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FOR ALPHABETICAL INDEX SEE THE CLOSE OF THE VOLUME.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

No.
Date.
... Page.
762. Amount of money and land granted to the new States for the purposes of education and the construction of roads and canals 1830, Jan. 6 ... 25
851. For protection to the surveyors of the public lands 1830, May 3 ... 180
858 Statement of the whole quantity of land granted to the several States for certain objects 1830, May 31 ... 189
889. Relative to selections of land by Indiana for a road from Lake Michigan to the Ohio river 1831, Feb. 3 ... 263
890. Relative to location of grants to Indiana for a road from Lake Michigan to the Ohio river 1831, Feb. 3 ... 264
921. Operations of the land system, and number of military bounty land warrants issued during the last year 1831, Dec. 7 ... 310
1033. On the expediency of dividing the district of the surveyor general for Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas 1832, Mar. 2 ... 402
1056. Statement of the quantity and cost of the public lands, the receipts from the sales thereof, and the objects to which they have been appropriated 1832, April 23 ... 466
1074. Claims for bounty lands deposited, and number of warrants issued in 1832 1832, Dec. 4 ... 510
1119. Views of the President adverse to the distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands 1833, Dec. 5 ... 616
1227. In relation to sales of lands acquired from the Choctaw Indians and the Creek tribe of Indians, in Alabama 1834, April 9 ... 971

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING REPORTS FROM THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

748. Operations of the land system, and the number of military bounty land warrants issued during the last year 1829, Dec. 8 ... 1
756. Quantity of land reverted to the United States in Alabama for non-payment; the amount forfeited; the proportion in the State to the whole amount forfeited elsewhere; the whole amount sold, the price, amount paid, &c 1829, Dec. 29 ... 16
763. Quantity of public land remaining unsold in Tennessee in 1829 1830, Jan. 7 ... 30
784. Land claims in East Florida 1830, Jan. 18 ... 55
796. From the Commissioner of the General Land Office, on land claims in Mississippi 1830, Feb. 3 ... 136
826. Amount of money for public lands sold in 1828 and 1829, and the expenses of each land office 1830, Mar. 10 ... 157
835. From the Commissioner of the General Land Office, on the location of revolutionary bounty land warrants 1830, Mar. 22 ... 167
841. From the Commissioner of the General Land Office, on a proposition to lay off a town at Chicago, Illinois, and another at St. Mark's, Florida 1830, Mar. 25 ... 171
849. Lands in Florida purchased by land officers 1830, May 5 ... 178
855. Relating to settlements on the public lands 1830, May 26 ... 186
859. Operations of the land system, and the number of military bounty land warrants issued during the last year 1830, Dec. 7 ... 191
865. Quantity of land sold, rate per acre, and amount received from sale of public lands in 1829 and 1830 1830, Dec. 31 ... 219
868. From the Commissioner of the General Land Office, on claims to lands in Louisiana 1831, Jan. 4 ... 220
872. Relative to the three per cent. fund from the sales of the public lands for the construction of roads and canals in certain States 1831, Jan. 6 ... 224
881. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to locating of grants to Indiana for a road from Lake Michigan to the Ohio river 1831, Jan. 25 ... 253
895. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, in favor of the establishment of the office of surveyor general of Louisiana 1831, Feb. 8 ... 267

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896. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to the quantity of land surveyed and sold and the amount of money derived therefrom 1831, Feb. 9 ... 268
903. Statement of all lands acquired by or secured to the United States in satisfaction of debts, their location, the sums allowed for them, and their value 1831, Feb. 14 ... 278
908. Statement of the sales of certain lands at the land office in New Orleans, in November, 1830, and for postponement of sale 1831, Feb. 23 ... 290
909. From Commissioner of the General Land Office--estimates of the expense of surveys of the public lands for 1831 1831, Feb. 24 ... 294
919. Relative to a proposed map to exhibit the various qualities and classifications of the surveyed lands in the United States 1831, Mar. 3 ... 308
954. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, in relation to unconfirmed land claims in Missouri 1832, Jan. 3 ... 335
976. Relative to the quantity, situation, and value of land not disposed of in the military land district in Ohio 1832, Jan. 20 ... 350
982. Instructions relative to the proof to be received in support of donation claims in Arkansas 1832, Jan. 24 ... 358
993. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, in relation to provision for the more speedy issuing of patents, &c 1832, Feb. 2 ... 368
1022. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, in relation to James Mackay's claim to land in Missouri 1832, Feb. 24 ... 391
1025. On amount of discounts allowed on balances due from the purchasers of public lands 1832, Feb. 27 ... 394
1031. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, relating to scrip to satisfy Virginia military bounty land warrants 1832, Feb. 28 ... 397
1035. Receipts and expenditures at the several land offices for 1831 1832, Mar. 10 ... 410
1050. On land claims in Alabama 1832, April 6 ... 430
1060. Statement of amount of military and forfeited land scrip received at the several land offices in 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 1832, May 9 ... 473
1063. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, statement of donating of lands to the several States and Territories, to corporate bodies, and to individuals 1832, May 10 ... 477
1065. Statement of the quantity of public lands and the receipts therefrom to the close of the year 1831 1832, May 21 ... 487
1066. On claims to land in Alabama 1832, May 26 ... 490
1070. From the Commissioner of the General Land Office--statement of the number and sort of patents, prepared at the General Land Office, which have not been signed by the President of the United States 1832, June 21 ... 504
1071. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, on claims of settlers in the Old Mines, in Missouri 1832, July 2 ... 505
1073. On the manner of calculating the net proceeds of the sales of the public lands 1832, July 12 ... 509
1075. Operations of the land system during the last year 1832, Dec. 3 ... 511
1078. Relative to the creation of additional land offices in Mississippi 1832, Dec. 25 ... 515
1085. Correspondence and instructions relative to surveys of private confirmed land claims in Florida 1833, Jan. 4 ... 519
1101. From Commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to providing for the more prompt despatch of business in the General Land Office, and correcting defects in the system of surveying 1833, Jan. 21 ... 577
1102. Relative to the survey and sale of the public lands 1833, Jan. 24 ... 602
1109. Statement of the annual amount of expenditures on account of the public lands, and the quantity surveyed within the last three years 1833, Feb. 5 ... 607
1122. Operations of the General Land Office for the year 1833 1833, Dec. 17 ... 623
1158. Quantity of lands granted to the State of Indiana for the construction of the Wabash and Erie canal 1834, Jan. 16 ... 658
1168. Amount of land sold, and the net proceeds thereof; amount surveyed and unsold; amount granted to States and Territories, and for what purposes; amount granted in bounties and donations, and for schools 1834, Jan. 30 ... 662
1172. Land claims in the southeastern land district of Louisiana 1834, Jan. 31 ... 665
1173. Private land claims in the State of Missouri 1834, Feb. 5 ... 703
1181. Relative to a connexion of the surveys of the public lands with the line of demarcation between Indiana and Illinois 1834, Feb. 17 ... 913
1182. From the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Progress in the survey of the lands acquired by purchase from the Pottawatomie Indians 1834, Feb. 17 ... 915
1183. Relative to the quantity of land to satisfy revolutionary land warrants 1834, Feb. 18 ... 916
1197. Statement of patents for land sold in Arkansas that have been suspended 1834, Mar. 4 ... 944
1215. On claims to land in Alabama 1834, Mar. 19 ... 958

COMMUNICATION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

1069. Relative to making provision for adjusting certain private land claims derived from the Spanish government 1832, June 14 ... 495

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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

1100. Relative to the class of officers entitled to revolutionary bounty land 1833, Jan. 23 ... 576
1118. Number of the claims for bounty land deposited, and number of warrants issued during the year ending February 30, 1833 1833, Dec. 5 ... 615

COMMUNICATION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

793. Judicial decisions and legal opinions on land claims in Arkansas 1830, Feb. 1 ... 129

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ON PUBLIC LANDS.

846. On claim of N. B. Tucker and others, for a grant to raise forest timber on the prairies of Missouri 1830, April 21 ... 174
847. On the proposition of John Smith T., to compromise on account of lands derived from Georgia 1830, April 22 ... 174
852. Claims for Virginia military bounty lands 1830, May 13 ... 182
1064. On the distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the States 1832, May 18 ... 478
1068. On the claim of Indiana to certain lands in that State 1832, Jan. 7 ... 491
1083. Relative to the sale of the range of lands through which the line dividing the States of Indiana and Illinois runs 1832, Jan. 2 ... 518

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ON PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.

761. On claim of John Edgar to land in Illinois 1830, Jan. 5 ... 23
883. On claim of Joseph Bidal to land in Louisiana 1831, Jan. 26 ... 259
1084. On claim of Calvin Smith to land in Louisiana 1833, Jan. 4 ... 518

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ON MANUFACTURES.

1053. On distributing the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the several States 1832, April 16 ... 441

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ON THE JUDICIARY.

1059. On claim of Rebecca Blodget to right of dower in lots in Washington city 1832, May 4 ... 471

REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.

845. On claim of New Orleans to lots on quays in that city 1830, April 5 ... 173

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON PUBLIC LANDS.

751. On petition of administrators of John Wilson for relinquishment of part of land forfeited for non-payment and retaining balance by paying the residue of the purchase money 1829, Dec. 22 ... 14
755. On petition of Samuel W. D. Clark on claim to land in Louisiana 1829, Dec. 29 ... 16
769. On provision for making embankments, bridges, and roads on the public lands in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 12 ... 36
774. On claim of James Porliers and others to land in Michigan 1830, Jan. 15 ... 47
775. On claim of Ebenezer Cooley to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 15 ... 48
776. On claim of Captain John Wood for exchange of a Cherokee reservation for good land 1830, Jan. 15 ... 49
777. On claim of John Glass to land in Alabama 1830, Jan. 18 ... 50
785. On claim of John and George Salady for deficiency of quantity of land sold 1830, Jan. 19 ... 122
790. Proposition to sell the public lands in Ohio to that State 1830, Jan. 28 ... 127
798. On the application of Ohio to be allowed to apply the lands granted for canals to railroads 1830, Feb. 8 ... 138
800. On application of Alabama for a further grant for internal improvement, 1830, Feb. 12 ... 139
815. On claim of Timothy Risley for land patented which was taken by an older patent 1830, Feb. 26 ... 151
822. On claim of William Henry for compensation for deficiency in the quantity of land purchased 1830, Mar. 2 ... 154
836. On application of register and receiver at St. Augustine for increase of compensation 1830, Mar. 22 ... 168
837. On application of Richard C. Allen for compensation for locating two townships in Florida for a seminary of learning 1830, Mar. 23 ... 168
843. On application of Michigan for a section of land to erect a court-house and jail in each county 1830, Mar. 29 ... 172
848. On the expediency of allowing Illinois to relinquish land granted for a canal and to issue scrip for an equal quantity 1830, April 22 ... 177
850. On claim of Green Prior for correction of an error in the survey of a tract of land 1830, May 5 ... 179
854. On the disposition of certain reservations of lands in Ohio 1830, May 24 ... 185
888. On authorizing Illinois to sell the saline reservations 1831, Feb. 2 ... 262
892. On claim of Sally Johnson, a Cherokee Indian woman, to sell a reservation made to her husband who was adjudged to be a runaway slave, 1831, Feb. 8 ... 266

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916. On the application to grant lands to the officers disbanded from the army after the war of 1812--'15, and to the heirs of those who died or were killed in service 1831, Mar. 1 ... 302
918. On the subject of the Virginia military bounty lands 1831, Mar. 3 ... 307
938. On the application of purchasers who have forfeited land for non-payment for relief 1831, Dec. 22 ... 325
951. On claim of Mrs. M. King to confirm a sale of an Indian reservation 1831, Dec. 30 ... 333
953. On claim of John Towles to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 30 ... 334
956. On claims of Mary Daws and others to pre-emption rights in Florida 1832, Jan. 3 ... 339
957. On claim of William Wickersham to make good a deficiency in a fractional quarter section 1832, Jan. 3 ... 339
965. On claim of Matthews Flournoy and R. J. Ward to land in Mississippi 1832, Jan. 10 ... 344
966. On claim of Nicholas Hart for a duplicate land warrant 1832, Jan. 10 ... 345
969. On claim of George Mayfield for a reservation of land under the treaty with the Creek Indians of 1814 1832, Jan. 13 ... 346
973. On memorial of citizens of Peoria county, Illinois, relative to a pre-emption claim 1832, Jan. 17 ... 348
977. On application of the Pennsylvania institution for the deaf and dumb for a grant of land 1832, Jan. 20 ... 352
981. In relation to a cession of the public lands in Tennessee to that State 1832, Jan. 24 ... 353
989. On application of the receiver at Detroit for extra compensation 1832, Jan. 30 ... 363
990. On application of the Choctaw Nation for a reservation with the treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek 1832, Jan. 30 ... 363
991. In relation to issuing scrip for unlocated Virginia military land warrants 1532, Jan. 31 ... 364
1015. On claim of Josiah Hodges to a pre-emption right in Ohio 1832, Feb. 17 ... 386
1016. On application of Ohio for a grant for the education of deaf and dumb 1832, Feb. 17 ... 387
1017. On application of Arkansas for indemnity to settlers between White and Arkansas rivers for improvements 1832, Feb. 21 ... 389
1023. On claim of John T. Harlan and Captain Tuckaloona and others founded on an intermarriage with a Cherokee woman, for a reservation under the treaty of 1830 1832, Feb. 24 ... 392
1024. On claim of Orin White, Seeley Neale, and J. F. Stratton, for laying out a road in Michigan 1832, Feb. 24 ... 393
1036. On claim of James Porlier and others to land in Michigan 1832, Mar. 12 ... 412
1037. On claim of Paul Ducharme to land in Michigan 1832, Mar. 12 ... 413
1042. On claim of Hartwell W. Vick for indemnity for defect in title to land derived from the United States 1832, Mar. 17 ... 416
1043. On proposition to establish a land office at Columbus, Mississippi 1832, Mar. 17 ... 417
1044. On claim of Sinclair Jervais for remission of forfeitures for non-payment by purchasers in Mississippi 1832, Mar. 17 ... 417
1045. On claim of Jesse Bell for indemnity for defect in title to land derived from the United States 1832, Mar. 17 ... 418
1048. On claim of Elisha Winter & Sons to land in Florida 1832, Mar. 22 ... 423
1051. On application of Mississippi and trustees of Jefferson college for a donation to that college 1832, April 6 ... 431
1054. On the proposition to sell the public lands to the States in which they live 1832, April 17 ... 451
1064. On the distribution 1832, May 18 ... 478
1072. On claims to lands between the Mississippi and Perdido rivers derived from the Spanish government 1832, July 11 ... 506
1088. On claim of Silas D. Fisher to a Choctaw reservation under 2d article of treaty of September 27, 1830 1833, Jan. 10 ... 558
1089. On claim of Greenwood Leflore and others, in behalf of Jacob Thompson, to a reservation under treaty with the Choctaws of September 27, 1830 1833, Jan. 10 ... 560
1093. On claim of Bernard Vallentine for revolutionary bounty land 1833, Jan. 18 ... 571
1095. On claim of Elizabeth Magruder to land in Mississippi 1833, Jan. 19 ... 572
1133. On a further grant of school lands in Ohio 1833, Dec. 24 ... 640
1134. On the application of certain States for a reduction and graduation of the prices of the public lands 1833, Dec. 27 ... 640
1150. On claim of William Enos to land in Arkansas 1834, Jan. 9 ... 652
1152. On claim of William K. Paulling to land in Alabama 1834, Jan. 10 ... 653
1155. Adverse to a grant to the town of Perrysburg in Ohio for the purposes of education 1834, Jan. 14 ... 656
1178. On expediency of coercing those entitled to military bounty lands in Arkansas to draw their patents for same 1834, Feb. 11 ... 911
1191. On claim of John Gordon and Samuel Fisher for the location of a bounty land warrant in Illinois 1834, Feb. 27 ... 938
1226. On claim of Peter Alba to land in Florida 1834, April 8 ... 971
1228. On grant of lots to the city of New Orleans 1834, April 9 ... 975

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.

752. On claim of Arund Rutgers to land in Missouri 1829, Dec. 23 ... 14
757. On claim of Antoine Prudhoome, Louis Closeau, and Gilbert Closeau on claim to land in Louisiana 1829, Dec. 29 ... 18
765. On claim of John McDonough to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 11 ... 34
766. On claim of the heirs of Alexander Boyd to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 11 ... 34
767. On claim of Moses E. Levy to land in Florida 1830, Jan. 11 ... 35

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770. On claim of the heirs of Baptiste Le Gendre to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 13 ... 37
771. On claim of Alexander Fridge to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 13 ... 37
772 On claim of François Isidore Tuillier to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 13 ... 38
778. On claim of John Tullier to land in Louìsiana 1830, Jan. 18 ... 50
779. On claim of the heirs of Louis Pellerin to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 18 ... 50
780. On claim of Jean Maria Trahand to land in Louisiana 1830, Jan. 18 ... 51
783. On application of George Washington Berrian to make a new location of a military bounty land warrant 1830, Jan. 18 ... 54
786. On claim of Ann Brashears to land in Mississippi 1830, Jan. 20 ... 122
787. On report of commissioner on claims to land in Missouri and Arkansas 1830, Jan. 20 ... 123
788. On claim of the heirs and devisees of Andrew Turnbull to land in Florida 1830, Jan. 20 ... 123
789. On claim of Alexander Love to land in Florida 1830, Jan. 27 ... 126
791. On claim of Robert Irwin Janier to land in Michigan 1830, Jan. 28 ... 128
799. On claim of Charles Comb or Cohm to land in Louisiana 1830, Feb. 11 ... 139
803. On claim of John Buhler to land in Louisiana 1830, Feb. 15 ... 144
804. On claim of Susanna McHugh to land in Louisiana 1830, Feb. 15 ... 145
805. On claim of Dorothy Wells to land in Louisiana 1830, Feb. 15 ... 145
806. On claim of Eugene Borell to land in Louisiana 1830, Feb. 15 ... 146
807. On claim of Joseph Wilcox for land for services of a Canadian refugee 1830, Feb. 15 ... 146
808. On claim of George Raymond for a grant on account of poverty and a numerous family of children 1830, Feb. 18 ... 147
810. On claim of William Burris to change an entry at the land office west of Pearl river 1830, Feb. 22 ... 148
812. On claim of Matthews Flournoy and R. J. Ward to land in Mississippi 1830, Feb. 24 ... 150
813. On claim of Samuel Watson and George Hoppas for a renewal of lost certificates for moneys paid, &c 1830, Feb. 25 ... 150
814. On claim of the widows and heirs of Joseph Hulse for indemnity for expenses incurred in defending a title 1830, Feb. 25 ... 150
819. On claim of Ambrose Hudgins for bounty land, who had obtained a substitute 1830, Mar. 2 ... 153
820. On claim of John F. Girod for land in Louisiana 1830, Mar. 2 ... 153
821. On claim of Jean Frugé to land in Louisiana 1830, Mar. 2 ... 154
824. On claim of Dr. Eliakim Crosby for a grant to a Canadian refugee 1830, Mar. 3 ... 156
825. On claim of Charles E. Coctlogon to land in Mississippi 1830, Mar. 5 ... 156
827. On claim of John Reily to land derived from Georgia 1830, Mar. 15 ... 160
828. On claim of Coleman Fisher to correct an erroneous location of a New Madrid certificate for land in Missouri 1830, Mar. 16 ... 160
829. On claim of James Bradford to land in Louisiana 1830, Mar. 16 ... 161
830. On claim of Nicholas Girod to land in Louisiana 1830, Mar. 16 ... 161
831. On claim of the legal representatives of Dawson and John Hull to land in Louisiana 1830, Mar. 16 ... 161
834. On claim of the heirs of Jeremiah Buckley for indemnity or retrocession of land occupied by the United States as a garrison 1830, Mar. 19 ... 166
838. On claim of James Vieux and others to land in Michigan 1830, Mar. 23 ... 170
839. On claim of Pierre Barnevellon and others to land in Louisiana 1830, Mar. 23 ... 171
840. On claim of Joshua Kennedy to a lot in Mobile 1830, Mar. 25 ... 171
842. On claim of Joel Thomas to land in Michigan 1830, Mar. 26 ... 172
844. On claim of John H. Thomas to land in Louisiana 1830, Mar. 30 ... 173
853. On claim of James W. Brannin and others to land in Missouri 1830, May 24 ... 184
856. On petition of the trustees of the city of St. Louis for sale of certain town and village lots in Missouri 1830, May 27 ... 188
857. On claim of Obediah Dickerson and others to land in Missouri 1830, May 27 ... 189
862. On claim of Joseph Walker and Eliza Ann Griffith, heirs of Peter Walker, to land in Mississippi 1830, Dec. 24 ... 217
863. On claim of Luther L. Smith to land in Louisiana 1830, Dec. 24 ... 218
864. On claim of Samuel Gibson to land in Mississippi derived from Georgia 1830, Dec. 24 ... 218
866. On claim of George Mayfield to a reservation under treaty of 1814 with the Creek Indians 1831, Jan. 3 ... 219
869. On claim of Peter Williams to the relocation of a bounty land patent by the assignee of a soldier 1831, Jan. 5 ... 222
870. On claim of James Caulfield to confirm the sale of an Indian reservation 1831, Jan. 5 ... 222
871. On claim of Robert Hillin to land in Louisiana 1831, Jan. 6 ... 223
873. On claim of Selby Harney, and others, heirs of Selby Harney for a warrant for land where the officer himself had received it 1831, Jan. 7 ... 224
876. On claim of the heirs of Theophilus Collins to land in Louisiana 1831, Jan. 12 ... 250
886. On claim of widow and heirs of Pedro Guedry and Francis Daigre to land in Louisiana 1831, Jan. 1 ... 262
887. On claim of B. J. V. Valkenburg for land, a warrant for which had been issued and located by another person 1831, Feb. 1 ... 262
893. On claim of William Hoffman, a Canadian refugee, to bounty land 1831, Feb. 8 ... 266
894. On claim of Dominique Richard to land in Louisiana 1831, Feb. 8 ... 267
898. On claim of Archibald Jackson, owner of a slave who was a soldier in the army, for bounty land 1831, Feb. 12 ... 269
899. On claim of John Bever for the correction of a deficiency in the quantity of land called for in a warrant 1831, Feb. 12 ... 270
907. On claim of Constant Brean for land in Louisiana 1831, Feb. 23 ... 290
911. On claim of George McDougall to land in Ohio 1831, Feb. 26 ... 299
917. On claim of Bernard Marigny to land in Louisiana 1831, Mar. 1 ... 306
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923. On claim of same 1831, Dec. 19 ... 317
928. On claim of Joseph Kamber to correct a mistake in entering a quarter section 1831, Dec. 19 ... 320
930. On claim of Prosper Marigny to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 20 ... 321
931. On claim of John McDonogh to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 20 ... 321
933. On claim of Arnaud Lanaux to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 22 ... 322
934. On claim of Allen W. Hardie to complete payment on land which had reverted for non-payment 1831, Dec. 22 ... 323
935. On claim of Joseph Soniat Dufossat to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 22 ... 323
936. On claim of John H. Thomas, of St. Martin, to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 22 ... 324
937. On claim of Celestin Chiapella to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 22 ... 325
939. On claim of Dr. Eliakin Crosby, a Canadian refugee, for land 1831, Dec. 23 ... 326
941. On claim of E. Marin and J. Wogin to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 27 ... 327
942. On claim of Hannah McKimm to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 27 ... 328
943. On claim of Bernard Leonard and Jacob Black to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 27 ... 329
944. On claim of Benjamin Bullitt to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 27 ... 329
946. On claim of Robert Hillen to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 28 ... 330
947. On claim of Robert Layton to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 28 ... 331
949. On claim of N. Girod to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 29 ... 332
950. On claim of William Hoffman, a Canadian refugee, for bounty land 1831, Dec. 29 ... 332
952. On claim of the heirs of J. B. Saucier to land in Louisiana 1831, Dec. 30 ... 334
960. On claim of Cæsar J. Curry to land in Louisiana 1832, Jan. 6 ... 341
961. On claim of Joel Thomas to land in Michigan 1832, Jan. 10 ... 342
962. On claim of Archibald Gamble to land in Missouri 1832, Jan. 10 ... 342
963. On claim of William B. Keene and John L. Martin to a pre-emption right in Louisiana 1832, Jan. 10 ... 343
967. On claim of Peter McCormock to land in Louisiana 1832, Jan. 12 ... 345
968. On memorial of Daniel W. Coxe relative to the claim of the Marquis de Maison Rouge 1832, Jan. 12 ... 346
970. On claim of Amos Webb to pre-emption to land in Louisiana 1832, Jan. 13 ... 347
971. On claim of William and Joseph Hardridge to confirm the sale of certain Indian reservations 1832, Jan. 16 ... 347
974. On claim of John C. Williams to land in Louisiana 1832, Jan. 17 ... 349
978. On claim of Wyatt Singleton and James Andrews to land in Louisiana 1832, Jan. 20 ... 352
979. On claim of James L. Stokes to pre-emption right to a quarter section of land 1832, Jan. 20 ... 352
980. On claim of Hugh Beard for correction of error in the entry of a quarter section 1832, Jan. 24 ... 353
983. On claim of Antoine Cruzat to land in Louisiana 1832, Jan. 25 ... 360
984. On claim of Samuel Woodcock or Woodstock for revolutionary bounty land 1832, Jan. 25 ... 361
986. On claim of Abraham Forbes for military bounty land 1832, Jan. 27 ... 362
992. On claim of Amos W. Brown to a military bounty land warrant 1832, Feb. 1 ... 368
994. On claim of Luther L. Smith to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 2 ... 370
995. On claim of the heirs of D. D. Robert to land in Illinois 1832, Feb. 6 ... 370
996. On claim of Garrigues Flaujac to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 6 ... 371
997. On claim of Thomas Reynolds to the confirmation of a title in Florida 1832, Feb. 6 ... 371
998. On application of citizens of Alabama for pre-emption right to land granted for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive 1832, Feb. 6 ... 372
999. On claim of James Bradford to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 6 ... 374
1002. On claim of George McDougall to land in Ohio 1832, Feb. 7 ... 376
1003. On claim of Nathaniel A. Ware to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 7 ... 376
1005. On claim of Robert Weatherhead to land in Missouri 1832, Feb. 7 ... 378
1008. On claim of the heirs of Louis Pellerin to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 10 ... 383
1013. On claim of the heirs of William Pollard to a lot in Alabama 1832, Feb. 15 ... 385
1014. On claims of citizens of Missouri relative to the old mines 1832, Feb. 17 ... 386
1018. On claim of John Staughbough to correct a mistake in an entry 1832, Feb. 21 ... 389
1019. On claim of Mary Vallery to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 23 ... 389
1020. On claim of John L. Lobdell to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 23 ... 360
1030. On claim of James Caulfield to confirm a sale of an Indian reservation in Alabama 1832, Feb. 28 ... 397
1032. On claim of John Bills to land in Louisiana 1832, Feb. 29 ... 402
1034. On claim of James W. Branan and others to land in Missouri 1832, Mar. 6 ... 409
1038. On claim of Isaac Thomas and William M. Wilson to land in Louisiana 1832, Mar. 16 ... 414
1039. On claim of Eloy Segura and others for indemnity for the loss of rights obtained from the Spanish government 1832, Mar. 16 ... 415
1040. On claim of Josiah Barker to land in Louisiana 1832, Mar. 16 ... 415
1041. On claim of J. C. Boudreau to land in Louisiana 1832, Mar. 16 ... 415
1046. On claim of William Ovington and others to land in Florida 1832, Mar. 20 ... 419
1049. On claim of George Gordon to land in Missouri 1832, April 5 ... 429
1058. On claim of Don Francisco Hemetino de Hevia to lands in Mississippi and Alabama 1822, May, 1 ... 470
1061. On claim of Thomas B. Magruder and wife to land in Mississippi 1832, May 9 ... 474
1062. On claim of Gad Humphreys to land in Florida 1832, May 10 ... 476
1077. On claim of Jean François Hertzog to land in Louisiana 1832, Dec. 22 ... 515
1080. On claim of Joseph Guedry and others to have purchase money refunded 1832, Dec. 29 ... 517
1081. On claim of Sarah Walthers to land in Louisiana 1832, Dec. 29 ... 517
1081. On claim of Robert Cochran to land in Louisiana 1832, Dec. 29 ... 518

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1086. On claim of William G. Davis and wife to land in the island of Key Biscayne, off Cape Florida 1833, Jan. 7 ... 555
1091. On claim of Baptiste Jeansonne and Joseph Pierre Petre for return of money paid for land without title 1833, Jan. 14 ... 561
1096. On claim of Jean Baptiste and others to land in Louisiana 1833, Jan. 19 ... 573
1097. On claim of Elihu Hall Bay to land in West Florida under patents prior to the treaty of 1783 1833, Jan. 19 ... 573
1098. On claim of Christopher A. Green and Robert Lawson to land in Alabama 1833, Jan. 22 ... 576
1099. On claim of Arnold Henry Dohrman to certain reservations in a township granted for revolutionary services 1833, Jan. 23 ... 576
1104. On claim of Asher Morgan and heirs of Philip Fitzgerald to land in Louisiana 1833, Jan. 29 ... 605
1105. On claim of Isidore Moore to land in Mississippi 1833, Jan. 29 ... 605
1125. On claim of Archibald Small to land in Indiana 1833, Dec. 19 ... 635
1132. On claim of Richard Nance to land in Indiana 1833, Dec. 24 ... 639
1135. On claim of Antoine Cruzat to land in Louisiana 1833, Dec. 31 ... 643
1136. On claim of Abram Wrinkle to land in Louisiana 1833, Dec. 31 ... 643
1137. On claim of Paul Poissot to land in Louisiana 1833, Dec. 31 ... 643
1138. On claim of Benjamin Oden for bounty land on account of the military services of his slave 1833, Dec. 31 ... 644
1139. On claim of Terence Le Blanc for land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 2 ... 644
1142. On claim of James S. Douglas and others to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 7 ... 646
1143. On claim of George K. Jackson to land in Indiana 1834, Jan. 7 ... 646
1144. On claim of Marguerite Baron, widow of Jean Pierre Ledoux, to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 7 ... 646
1145. On claim of James Hunter and C. P. Halley to land in Tennessee 1834, Jan. 7 ... 647
1146. On claim of Jean Baptiste Lemain and others to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan 8 ... 648
1147. On claim of William S. Cockerille to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 8 ... 648
1148. On claim of Lois Robinson for five years' half pay in lieu of bounty land 1834, Jan. 8 ... 648
1149. On the subject of pre-emption rights in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 9 ... 649
1161. On claim of Evan Edwards for renewal of a bounty land warrant 1834, Jan. 23 ... 659
1162. On claim of Francis W. Graham and others to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 23 ... 660
1163. On claim of Samuel Vail to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 24 ... 660
1167. On claim of Job Boss to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 29 ... 662
1169. On claim of the representatives of Leonard Holly for bounty land 1834, Jan. 31 ... 664
1170. On claim of David Kincaid to land in Missouri 1834, Jan. 31 ... 664
1171. On claim of Robert Abbott and others to land in Michigan 1834, Jan. 31 ... 665
1177. On private land claims in Louisiana 1834, Feb. 10 ... 903
1179. On claim of Jean Arnauld Agness to land in Louisiana 1834, Feb. 11 ... 912
1180. On claim of Joseph Derbanne to land in Louisiana 1834, Feb. 11 ... 912
1184. On claim of Farish Carter and Seaton Grantland, administrator of Charles Williamson, to land in Florida 1834, Feb. 18 ... 917
1185. On claim of the heirs of Eugene Senet to land in Louisiana 1834, Feb. 18 ... 918
1186. On donation for the use of schools, in lieu of the sixteenth section granted for the use of a college in Indiana 1834, Feb. 18 ... 919
1187. On claim of Woodson Wren to land in Mississippi 1834, Feb. 18 ... 920
1190. On claim of Simon Rodriguez to land in Louisiana 1834, Feb. 25 ... 937
1193. On claim of the heirs of Elisha Winter to land in Arkansas 1834, Mar. 4 ... 939
1194. On claim of Pierre Lafitte to land in Louisiana 1834, Mar. 4 ... 942
1195. On claim of Jean Baptiste Grainger to land in Louisiana 1834, Mar. 4 ... 943
1196. On claim of L. H. Loriens, attorney for Pelagie Loriens, formerly widow of Peter Juzon, to land in Alabama 1834, Mar. 4 ... 943
1198. On claim of John Knagg, a settler on land reserved for military purposes, for a pre-emption right 1834, Mar. 4 ... 949
1204. On claim of Samuel Carter and Ransom McElroy to land in Alabama 1834, Mar. 6 ... 952
1205. On claim of Henry Stoddard, representative of Francis Duchoquet, to land in Ohio 1834, Mar. 11 ... 953
1206. On claim of the heirs of John Campbell to land in Michigan 1834, Mar. 11 ... 954
1208. On claim of Aaron Hubbell, a Canadian refugee, for bounty land 1834, Mar. 15 ... 955
1209. On claim of Selah Handy and sisters, heirs of Peter Handy, to land in Arkansas 1834, Mar. 15 ... 955
1210. On claim of John E. McCreary to land in Arkansas 1834, Mar. 15 ... 956
1211. On claim of James Keytes to land in Missouri 1834, Mar. 18 ... 956
1212. On claim of John A. Barnes, assignee of John Anderton, to land in Mississippi 1834, Mar. 18 ... 956
1213. On claim of John Dement to land in Illinois 1834, Mar. 18 ... 957
1220. On claim of the heirs of Philip Renault 1834, Mar. 28 ... 963
1223. On claim of Benjamin Oden for the military services of his slave 1834, Apr. 7 ... 969
1224. On claim of Eliza T. Williams, widow of Isaac Williams, to land in Mississippi 1834, Apr. 8 ... 970
1225. On claim of Daniel Whitney and others to land in Michigan 1834, Apr. 8 ... 970
1229. On claim of James Caulfield to land in Alabama 1834, Apr. 11 ... 978

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE JUDICIARY.

759. On claim of Francis Tennill to land in Mississippi 1829, Dec. 31 ... 21
773. Remedies for prevention of frauds in the adjustment of land titles in Arkansas 1830, Jan. 14 ... 38
985. On claim of David Shaver and others to land in Mississippi 1832, Jan. 25 ... 361

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1007. On claim of John Rhea to land in Alabama under a grant from Georgia 1832, Feb. 9 ... 381
1052. On the subject of the title to the island (Pea Patch) in the Delaware river, on which Fort Delaware has been erected 1832, April 12 ... 432
1055. On the proceedings of the Commissioner of the General Land Office in relation to the establishment of a new land district in Michigan 1832, April 20 ... 457
1207. On claim of H. B. Tyler, representative of Nathaniel Tyler, a revolutionary officer, for scrip for the bounty land due deceased, his warrant having been illegally located 1834, Mar. 13 ... 954
1216. On claim of Thomas L. Winthrop and others, directors of the New England and Mississippi Land Company, to land in Mississippi 1834, Mar. 22 ... 959

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

1021. On claim of the heirs of Thomas Wallace, an officer of the revolution, for land 1832, Feb. 23 ... 390
1156. On claim of Rebecca Sampson and Harriet Fish, representatives of a revolutionary officer for a duplicate land warrant 1834, Jan. 15 ... 656

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON TERRITORIES.

900. On the establishment of the plan of the city of Detroit, in Michigan 1831, Feb. 12 ... 270

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON ROADS AND CANALS.

1203. On granting to Indiana lands for the construction of a canal from the Wabash river to Lake Erie 1834, Mar. 6 ... 952

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF WAYS AND MEANS.

1092. Relative to increased appropriations for the General Land Office, and correction of abuses in the execution of the surveys 1833, Jan 17 ... 561

REPORTS FROM SELECT COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

792. Disposition of the public lands in Tennessee 1830, Jan. 29 ... 128
811. On memorials of institutions for grants for the education of the deaf and dumb 1830, Feb. 23 ... 149
832. On granting land to Transylvania University 1830, Mar. 17 ... 162
833. On distributing the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the States and Territories for education 1830, Mar. 18 ... 163
958. On granting a donation to the trustees of the Transylvania University 1832, Jan. 4 ... 340
1140. On the mode of disposing of certain public lands in Tennessee 1834, Jan. 2 ... 644
1151. On the subject of making a grant to Louisiana in aid of internal improvement 1834, Jan. 9 ... 653
1160. On claim of Eloy Segura and others to land in Louisiana 1834, Jan. 21 ... 659
1214. On claim of Henry Chipman and William Woodbridge, late judges of the Michigan Territory, for services rendered as commissioners to adjust land titles in Detroit 1834, Mar. 19 ... 958

RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS OF STATES AND TERRITORIES.

749. Of Alabama, for relief of purchasers, postponement and change of sales, and for granting pre-emption rights to occupants 1899, Dec. 21 ... 10
750. Of Illinois, for an exchange of unproductive lands and military bounty lands unfit for cultivation 1829, Dec. 22 ... 13
753. Of Michigan, for a grant of a section of land to each county therein 1829, Dec. 23 ... 15
754. Of Michigan, for grant of a township to establish a hospital 1829, Dec. 23 ... 15
760. Of Arkansas, to extend time for locating land under treaty with the Cherokee Indians for exchange of school lands, and for sale of land in forty-acre lots 1830, Jan. 4 ... 22
764. Of Arkansas, for pre-emption rights to actual settlers, and the appointment of a surveyor general for that Territory 1830, Jan. 11 ... 33
781. Of Alabama, for postponement of the sale of land in Jackson county, and for the relief of purchasers in that State 1830, Jan. 18 ... 51
782. Of Alabama, for a grant of certain lands for establishing primary schools in that State 1830, Jan. 18 ... 54
794. Of Alabama, for land for female academies 1830, Feb. 1 ... 135
795. Of Arkansas, for grants to encourage settlers for the defence of the frontiers 1830, Feb. 1 ... 136
797. Of Indiana, for relief to holders of certificates of forfeited lands for non-payment, &c 1830, Feb. 4 ... 137
801. Of Alabama, for relief of purchasers of lands that have been forfeited for non-payment, &c 1830, Feb. 15 ... 142
802. Of Alabama, for a land office at Monticello 1830, Feb. 15 ... 144
809. Of Mississippi, for land in lieu of a sixteenth section intended for schools and patented to an individual 1830, Feb. 22 ... 147
816. Of Indiana, for lands in lieu of alternate sections granted for canals which have been taken by Indian reservations and granted to individuals located thereon 1830, Mar. 1 ... 151

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817. Of Mississippi, for land intended for schools and located upon by an individual 1830, Mar. 1 ... 152
818. Of Indiana, to be allowed to sell the salines in that State, and to dispose of the proceeds 1830, Mar. 2 ... 152
823. Of Indiana, respecting school lands in that State 1830, Mar. 3 ... 155
875. Of Illinois, for the extension of the pre-emption law 1831, Jan. 10 ... 249
877. Of Alabama, for further relief to purchasers and settlers on public lands in that State 1831, Jan. 18 ... 251
878. Of Indiana, for the establishment of a land office in the northern part of that State 1831, Jan. 24 ... 251
879. Of Indiana, for grants to establish asylums for the deaf and dumb, lunatics, and other objects of charity in that State 1831, Jan. 24 ... 252
880. Of Mississippi, for an amendment to the pre-emption laws 1831, Jan. 24 ... 252
882. Of Indiana, for further relief to the purchasers of public lands 1831, Jan. 25 ... 258
884. Of Alabama, for a graduation of the price of the public lands, and for relief of purchasers and settlers 1831, Jan. 26 ... 260
885. Of Illinois, for the establishment of a new land office in the northern part of that State 1831, Jan. 31 ... 261
891. Of Ohio, for a grant for a road from the Ohio river to Lake Erie 1831, Feb. 7 ... 265
896. Of Michigan, for a grant to encourage the production of silk 1831, Feb. 11 ... 268
901. Of Illinois, for additional saline grant, and power to sell the same 1831, Feb. 14 ... 277
902. Of Indiana, for a grant for a road from Madison to Indianapolis 1831, Feb. 14 ... 277
904. Of Illinois, for a grant for the improvement of Kaskaskia river 1831, Feb. 15 ... 289
905. Of Illinois, for a grant for the improvement of Embarrass river 1831, Feb. 15 ... 289
906. Of Illinois, for grant of additional sections in each county for schools 1831, Feb. 21 ... 290
910. Of Indiana, to tax all land sold in that State by the United States from the time of sale 1831, Feb. 25 ... 298
912. Of Missouri, that the public lands may be sold in forty-acre lots, and quarter sections divided by east and west, as well as by north and south lines 1831, Feb. 28 ... 299
913. Of Missouri, for the establishment of a tribunal to adjust land claims in that State 1831, Feb. 28 ... 300
914. Of Illinois, for a grant for a road from Chicago to the Wabash river 1831, Feb. 28 ... 301
915. Of Delaware, for a distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the States 1831, Mar. 1 ... 301
920. Of Indiana, for the confirmation of the selection of lands by the commissioners of that State, for a road from Lake Michigan to the Ohio river 1831, Mar. 3 ... 308
922. Of Indiana, for land for the construction of certain roads 1831, Dec. 14 ... 317
924. Of Arkansas, for a donation to actual settlers for the protection of the frontiers 1831, Dec. 19 ... 318
925. Of Arkansas, for compensation to agents for selecting lands for a university in that State 1831, Dec. 19 ... 318
926. Of Arkansas, to sell the salines and apply the proceeds to the education of orphans, &c 1831, Dec. 19 ... 319
927. Of Arkansas, for extension and modification of the pre-emption laws 1831, Dec. 19 ... 319
929. Of Florida, to locate other land in lieu of sixteenth sections not worth one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre 1831, Dec. 19 ... 320
932. Of Illinois, to relinquish sixteenth sections unfit for cultivation, and to locate other lands 1831, Dec. 20 ... 321
945. Of Arkansas, that purchasers under French and Spanish titles, and not confirmed, be permitted to enter the lands at the minimum price 1831, Dec. 27 ... 329
948. Of Ohio, for additional school lands 1831, Dec. 29 ... 331
959. Of Indiana, that scrip may be issued for lands forfeited for non-payment 1832, Jan. 5 ... 340
972. Of Ohio, for a grant for the construction of a road 1832, Jan. 16 ... 348
975. Of Mississippi, that a donation may be made to Amos Moore for public services 1832, Jan. 18 ... 350
987. Of Indiana, for donations to actual settlers upon condition of settlement 1832, Jan. 30 ... 362
988. Of Indiana, to sell her saline reservations 1832, Jan. 30 ... 363
1000. Of Arkansas, for a grant for a penitentiary 1832, Feb. 6 ... 375
1001. Of Arkansas, for indemnity to settlers who lost their improvements by the treaty of 1817 with the Cherokee Indians 1832, Feb. 6 ... 375
1004. Of Mississippi, for a donation for the improvement of rivers 1832, Feb. 7 ... 377
1009. Of Indiana, for discretionary power to dispose of lands granted to that State for canals, &c 1832, Feb. 13 ... 383
1010. Of Alabama, to reduce the price and change the mode of disposing of the public lands 1832, Feb. 14 ... 384
1011. Of Mississippi, for a donation to aid in making roads 1832, Feb. 14 ... 385
1012. Of Alabama, for a cession of the public lands in the States in which they lie 1832, Feb. 14 ... 385
1026. Of Indiana, for the sale of lands in forty-acre lots 1832, Feb. 27 ... 395
1027. Of Indiana, for a cession of lands within that State for internal improvement and education 1832, Feb. 27 ... 395
1828. Of Indiana, for a donation for a canal to connect the Wabash with the White river 1832, Feb. 27 ... 395

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1029. Of Indiana, for a donation for a road from the south bend of the St. Joseph's river to Liberty, in Union county 1832, Feb. 27 ... 396
1047. Of Mississippi and trustees of Jefferson College, for a donation to that college 1832, Mar. 20 ... 422
1057. Of Indiana, in relation to securing the rights of that State in the Saline reserve in Dearborn county 1832, April 27 ... 469
1090. Of Illinois, for the right of pre-emption to actual settlers within her limits 1833, Jan. 11 ... 560
1094. Of Illinois, for relief to certain settlers whose pre-emption rights have been declared forfeited 1833, Jan. 18 ... 571
1103. Of Vermont, for a division of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the several States 1833, Jan. 25 ... 604
1106. Of Illinois, for a reduction of the price of the public lands to actual settlers 1833, Jan. 31 ... 606
1107. Of Illinois, for a grant for constructing a road from Detroit to Chicago 1833, Feb. 1 ... 606
1108. Of Indiana, in relation to pre-emption rights and the disposition of the lands acquired from the Pottawatomies 1833, Feb. 24 ... 606
1110. Of Alabama, for a reduction of the price of the public lands, and the extension of the right of pre-emption to settlers 1833, Feb. 9 ... 608
1111. Of Alabama, for an extension of the right of pre-emption to settlers 1833, Feb. 13 ... 609
1112. Of Illinois, for the survey and sale of certain lands, and permission to exchange her school lands unfit for cultivation 1833, Feb. 18 ... 610
1113. Of Illinois, in relation to the extension of the Quincy land district 1833, Feb. 18 ... 611
1114. Of Illinois, in relation to the Vandalia land district 1833, Feb. 18 ... 611
1115. Of Missouri, in relation to the adoption of a new system for the permanent disposition of the public lands 1833, Feb. 22 ... 612
1116. Of Indiana, for a cession of the public lands within her limits for the purposes of internal improvement and education 1833, Feb 27 ... 614
1117. Of Pennsylvania, for a distribution of the proceeds of the sale of the public lands among the several States 1833, Mar. 1 ... 614
1120. Of Arkansas, for a donation to actual settlers on the western frontier of that State 1833, Dec. 11 ... 623
1121. Of Arkansas, for a donation to each county to aid in the erection of county buildings 1833, Dec. 11 ... 623
1123. Of Alabama, for the sale of the public land at reduced prices in limited quantities 1833, Dec. 17 ... 634
1124. Of Missouri, for the establishment of a general land system for the disposition of the unsurveyed and refuse lands in the new States 1833, Dec. 19 ... 634
1126. Of Alabama, for relief to purchasers in that State for the years 1818 and 1819 1833, Dec. 23 ... 635
1127. Of Missouri, to exchange her school lands when valueless 1833, Dec. 23 ... 636
1128. Of Arkansas, for the right of assignees of military bounty lands to float their claims and to locate other lands 1833, Dec. 23 ... 637
1129. Of Arkansas, for a reduction of the price of the public lands, and for a grant for the use of the general assembly 1833, Dec. 23 ... 638
1130. Of Missouri, that the registers of the land offices be directed to transcribe the field-notes on the back of the patents 1833, Dec. 24 ... 638
1131. Of Missouri, for a grant of certain lands to that State 1833, Dec. 24 ... 639
1141. Of Illinois, for a donation to aid in the construction of roads 1834, Jan. 3 ... 645
1153. Of Ohio, adverse to the distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the several States 1834, Jan. 13 ... 654
1154. Of Arkansas, for the establishment of a new land office at Helena 1834, Jan. 13 ... 654
1157. Of Alabama, for a reduction of the price of the public lands and pre-emption rights to settlers 1834, Jan. 16 ... 657
1159. Of Arkansas, for pre-emption rights to settlers 1834, Jan. 20 ... 658
1164. Of Mississippi, for lands for the support of primary schools 1834, Jan. 27 ... 660
1165. Of Mississippi, to exchange sixteenth sections when valueless, and that townships in the Chickasaw purchase may be provided with school lands 1834, Jan. 27 ... 661
1166. Of Mississippi, for a change of the location of the land office from Clinton to Jackson 1834, Jan. 27 ... 662
1174. Of Alabama, to exchange sixteenth sections when valueless for other lands 1834, Feb. 10 ... 902
1175. Of Alabama, for authority to sell the remaining part of the lands granted for improving the Tennessee and other rivers, without limitation as to price 1834, Feb. 10 ... 902
1176. Of Alabama, for a grant to the male and female academies in Tuscumbia 1834, Feb. 10 ... 903
1188. Of Indiana, for the location of other lands for the Wabash and Erie canal in lieu of lands granted and disposed of by the United States 1834, Feb. 19 ... 920
1192. Of Indiana, for a reduction of the price of the public lands 1834, Feb. 28 ... 939
1199. Of Ohio, for a grant to aid in the construction of the Lake Erie and Mad River railroad 1834, Mar. 5 ... 949
1200. Of Indiana, for a grant to aid in the construction of a canal or railroad from Lawrenceburg to connect the Wabash and Erie canal with the Ohio river, and to the south bend of St. Joseph's river 1834, Mar. 5 ... 95
1201. Of Louisiana, for a grant to reimburse the expense of erecting a levee on the Mississippi river, in the parish of Point Coupée 1834, Mar. 5 ... 95

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1202. Of Georgia, in relation to a proper disposition of the public lands 1834, Mar. 5 ... 951
1217. Of Ohio, for a grant to aid in the construction of a canal to connect the Pennsylvania and Ohio canals 1834, Mar. 24 ... 961
1218. Of Florida, for a grant to aid in the construction of a railroad from Jacksonville to the Gulf of Mexico 1834, Mar. 25 ... 962
1219. Of Florida, for a grant to aid in the construction of the Florida, Alabama, and Georgia railroad 1834, Mar. 25 ... 963
1221. Of Ohio, for donations to the officers and soldiers of the war of 1812--'15 1834, April 7 ... 968
1222. Of Ohio, for a distribution of a part of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the States for education 1834, April 7 ... 960

MEMORIALS OF INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS.

758. Of the Tombeckbee Association, for the cultivation of the vine and olive 1829, Dec. 30 ... 19
861. Of purchasers in Alabama for further relief 1830, Dec. 23 ... 216
867. Of the officers of the war of 1812--'15 for bounty land 1831, Jan. 4 ... 220
940. Of citizens of Missouri for the final settlement of land claims in that State 1831, Dec. 23 ... 326
955. Of the officers of the war of 1812--'15 for bounty land 1832, Jan. 3 ... 338
1047. Of trustees of Jefferson College, Mississippi, for a donation 1832, Mar. 20 ... 422

MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

860. Legal argument on claim of Antoine Soulard to land in Missouri 1830, Dec. 22 ... 201
874. Judge Peck's opinion on the land claims of the heirs of Mackay Wherry and Auguste Chouteau and others, in Missouri 1831, Jan. 7 ... 225
1006. On condition of the office of the surveyor of the public lands south of Tennessee 1832, Feb. 9 ... 378
1076. In relation to the removal of the office of the surveyor general of the public lands south of Tennessee 1832, Dec. 20 ... 513
1079. Relative to the amendment of the act of July 9, 1832, for the final adjustment of land claims in Missouri 1832, Dec. 28 ... 516
1087. Extracts from Solorzano's Politica Indiana, showing the powers of the Spanish viceroys and governors of the Indies in reference to land grants 1833, Jan. 8 ... 556
1189. On land claims in Missouri, with translations of sundry Spanish laws and customs relating thereto 1834, Feb. 19 ... 921

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