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... duty , of the commissioners who have acted on that business , be at all revoked , or impaired ; but , every thing in respect to the said Tennessee district , shall stand , precisely , upon the same footing , as if the said bill , so ...
... duty , of the commissioners who have acted on that business , be at all revoked , or impaired ; but , every thing in respect to the said Tennessee district , shall stand , precisely , upon the same footing , as if the said bill , so ...
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... duty as a gratuity and full compensation for their trouble , ” the committee are of opinion that they are entitled to relief . They were appointed to the arduous and dangerous duty of exploring the country , and examining the quantity ...
... duty as a gratuity and full compensation for their trouble , ” the committee are of opinion that they are entitled to relief . They were appointed to the arduous and dangerous duty of exploring the country , and examining the quantity ...
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... duty , " viz . John Donaldson , Thomas Carr , Stephen Heard , John Sevier , William Downes , and Joseph Martin ; all of whom are now dead , except Thomas Carr . Your committee also discover , that the petitions have been [ 2 ]
... duty , " viz . John Donaldson , Thomas Carr , Stephen Heard , John Sevier , William Downes , and Joseph Martin ; all of whom are now dead , except Thomas Carr . Your committee also discover , that the petitions have been [ 2 ]
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... duty as a gratuity and full compensation for their trouble , " the committee are of opinion that they are entitled to relief . They were appointed to the arduous and dangerous duty of exploring the country , and examining the quantity ...
... duty as a gratuity and full compensation for their trouble , " the committee are of opinion that they are entitled to relief . They were appointed to the arduous and dangerous duty of exploring the country , and examining the quantity ...
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... duty to bring into the view of the legisla- ture ; that the value of a grist mill , destroyed , is brought into the es- timate of damage sustained by the claimant ; and , it is proved , that admiral Cockburn declared , that it was not ...
... duty to bring into the view of the legisla- ture ; that the value of a grist mill , destroyed , is brought into the es- timate of damage sustained by the claimant ; and , it is proved , that admiral Cockburn declared , that it was not ...
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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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Page 5 - Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be directed to inquire into the expediency of...
Page 4 - That the same computation shall extend to the corps not belonging to the lines of particular states, and who are entitled to half pay for life as aforesaid ; the acceptance or refusal to be determined by corps, and to be signified in the same manner, and within the same time as above mentioned.
Page 10 - ... there be no limitation either in the manner or measure of the punishment, the condition of the citizen will be perilous indeed. Which of these doctrines is to prevail, time will decide. Where there is no fixed law, the judgment on any particular case is the law of that single case only, and dies with it.
Page 3 - An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports, and for other purposes...
Page 4 - Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War...