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... objections theretofore taken to the proof ; but no report at that session appears to have been made thereon . It was again referred at the 3d session of the 25th Congress 27th CONGRESS , Ho . OF REPS . Rep . No. 3 . DAVID AND JAMES ...
... objections theretofore taken to the proof ; but no report at that session appears to have been made thereon . It was again referred at the 3d session of the 25th Congress 27th CONGRESS , Ho . OF REPS . Rep . No. 3 . DAVID AND JAMES ...
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... objections of Spain to our claims . It was an afterthought , resulting from the insufficiency of every other plea , and is certainly as little valid as any other . The ... objection , most seriously and usually urged , is 14 Rep . No. 16 .
... objections of Spain to our claims . It was an afterthought , resulting from the insufficiency of every other plea , and is certainly as little valid as any other . The ... objection , most seriously and usually urged , is 14 Rep . No. 16 .
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... objection , most seriously and usually urged , is , that the claims of our citizens on France had been extinguished by a war . This argument proceeds on the assumption , not warranted by authority . or the reason of the thing that a war ...
... objection , most seriously and usually urged , is , that the claims of our citizens on France had been extinguished by a war . This argument proceeds on the assumption , not warranted by authority . or the reason of the thing that a war ...
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... objected , also , that France had ceased to have any claims on us by treaty , because of the annulling act of 1798. The ... objection , is another , of a kindred nature . Grant- ing , it is said , that the United States could not , by a ...
... objected , also , that France had ceased to have any claims on us by treaty , because of the annulling act of 1798. The ... objection , is another , of a kindred nature . Grant- ing , it is said , that the United States could not , by a ...
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... objection . The objection assumes that the claims are treaty claims exclusively ; whereas , a large part of them were valid by the general principles of the law of nations ; and were therefore independent of all questions of the ...
... objection . The objection assumes that the claims are treaty claims exclusively ; whereas , a large part of them were valid by the general principles of the law of nations ; and were therefore independent of all questions of the ...
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26th Congress 2d Session 3d article treaty 4th article treaty 9 Laws U. S. accompany bill H. R. Act April 20 aforesaid allowed amount appears army authority bank Captain certificate claimants clerks Colonel Commissioner Committee of Claims Committee on Invalid Committee on Revolutionary compensation Constitution contract currency Dauphin island deceased DECEMBER 29 Department discharged district dollars duties employed entitled evidence Exchequer executor expenses fact FEBRUARY 9 following REPORT Fractions France furnished Government granted House of Representatives Indian Treaties Invalid Pensions issued James January John July June labor Land Office March memorialists ment messengers months navy North Carolina opinion paid paper payment petitioner present President printed estimates ratio received referred the petition regiment relief report a bill resolution Revolutionary Claims Revolutionary Pensions salary Samuel Secretary Senate stationery submitted the following tion United Virginia widow William Wilson Shannon