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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

American State Papers --TABLE OF CONTENTS TO CLAIMS.

American State Papers [Claims: Volume 1] : Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO CLAIMS.

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MESSAGES OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
• No.
• ... Page.
• 179 On the subject of the claim of Caron de Beaumarchais, February 6, 1807 ... 334
• 318 On a revision of the act authorizing payment for property destroyed by the enemy during the late war with Great Britain, December 6, 1816 ... 484
• 324 Transmitting the proceedings of the commissioner appointed under the act providing for the payment of claims for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy while in the military service of the United States, December 23, 1816 ... 490
• 375 Transmitting copies of a new representation of the claim of Caron de Beaumarchais, with the correspondence between the minister of the United States at Paris and the Duke de Richelieu on said claim, January 16, 1818 ... 538
• 601 Transmitting additional documents on the subject of the claim of Caron de Beaumarchais, April 1, 1822 ... 859

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
• 18 On the petition of Nicholas Ferdinand Westphal, a deserter from the British service in 1777, for the reward in land and money promised by the resolve of Congress of the 27th August, 1776, February 25, 1791 ... 27
• 49 On the petition of Stephen Sayre for remuneration for his services as secretary to the American commissioners at Paris from 1st May, 1777, to 5th September, 1779, April 23, 1794. (See report of commissioners, Nos. 53 and 110) ... 81
• 89 On the memorial of Antonia Carmichael for compensation for services performed by her late husband as Chargé des Affaires at Spain, and for the expenses of his mission, February 23, 1797 ... 200
• 132 On the memorial of Fulwar Skipwith, praying reimbursement of certain moneys advanced by him while acting as Consul General at Paris in 1795, April 6, 1802 ... 269
• 136 On the memorial of Tobias Lear, praying indemnity against losses and expenses while commercial agent at St. Domingo, January 25, 1803 ... 273
• 142 On the petition of W. Wilson, J. Potts, and D. Easton, for relief in the case of a vessel and cargo captured by a French privateer and sold at Charleston under the authority of the French consul, February 10, 1803 ... 284
• 157 On the petition of Moses Young, for compensation for consular services at Madrid, March 10, 1804 ... 307
• 175 On the petition of Jared Shattuck, for indemnity for the illegal capture and loss of a ship and cargo by a naval officer, April 12, 1806 ... 332
• 183 On the message of the President in relation the claim of the representative of Caron de Beaumarchais, and enclosing the opinion of the Attorney General on the merits of said claim, December 14, 1807 ... 343
• 250 On the memorial of Jonathan S. Smith, praying indemnity for the loss of a quantity of coffee confiscated by the Dey of Algiers, March 22, 1814 ... 435
• 361 On the petition of sundry inhabitants of the district of Detroit, in Michigan Territory, praying compensation for losses sustained by the surrender of the said Territory to the enemy in 1812, December 17, 1817 ... 529
• 388 On the petition of James Caze and John Richaud for the restoration of a ship removed from Castine by the British in 1815, after the treaty of peace, February 10, 1818 ... 551

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
• 2 On the petition of William Mumford, praying compensation while settling his public accounts, and of Samuel Armstrong, a paymaster, proposing to pay a balance against him in evidences of the public debt or stock, March 8, 1790 ... 7
• 3 On the petition of the officers of the South Carolina line for interest, March 19, 1790 ... 8
• 5 On the Baron de Steuben, late Major General and Inspector General, for further allowances, April 6, 1790 ... 11
• 6 On the petition of William Finnie, for his expenses while settling his public accounts, for loss on a final settlement certificate, for depreciation and pay as commissary of military stores, and for land as a Colonel in the army; and the petition of James Warren for depreciation and difference between old emission money and specie, April 12, 1790 ... 16, 17
• 9 On the petition of Stephen Moore, for the use and occupation of West Point as a military post, June 10, 1790 ... 19
• 17 On the petition of Comfort Sands and others, for damages for withdrawing a contract for a supply of rations, February 25, 1791 ... 26
• 22 On the petition of George Webb, for further allowances as receiver of continental taxes in Virginia, and for reimbursement of a sum of money lost or stolen, December 12, 1791 ... 31
• 23 On the petition of the widow of Major General Nathaniel Greene, for indemnification against the effects of certain engagements entered into for the United States by her late husband while commanding in the South, December 26, 1791 ... 33
• 26 On the petition of Edward Carnes's executors for supplies furnished and work done of several public vessels, February 29, 1792 ... 50
• 27 On several petitions praying the renewal of certain certificates alleged to have been destroyed or lost; and on petition of Jacob Rush, April 18, 1792 ... 51, 52
• 28 On the claim of Robert Neil for horses and cattle captured from the enemy, April 21, 1792 ... 52
• 29 On the petition of Joseph Henderson, claiming further compensation for services as naval paymaster, April 27, 1792 ... 53
• 31 On claims for depreciation, property used, damaged, or destroyed by the army, and for interest on advances for the use of American prisoners at Quebec, November 22, 1792 ... 55

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• 37 On the petition of Daniel Parker, praying a readjustment of his account and composition of his debt to the United States, January 13, 1794 ... 73
• 38 On the memorial of Winthrop Sargent, Secretary of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio, for expenses incurred by him while performing the duties of Governor, February 3, 1794 ... 74
• 41 On the claims of Stephen Porter, for supplies furnished the army, for house-rent while occupied by the United States troops, and for indemnification against a judgment obtained against him, January 12, 1794 ... 76
• 43 Stating the petition of Arthur Hughes to have been lost or mislaid, and complaining of the reference of private claims to the Treasury Department, February 22, 1794 ... 77
• 46 On the claim of the State of Kentucky for expenses of certain expeditions against the Indians since the 1st January, 1785, April 7, 1794 ... 79
• 62 On the petition of William Gardner, Commissioner of Loans for New Hampshire, for expenses incurred and advances made on public account; on the memorial of Moses White for expense, for money advanced, and for additional pay as Aid-de-camp to Brigadier General Hazen; and on the petition of Thomas Coit to be discharged from the payment of money lost by fire by him while a collector of revenue, February 2, 1795 ... 147, 148
• 66 Transmitting an abstract of 124 claims against the United States, made pursuant to "An act relative to claims against the United States not barred by any act of limitation, and which have not already been adjusted," deemed inadmissible, December 23, 1795 ... 172 to 181
• 93 On the state of the accounts of General Kosciusko with the United States on the debt due to him for military services, principal and interest, December 28, 1797 ... 207
• 95 Enumerating the several sums barred by the statute of limitation, and suggesting general rules to be adopted in relation to loan office certificates, final settlement certificates, and indents of interest, January 8, 1798 ... 209
• 114 On the petition of Benjamin Wells, praying indemnity for loss suffered by him in the discharge of his duty as a collector of revenue, in consequence of riots in 1794, April 2, 1800, (See report of Committee No. 104) ... 235
• 123 On the petition of Joseph Ward for the payment of certain bills of credit commonly called "new emission bills," January 25, 1802 ... 250
• 131 On the claim of Comfort Sands, transmitting the report of the Comptroller of the Treasury and other documents on the same subject, March 29, 1802. (See No. 17.) ... 263
• 149 Transmitting a statement of the claims for services and supplies during the revolutionary war, which, under certain circumstances, are barred by the act of limitation, January 24, 1804 ... 290
• 182 On the claim of the representatives of John D. Schweighauser for advances on the frigate Alliance in 1780, December 11, 1807 ... 342
• 215 Stating the amount of balances standing on the books of the Treasury against the United States which are barred by the statutes of limitation, April 28, 1810 ... 384
• 216 On the practicability of repealing the statutes of limitation in certain cases, and the effect of such repeal on certain classes of claims already barred by the said statutes, December 13, 1810 ... 386
• 261 On the application of John Appleton, an assessor of direct taxes, for additional compensation, November 28, 1814 ... 442
• 275 On the petition of Gould Hoyt, praying indemnity for the illegal seizure and detention of the ship American Eagle at New York in 1810--February 17, 1815 ... 450
• 289 On the petition of Henry Malcolm, a collector of revenue in New York, for indemnity for money lost by mail, January 31, 1816 ... 459
• 303 On the memorial of John Holker, praying the renewal of certain loan office certificates destroyed by fire, February 26, 1816 ... 470
• 311 Stating the sum necessary for discharging the judgment recovered by Gould Hoyt againt the collector and surveyor of the port of New York for the seizure of the ship American Eagle, March 27, 1816 ... 475
• 366 On the petition of John Bate, a lessee of the salt works on the Wabash, praying relief from loss by the inundation of the Ohio ... 533
• 453 On the petition and papers of Captain Frederick Brown, claiming to be allowed credit in his accounts for certain lost vouchers, December 21, 1818 ... 639
• 454 Returning the bill for the relief of Lieut. Adolphus Bughardt, with his objections, December 21, 1818 ... 640
• 557 Transmitting the proceedings of the officers of the Treasury Department under the act for the relief of John H. Pyatt, late army contractor, February 19, 1821 ... 780
• 574 On the petition of James Morrison for indemnity for money advanced to a deputy commissary general, January 30, 1822 ... 821

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
• 1 On the petition of Ruth Roberts, widow of a captain of militia from the State of Connecticut, and disabled by sickness, praying that the deceased might be considered a pensioner from 1776 to 1789; and on the petition of Ezra Smith, a lieutenant, disabled by sickness, praying to be placed on the invalid pension list, February 5, 1790 ... 5, 6
• 2 On the petition of John Ely, a colonel of the Connecticut State line, for compensation for medical services; and the petition of Jeremiah Ryan, praying to be placed on the invalid pension roll, and for arrears, March 8, 1790 ... 7, 8
• 4 On the petition of the officers of the regiment of artillery artificers for half-pay or the commutation thereof, March 19, 1790 ... 9
• 7 On the petition of Thomas Simpson, a captain-lieutenant, for an increase of pension, April 23, 1790 ... 18
• 8 On the petition of Henry Emanuel Lutterloh for commutation of half-pay as a colonel, and his travelling expenses from Europe, May 20, 1790 ... 18
• 10 On the petition of the children of the late Lieutenant John Harris, the late Captain Robert Lewis, the late Dr. David Gould, and of Hannah Douglas, widow of the late Colonel William Douglas, for seven years' half-pay, June 21, 1790 ... 20
• 11 On the petition of the officers of a troop of cavalry, raised and employed by Virginia in the Illinois country, for commutation, June 22, 1790 ... 22
• 12 On the petition of Lieutenant Caleb Brewster for reimbusement of medical expenses, with interest, and for a pension, June 23, 1790 ... 23
• 15 On the petitions of the widow of the late Colonel Owen Roberts, and the children of the late Major Andrew Leitch, and of the late Captain William White, for seven years' half-pay, February 15, 1791 ... 25
• 16 On the petition of Francis Suzor Debevere, a surgeon&s mate, who remained in captivity to the close of the war, for his pay, February 15, 1791 ... 26
• 19 On the subject of invalid pensions, and in favor of adhering, generally, to the decisions of the States, February 26, 1791 ... 28
• 21 On the claims of the widows or children of several officers who died in service for seven years' half-pay, November 23, 1791 ... 30
• 24 On the petitions of sundry officers and seamen of the navy whose claims were barred by the statute of limitation, while absent from the United States, January 30, 1792 ... 49

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• 30 On the petition of Samuel B. Turner, late an ensign in the Maryland battalion of levies, for ransom and other expenses, while a prisoner to the Indians, May 1, 1792 ... 54
• 32 Transmitting to the House of Representatives a list of claims of invalid pensioners returned by the circuit court, and who have been placed on the list transmitted from the War Office to the Commissioners of Loans for the respective States, and returned to the Secretary of the Treasury for arrearages of pension, December 14, 1792 ... 56, 58

  Transmitting a list of invalid pensioners examined by the judges of the circuit court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts ... 62

  Transmitting a list of invalid pensioners examined by the judges of the circuit court of the United States for the district of Connecticut ... 64

  Transmitting a list of invalid pensioners examined by the judges of the circuit court of the United States for the district of New Jersey ... 67

• 33 On the claims of Thomas Hunt, John Fox, and Henry Bacon, for arrearages of pay due them for services rendered during the late war, February 8, 1793 ... 68
• 34 On the claims of Captain Jonathan Haskell for indemnity for public money by him lost; and of Abraham Watson for remuneration for services rendered as a surgeon to a number of officers and prisoners on Long Island, February 15, 1793 ... 69
• 35 On the claims of the widows and children of the officers killed, or who died of wounds received at Bunker Hill; and indemnity to Peter Covenhoven, an invalid, for expenses incurred by his wounds, February 21, 1793 ... 70, 71
• 40 On the petition of William McHatton praying to be placed on the pension list of the United States, with the opinion of the Attorney General on the resolves of Congress in relation to pensions, February 13, 1794 ... 75
• 51 In obedience to "An act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions," annexing a list of applicants for pensions according to the returns of the several districts where cerfificates were taken, April 25, 1794 ... 83

  Transmitting a statement of the cases of all claimants to invalid pensions who have obtained certificates from the circuit courts, April 25, 1794 ... 107 to 122

• 55 Transmitting twenty-three additional claims for invalid pensions, May 22, 1794 ... 124 to 127
• 56 Transmitting four additional claims to invalid pensions, May 29, 1794 ... 128
• 57 On the memorial of Captain Peter Perret, an officer exchanged on the 26th of August, 1778, for the allowance of his commutation, November 24, 1794 ... 129 to 133
• 59 On invalid pension claims received at the War Department since May 29, 1794: December 31, 1794 ... 134
• 63 Transmitting statements of claims to invalid pensions received since December 30, 1794: February 21, 1795 ... 149 to 157
• 64 Transmitting claims to invalid pensions received since February 21, 1795: February 28, 1795 ... 158 to 165
• 65 Transmitting claims to invalid pensions received since February 28, 1795: March 2, 1795 ... 165 to 172
• 69 On the petition of Monsieur Poirey for compensation for services as secretary and aid-de-camp to General Lafayette, April 5, 1796 ... 183
• 76 On the claim of Hugh L. White for militia services against the southwestern Indians, in 1793: December 26, 1796 ... 192
• 81 On the petitions of Mary Hibbon, widow of F. Cranbury, for bounty land, and Michael Van Kleek for arrears of pay, January 27, 1797 ... 194
• 82 On the petition of Bazaleel Howe and David Jones for expenses incurred by them in consequence of being disbanded by the act of 1796: February 3, 1797 ... 195
• 112 On the petitions of sundry officers of dragoons in the Georgia militia for compensation for the services performed by them during the Indian hostilities in the year 1792, in Georgia, March 14, 1800 ... 226
• 139 Furnishing documents and information relative to the Georgia militia claims, February 4, 1803 ... 277
• 217 On the petition of Jervis Cutler for the continuation of his pay and emoluments after his commission had expired, December 31, 1810 ... 407
• 233 On the memorial of David Henley praying to be discharged from a balance found against him in the settlement of his accounts as paymaster general and general agent for the Territory southwest of the Ohio, June 9, 1812 ... 418
• 280 Of the mode in which pensioners are paid in those States in which there is no loan office; of the number of pensioners; and the annual payments to invalid pensioners, January 4, 1816 ... 454
• 297 On the petition of Taylor and McNeal claiming compensation for scows sunk for the defence of Baltimore, February 16, 1816 ... 466
• 310 Of the usage of the War Department in relation to the payment of claims for interest, March 23, 1816 ... 475
• 508 Transmitting the rules and regulations in relation to the execution of the act for the payment of claims for property destroyed by the British, January 12, 1820 ... 690
• 514 Transmitting a list of the names and rank of pensioners inscribed on the pension roll under the act of the 18th of March, 1818: January 20, 1820 ... 700
• 519 Transmitting a statement of the number of persons placed on the pension roll under the act of the 18th of March, 1818, with the term of service, respectively, February 16, 1820 ... 703
• 578 Transmitting information of the number of revolutionary pensioners placed on the pension roll under the act of the 18th of March, 1818: February 8, 1822 ... 824
• 589 Transmitting further information in relation to revolutionary pensioners, February 22, 1822 ... 836
• 608 Transmitting the number of pensioners placed on the pension list by virtue of the acts of the 18th of March, 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820, stating the time of service and compensation of each, December 3, 1822 ... 873
• 619 Of the number of pension applicants for the benefits of the acts of March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, and the amounts paid to pensioners during the years 1818 and 1822: February 10, 1823 ... 885
• 625 Furnishing further information on the subject of invalid pensions, March 1, 1823 ... 893

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
• 193 On the petition of Robert Elwell, praying indemnity for demurrage and expenses of a vessel chartered by the United States and captured for want of necessary documents, April 5, 1808 ... 363

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
• 13 On the petition of Thomas Barclay for compensation for consular and other services, H. R. July 24,1790 ... 24
• 14 On the petition of the heirs of the late Colonel John Laurens, for interest on the sum allowed for his diplomatic services and expenses, January 28, 1791 ... 24
• 20 On resolutions of Virginia upon the claims of sundry individuals for pay, depreciation of pay, pensions, &c., for revolutionary services, March 3, 1791 ... 29
• 25 Recommending a judicial decision on the claim of Comfort Sands and others, for damages for withdrawing a contract for a supply of rations, February 8, 1792 ... 50
• 36 On the claims of Arthur St. Clair for wages and expenses incurred in negotiating an Indian treaty, March 1, 1793 ... 73
• 39 On the claim of William Dewees for indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy at Valley Forge, February 11, 1794 ... 74
• 42 On the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the claim of Stephen Porter for supplies furnished the army, for house rent, and for indemnity against a judgment against him, February 25, 1794 ... 76

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• 44 On the petition of Josiah Witter, to be placed on the pension list of the United States, March 5, 1794, H. R. ... 78
• 45 Recommending the appointment of a committee to bring in a bill to bar all commissioned officers from being placed on the pension list who have received their commutation, unless they shall first return the same, and otherwise support their claims, according to law, March 21, 1794, H. R. ... 78
• 47 In favor of granting further compensation to those clerks of the Treasury Department who were in Philadelphia during the yellow fever, and to the families of those who died of that decease, H. R. April 17, 1794 ... 79
• 48 In favor of the claims of Arthur St. Clair for compensation, and expenses incurred in negotiating an Indian treaty, H. R., April 22, 1794 ... 80
• 50 On the petition of Louis Ayott for compensation for supplies furnished the army at the siege of Quebec, H. R., April 24, 1794 ... 83
• 52 In favor of granting to the State of North Carolina a credit on the books of the Treasury of the United States for the amount of all such claims as have been paid by her, as would have been paid under the act of Congress of March 27, 1792, for settling the claims of persons barred by the statutes of limitation, April 30, 1794 ... 123
• 53 In favor of the petition of Stephen Sayre for compensation and expenses for diplomatic services, May 5, 1794 ... 123
• 54 On the memorial of Phil. Audebert and others, clerks in the executive departments, for extra pay for services rendered during the yellow fever in Philadelphia, May 16, 1794 ... 124
• 58 On the expediency of altering the act concerning invalids, passed 7th June, 1794, December 23, 1794 ... 134
• 60 On the petition of Joab Stafford for arrears of his pension from 16th August, 1777, to June, 1793, January 2, 1795 ... 146
• 61 On the claims of Nathaniel Appleton, commissioner of loans for State of Massachusetts, for office rent, fuel, and loss of a house, January 13, 1795 ... 147
• 67 On the petition of Ebenezer Stetson, who received a wound on board of a privateer, for an invalid pension, January 20, 1796 ... 182
• 68 On the resolution directing to be made out a list of all the officers of the army and navy of the United States entitled to arrearages of pay or other emoluments for their services during the late war, and of the sums due to them respectively, January 26, 1796 ... 182
• 71 On the petition of John Gibbons, treasurer of the State of Georgia, that final settlement certificates may be issued in favor of said State, in provision for the adjustment of her claims against the United States for pay, and commutation of half-pay, made to the officers of the Georgia line, and for payment of interest due thereon, April 12, 1796 ... 185
• 72 On the petition of the administrators of Samuel Fowler, for indemnity for a counterfeit final certificate, May 7, 1796 ... 189
• 73 On the petition of the widow of General Greene for indemnity against certain engagements entered into by him for the public benefit, May 13, 1796 ... 189
• 74 On the proceedings of the accounting officers of the Treasury on certain claims, recommending a disagreement to the same in the case of John T. Gillman, May 31, 1796 ... 190
• 75 On the claim of the widow of Major General Greene for indemnity against certain engagements entered into by him for the public benefit, May 31, 1796 ... 191
• 77 On the expediency of extending the benefit of the resolve of Congress of 16th September, 1796, to the representatives of the officers and soldiers of the late army, who died in service, January 3, 1797 ... 192
• 78 On the petition of Gilbert Dench for loss sustained by depreciation, January 4, 1797 ... 193
• 79 On the petition of James Ore for compensation for horses stolen from him by the Indians, January 12, 1797 ... 193
• 80 On the petition of Frederick Hebner for settlement of his father's account for making powder, January 16, 1797 ... 194
• 83 On the claim of George Colbert for supplies furnished an expedition against the Creek Indians, February 3, 1797 ... 196
• 84 On the expediency of making provision by law for the renewal of lost certificates, February 6, 1797 ... 196
• 85 On the petition of Anne Welsh, widow of Captain Welsh, for an allowance of seven years' half-pay and for commutation and land warrants, as executrix of her brother, George Hurlbut, February 7, 1797 ... 196
• 86 On the claim of the corporation of Rhode Island college for occupation of and damages done to their edifice by the troops of the United States, February 11, 1797 ... 197
• 87 On the claim of Thomas Frothingham for indemnity for property destroyed by the United States troops, February 15, 1797 ... 199
• 88 On the claim of Samuel Abbot & others for arrears of pay due for services during the last war, February 21, 1797 ... 199
• 90 On the expediency of designating certain claims against the United States to be excepted from the operation of the acts of limitation, and reviewing said acts, February 24, 1797 ... 202
• 91 On the petition of Azor Bagley for compensation for loss sustained by him on two forged final settlement certificates, December 22, 1797 ... 203
• 92 On the memorial of the daughters of the late Count de Grasse for provision for their support in consideration of services rendered by their father during the war, December 27, 1797 ... 206
• 94 On the petition of John Frank for an allowance during his captivity to the Miami Indians, January 8, 1798 ... 208
• 96 On the claim of the widow of Thomas Clark, for compensation for the services of said Clark, and to be indemnified against a judgment against him for hire of a negro man, January 18, 1798 ... 210
• 97 On the petition of Henry Hill, reporting a statement of facts relative to the demands against which the United States have indemnified General Greene, as surety for John Banks, February 14, 1798 ... 210
• 98 On the claim of Thomas Lewis for compensation as a supernumerary aid to General Wayne, February 15, 1798 ... 214
• 99 On the petitions of Joseph Ball and others, holders of "new emission bills," issued by the respective States, which have depreciated below their nominal value, to have provision made by Congress for their redemption, February 26, 1798 ... 215
• 100 On the petition of George P. Frost and others for compensation for loan office certificates, final settlement and quartermaster's certificates, and land warrants and lottery tickets, alleged to have been lost or destroyed, March 9, 1798 ... 216
• 101 On a resolution directing an inquiry to be made into the expediency of altering or amending the acts respecting invalid pensioners, March 26, 1798 ... 216
• 102 On the memorial of sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania for indemnity for losses sustained by the militia in 1794, April 5, 1798 ... 218
• 103 On the petition of Jonathan Haskell for indemnity for money lost by him, April 16, 1798 ... 219
• 104 On the petition of Benjamin Wells for indemnity for losses sustained as a collector of the revenue in consequence of opposition to the laws under which he acted by riots, May 2, 1798 ... 219
• 105 On the petition of John Vaughan for loss sustained in consequence of various deposites of bullion in the mint of the United States to be converted into coin, July 9, 1798 ... 219

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• 106 On the petition of John Rogers for compensation for his expenses in obeying a summons from a committee of the House of Representatives to attend as a witness on the impeachment of William Blount, February 27, 1799 ... 221
• 107 On the petition of Daniel Smith for indemnity for losses suffered by him by Indian depredations, January 23, 1800 ... 222
• 108 On the petition of Susannah Fowle, praying provision to be made for her on the death of her husband, an officer of the army, who died while in service, February 11, 1800 ... 222
• 109 On the petition of David Wiley, praying a remission of duty, he being deprived of the use of his still for a large portion of the time to which his license extended, February 21, 1800 ... 222
• 110 On the several petitions of Stephen Sayre, for remuneration for his diplomatic services as secretary of the American legation at the Court of Berlin, March 4, 1800, (see No. 53, report of committee, and report Secretary of State, No. 49) ... 223
• 111 On the petition of Beriah Norton, praying Congress to grant him assistance to prosecute a claim against the British Government for supplies furnished to the troops, March 13, 1800 ... 226
• 113 On the petition of Samuel Brown for compensation for certificates of his wages, of which the regimental agent was defrauded and was unable afterwards to pay, March 25, 1800 ... 235
• 115 On the petition of William Tazewell for compensation for his diplomatic services, as secretary to Mr. Gerry, while envoy to the French republic, April 9, 1800 ... 239
• 116 On the petitions of sundry persons for compensation for loan office and final settlement certificates alleged to have been lost or destroyed, April 22, 1800 ... 241
• 117 On the memorial of Charles Pettit, surviving partner of Major General Greene and John Cox in the office of Quartermaster General, for a commission of one per cent. on such further sums as shall appear to be reasonable on an estimate to be formed of the disbursements of that department, not yet ascertained, April 29, 1800 ... 242
• 118 On the petition of Stephen G. Simmons for loss in the value of a horse, May 2, 1800 ... 248
• 119 On the petition of William Markwood for indemnity for loss of his property by the burning of the War Department in 1800, January 19, 1801 ... 249
• 120 On the petition of John Hoxie for the commutation of his pension, December 16, 1801 ... 249
• 121 On the petition of Hugh White & Richard Martin, praying the purchase of certain must timber thrown upon their hands for want of punctuality in their contract, December 30, 1801 ... 249
• 122 On the petition of Samuel Dexter, late Secretary of War, for indemnity against the expenses of a suit against him for loss of a house by fire, while occupied as the War Department, January 11, 1802 ... 250
• 124 On the petition of Paul Coulon, a French citizen, for indemnity for losses sustained by the alleged misconduct of the revenue officers in relation to two prizes and cargoes brought into the port of Wilmington, N. C., by a French privateer in 1796, February 1, 1802 ... 251
• 125 On two memorials of Hugh Hughes, a deputy quartermaster general in the army, praying compensation for services rendered during the revolutionary war, and a settlement of his accounts, his books and vouchers having been consumed by fire, February 17, 1802 ... 255
• 126 On the petition of Francis Duchouquet for the reimbursement of certain moneys advanced by him for the redemption of certain American citizens from Indian captivity, February 19, 1802 ... 256
• 127 On the expediency of making provision by law for the payment of such loan office and final settlement certificates as may have been lost, and for the payment or renewal of which application was made prior to the 12th June, 1799, March 16, 1802 ... 256
• 128 On the petition of Robert Sanders for indemnity for loss by fire of his barn, through the negligence of certain public agents, March 25, 1802 ... 259
• 129 On the petition of Theodosius Fowler, praying that the claim of the United States against him for a balance in his accounts as an army contractor may be extinguished, and that a suit commenced on said claim may be stopped, March 25, 1802 ... 259
• 130 On the petition of Eleanor Haggerty, for compensation for the time she was imprisoned as a witness in default of security, March 31, 1802 ... 263
• 133 On the claim of Comfort Sands for damages occasioned by breach of contract to furnish supplies to the army, April 15, 1802 ... 272
• 134 On the petition of Sarah Peters for a pension, her husband having died while acting as a surgeon's mate in the army, January 5, 1803 ... 273
• 135 On the petition of Hugh Alexander and others, praying relief from a second payment of certain sums of money to the deputy of the late marshal of the district of Ohio, January 10, 1803 ... 273
• 137 On the petition of George Mason to be placed on the invalid pension list of the United States, January 1803 ... 276
• 138 On the petition of the representatives of George Wilson for a pension, February 4, 1803 ... 276
• 140 On the petition of Ann Elliott for relief, her husband, an army contractor, having been killed by the Indians, February 8, 1803 ... 282
• 141 On the report of the Secretary of War on the Georgia militia claims and the documents accompanying said report, February 10, 1803 ... 285
• 143. On the petition of Jonathan Hastings, postmaster, to be reimbursed his expenses incurred in defending a suit, February 12, 1803 ... 285
• 144 On the claim of Jacob Gideon for his share of the condemnation money on an information by him of a violation of the revenue laws, February 15, 1803 ... 285
• 145 On the claim of Benjamin and Andrew Mifflin for extra expenses incurred in removing the Purveyor's office from Philadelphia to Buck tavern in 1800--February 18, 1803 ... 287
• 146 On the claim of William Breck for expenses of transporting and safekeeping a mutineer at sea, February 22, 1803 ... 287
• 147 On the petition of David Valenzin for indemnification for oppression and illegal conduct by certain armed vessels of the United States in the seizure of his vessel, December 12, 1803 ... 288
• 148 On the petition of John F. Randolph and Randolph McGillis, with the report of the Secretary of War, concerning the claims against the United States for services of the Georgia militia, December 16, 1803 ... 289
• 150 On the petition of David Valenzin for indemnity for the illegal seizure of a vessel and cargo, February 1, 1804 ... 292
• 151 On the petition of Ann Elliott for provision for her, her husband, an army contractor, having been killed by the enemy, February 15, 1804 ... 297
• 152 On the petition of Paul Harralson, late collector for Tennessee, for indemnity for the loss of his house, papers, and money by fire, February 27, 1804 ... 297
• 153 On the claim of the executors of John Habersham, late collector for Savannah, for relief from the second payment of certain bills of exchange on the War and Navy Departments, February 27, 1804 ... 298
• 154 On the memorial of Thomas Mounger for further allowance on account of certain beef cattle lost by disease, that were intended for the army supplies, February 28, 1804 ... 298
• 155 On the claim of William Eaton for consular services at Tunis, February 29, 1804 ... 299
• 156 On the petition of J. Brooks and N. Peed for costs of a suit commenced on their information for a supposed breach of the laws against the importation of negroes into the United States, March 7, 1804 ... 307
• 158 On the claim of William A. Barron for travelling expenses on public service, March 24, 1804 ... 308
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• 159 On the claim of Margaret Ralston for the wages of her late husband during his confinement by disease while an inspector of the revenue, December 12, 1804 ... 308
• 160 On the petition of Alexander Scott for indemnity for Indian depredations on his property, January 22, 1805 ... 309
• 161 On the memorial of Richard Taylor, praying for an increase of pension, February 13, 1805 ... 310
• 162 On the memorial of Return J. Meigs, jun., for compensation for performing the duties of a judge of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio, February 18, 1805 ... 311
• 163 On the memorial of Nancy Flinn, widow of an interpreter killed in service by the Indians, March 1, 1805 ... 312
• 164 On the claim of James Gilham for return of expenses incurred in redeeming his family from Indian captivity, February 11, 1806 ... 313
• 165 On the petition of Richard Sexton for indemnity for losses on a contract for erecting piers in the river Delaware, February 19, 1806 ... 313
• 166 On the petition of Thomas Streshley, late collector in Kentucky, to be relieved from the payment of a judgment obtained against him, February 28, 1806 ... 313
• 167 On the petition of the merchants of Newburyport in Massachusetts, praying for the reimbursement of the cost of the erection of two piers in the Merrimack river, March 4, 1806 ... 314
• 168 On the claim of the representative of Caron de Beaumarchais for the payment of supplies furnished by him to the United States, March 10, 1806 ... 314, 319
• 169 On the petition of Andrew Joseph Villard for compensation for an invention of a new method of mounting guns on fortifications, March 17, 1806 ... 320
• 170 On the memorial of Daniel Cotton for indemnity for loss by the impressment of a vessel by the Bey of Tunis, March 26, 1806 ... 32
• 171 On the petition of J. H. Webb, a post-rider, who was shot through the body while carrying the mail in the Creek nation, for relief, March 29, 1806 ... 322
• 172 On the petition of Rebecca Hodgson for indemnity for a house burnt while occupied as the War Department, April 1, 1806 ... 323
• 173 On the claim of William Eaton for consular services at Tunis, April 9, 1806 ... 323
• 174 On the claim of the representatives of Caron de Beaumarchais, April 11, 1806 ... 332
• 176 On the petition of William Monday, a dismissed officer, for a pension, December 16, 1806 ... 333
• 177 Of what description of claims against the United States are barred by statutes of limitation which in justice ought to be paid, January 6, 1807 ... 333
• 178 On the petition of Jonathan Snowden to be allowed to retain a sum of money advanced to him as arrears of pension which was not due to him, January 19, 1807 ... 334
• 180 On the memorial of Daniel Cotton for indemnity for loss sustained by the impressment of a vessel by the Dey of Tunis, February 19, 1807 ... 337
• 181 On the message of the President of the United States, transmitting a memorial of the French minister on the subject of the claim of the late Caron de Beaumarchais, February 26, 1807 ... 341
• 184 On the memorial of Peter Landais for indemnity for prizes taken in 1779 by the frigate Alliance and sent to Bergen, where they were restored to the enemy by the King of Denmark, December 23, 1807 ... 346
• 185 On the memorial of Mary, widow of Thomas Barclay, praying compensation for consular and other services performed by her husband, January 8, 1808 ... 347
• 187 On the expediency of allowing additional compensation to the board of commissioners appointed for the purpose of ascertaining claims to land west of Pearl river, January 11, 1808 ... 355
• 188 On the memorial of Ferdinand Mullenheim for indemnity for loss sustained by the insolvency of the marshal of Maryland, January 11, 1808 ... 357
• 190 On the claim of Jared Shattuck for indemnity for the illegal capture and subsequent loss of a ship and cargo by a naval officer, February 17, 1808 ... 358
• 191 On the petition of inhabitants of Knox county in Kentucky, praying compensation for the loss they sustained by the military of the United States in 1801--February 25, 1808 ... 360
• 194 On the memorial of Return J. Meigs, jun. and others, witnesses on the trial of Aaron Burr, praying further compensation, December 27, 1808 ... 364
• 195 On the claim of William White and others, for indemnity for property destroyed by the troops of the United States, January 30, 1809 ... 365
• 196 On the memorial of Thomas Paine, praying compensation for revolutionary services, Feb. 1, 1809 ... 366
• 197 On the petition of Hannah Foster for arrears of pay due her late husband, June 16, 1809 ... 368
• 198 On the petition of John Murray, praying the payment of sundry loan office certificates barred by limitation acts, June 17, 1809 ... 369
• 199 On the petition of Ezra Thurber, for indemnity for a house burnt while in public service, December 21, 1809 ... 370
• 200 On the petition of Elizabeth, widow of Colonel Alexander Hamilton, praying the commutation of her late husband's half pay, January 11, 1810 ... 370
• 201 On the petition of Daniel Bradley for indemnity for a horse killed in the military service, January 16, 1810 ... 371
• 202 On the petition of John Thompson for compensation for military services and expenditures, January 22, 1810 ... 371
• 203 On the petition of sundry surviving officers of the late army, praying half-pay for life in lieu of five years' full pay heretofore received by them, January 31, 1810 ... 372
• 204 On the petition of Peter Landais for indemnity for prizes, taken in 1799, by the frigate Alliance and sent to Bergen, where they were restored by the King of Denmark to the enemy, February 5, 1810 ... 373
• 205 On the claim of General A. St. Clair for advances made during the Revolution, February 13, 1810 ... 375
• 206 On the petition of Amey Dardin for remuneration for a horse impressed in the military service, February 28, 1810 ... 377
• 207 On the memorial of Charles Minifie for compensation for masts, spars, and other materials furnished the navy yard at Washington, March 1, 1810 ... 377
• 208 On the petition of John Mullowney for indemnity for the capture of a British brig within the limits of the United States, by a French cruiser, March 2, 1810 ... 379
• 209 On the petition of Alexander Scott and others, for indemnity for Indian depredations on their property, March 14, 1810 ... 379
• 210 On the petition of Moses Young for compensation for diplomatic services, March 14, 1810 ... 380
• 211 On the petition of Zebulon Wade for expenses and a pension on account of a wound received in the naval service, March 20, 1810 ... 381
• 212 On the claim of Commodore Whipple for revolutionary services and sacrifices, March 27, 1810 ... 381
• 213 On the petition of Charles Bean for compensation for services and expenses in assisting to enforce the embargo laws in Massachusetts, in 1809, April 9, 1810 ... 382
• 214 On the petition of Henry Malcolm, a collector, praying to be allowed a credit on the books of the Treasury, for the amount of a sum of money lost by mail, April 16, 1810 ... 383
• 218 On the petition of Captain Thomas Campbell for reimbursement of expenses incurred in consequence of wounds received in the Revolution, January 7, 1811 ... 408
• 219 On the memorial of Isaac Wayne, son and executor of Major General Anthony Wayne, praying the allowance of certain claims in the settlement of the accounts of the said General Wayne, January 10, 1811 ... 408

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• 220 On the claim of Edmund Brooke for depreciation of pay, arrears of pay, commutation and bounty lands, for his revolutionary services, January 19, 1811 ... 410
• 221 On the petition of John Craig for a remuneration for his revolutionary sufferings, January 24, 1811 ... 410
• 222 On the petition of Hopley Yeaton, a naval officer, for compensation for his revolutionary services, Februrry 1, 1811 ... 411
• 223 On the expediency of suspending or repealing the operation of the several statutes of limitation, so far as they bar the payment of certain descriptions of claims, February 7, 1811 ... 411
• 224 On the petition of General James Wilkinson, praying to be remunerated for moneys disbursed in the service of the United States, March 2, 1811 ... 411
• 225 Against the expediency of suspending or repealing the operations of the several acts of limitation, so far as they bar the payment of claims of certain descriptions, December 21, 1811 ... 414
• 226 On the petition of Captain Shelah Benton for an invalid pension, January 31, 1211 ... 414
• 227 On the claim of Christopher Miller for carrying a flag of truce sent by General Wayne to the hostile Indians in 1794, February 3, 1812 ... 415
• 228 On the petition of Thomas Wilson, an army contractor, for further allowance, February 14, 1812 ... 415
• 229 On the petition of Lieutenant Simeon Knight, claiming credit for a sum of money paid by him to General Wilkinson for extra rations as a district paymaster, February 14, 1812 ... 416
• 230 On the petition of John Dixon, assignee of Lucy Dixon, claiming the payment of a final settlement certiticate barred by limitation, March 4, 1812 ... 416
• 231 On the claim of Anna Young, heir of Colonel John Durkee, for seven years' half-pay, March 30, 1812 ... 417
• 232 On the claim of Hezekiah Daggs for retained rations, May 7, 1812 ... 417
• 234 On the claim of Jared Shattuck for indemnity for the illegal capture and subsequent loss of a vessel and cargo by a naval officer, June 12, 1812 ... 418
• 235 On the petition of sundry inhabitants of Knox county, Indiana, for indemnity for depredations by the mounted riflemen of Kentucky under Major General Hopkins, in 1812, January 21, 1813 ... 419
• 236 On the petition of Reuben Attwater, secretary of the Michigan Territory, for extra services, January 28, 1813 ... 420
• 237 On the application of the sureties of a collector of internal revenues in Tennessee to be released from responsibility, February 6, 1813 ... 420
• 238 On the petition of John Dillon for indemnity for the illegal condemnation and sale of a vessel, June 16, 1813 ... 421
• 239 On the petition of James Jay for an allowance for the depreciation of certain moneys paid to him, July 6, 1813 ... 421
• 240 On the bill from the Senate authorizing the payment for wagons and teams captured or destroyed by the enemy at Detroit, July 16, 1813 ... 422
• 242 On the claim of John Thompson for payment of interest withheld from him in the settlement of his accounts, December 17, 1813 ... 423
• 241 On the petition of Commodore Richard Dale, for compensation for sea stores while in command of the ship Ganges, December 17, 1813 ... 424
• 243 On the petition of Kenzie and Forsythe for horses and mules lost in the public service, and for whiskey and gunpowder destroyed at Chicago, December 31, 1813 ... 424
• 244 On the petition of Rebecca Hodgson for indemnity for a house burnt while occupied as the War office, January 7, 1814 ... 425
• 245 On the application of the Legislature of Kentucky that provision be made for horses lost, for the representatives of soldiers killed, and for extraordinary services rendered by the mounted volunteers of that State under Governor Shelby in 1813, February 3, 1814 ... 426
• 246 On a letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a statement of the claims exhibited by the State of Virginia for militia service which have been disallowed at the accountant's office, Feb. 22, 1814 ... 426
• 247 On the petition of Gregoria Sarpy praying indemnity for the interruption of monopoly of the right to trade with the Osage Indians in Louisiana, granted by the Spanish Govermnent, March 7, 1814 ... 432
• 248 On the petition of Thomas Cutts for indemnity for losses sustained by the purchase of a vessel illegally sold for the benefit of the United States, March 7, 1814 ... 432
• 249 On the claim of the heir of Caron de Beaumarchais, for advances to the United States during the Revolution, March 15, 1814 ... 433
• 251 On the memorial of Bowie and Kurtz and others, for indemnity for the loss of the ship Alleghany employed in the public service to carry military and naval stores to the Dey of Algiers, April 8, 1814 ... 435
• 252 On the petition of Thomas Cutts for indemnity for losses sustained by the purchase of an interest in a vessel illegally sold for the benefit of the United States, October 4, 1814 ... 436
• 253 On the claim of Edwin Lewis for timber taken for the public service. October 4, 1814 ... 437
• 254 On the claim of Captain Alex. Sevier for losses sustained in the public service, October 17, 1814 ... 437
• 255 On the petition of Joseph Forrest for indemnity for the loss of the schooner Wm. Yeaton, employed in the public service, to carry provisions to Laguira for the inhabitants of Venezuela, October 21, 1814 ... 438
• 256 On the petition of Moses Ally for indemnity for the loss of a horse while under military arrest, October 29, 1814 ... 439
• 257 On the claim of Rebecca Hodgson for indemnity for a house burnt while occupied as the War Department, October 31, 1814 ... 440
• 258 On the petition of John Chalmers, jun., for indemnity for losses sustained by the burning of the rope-walks at Baltimore, in 1814, by military order, November 7, 1814 ... 411
• 259 On the petition of Wm. Arnold praying the renewal of a loan office certificate which was lost by fire, November 11, 1814 ... 441
• 260 On the petition of Daniel Renner and N. H. Heath for indemnity for the loss of their property by the impressment into the public service of the boats destined for its removal, November 19, 1814 ... 442
• 262 On the expediency of paying for the horses lost by the mounted volunteers under Governor Shelby, and the horses lost in the campaign against the Creek Indians, December 5, 1814 ... 443
• 263 On the petitions of Jacob Shinnick and others for indemnity for the destruction of rope-walks in Baltimore, in 1814, by military order, December 5, 1814 ... 444
• 264 On the petition of James Linsey for indemnity for the loss of a tract of land purchased for direct taxes due to the United States, December 13, 1814 ... 445
• 265 On the petition of John Motlow for indemnity for depredations committed by the Indians on his property in 1781: December 14, 1814 ... 445
• 266 On the petition of W. H. Washington for indemnity for a house destroyed by military order, December 19, 1814 ... 446
• 267 On the petition of the administrator of Mary Rappelya for the renewal of two loan office certificates destroyed by fire, January 13, 1810 ... 446
• 268 On the petition of the widow of Peter K. Hodgkinson, late a prize master in the private armed service, for an increase of pension. January 14, 1815 ... 447
• 269 On the petition of Joshua Penny for indemnity for British cruelty to him, January 18, 1815 ... 447
• 271 On the petition of George Hite for indemnity for property taken by the Indians, in 1776: January 26, 1815 ... 448
• 272 On the petition of Solomon Frazer and Mary Eccleston, to be discharged from responsibility as sureties of a defaulting collector of the revenue, February 1, 1815 ... 449

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• 273 On the petition of John P. Cox, a paymaster of militia, for indemnity for money stolen from him, February 10, 1815 ... 449
• 274 On the petition of Jeremiah Hill, a collector of the revenue, for indemnity for certain judicial expenses, February 11, 1815 ... 450
• 276 On the memorial of the Legislature of the Mississippi Territory for indemnity for the destruction of property by hostile Indians within said Territory, February 21, 1815 ... 452
• 277 On the bill entitled "An act for the relief of James Doyle," of the House of Representatives, recommending, a disagreeinent thereto, February 27, 1815, (Senate) ... 452
• 278 On the petition of Andrew Montgomery for a slave and clothing lost in the military service, December 29, 1815 ... 453
• 279 On the petition of W. Rodgers, a purser in the navy, for indemnity for money lost, January 3, 1816 ... 453
• 281 On the claim of William O'Neal and Robert Taylor for a vessel lost in the flotilla service, January 5, 1816 ... 454
• 283 On the petition of Colonel A. McLane claiming half-pay for life after it had been commuted, January 11, 1816 ... 456
• 284 On the petitions of Abraham Markle and Gideon Frisbee, refugees from Canada, praying relief, January 24 1816 ... 457
• 285 On the petition of Elizabeth, widow of Zaquille Morgan, a captain in the army, who died in service, for a pension, January 26, 1816 ... 457
• 286 On the petition of Daniel Gold and others, militiamen, for indemnity for money lost by their agent, January 29, 1816 ... 457
• 287 On the petition of Zachariah Schoonmaker, an army paymaster, for indemnity for money lost by him, January 29, 1816 ... 458
• 288 On the memorial of John D. Henley for indemnity for losses occasioned by the blowing up of a vessel of war, January 30, 1816 ... 459
• 290 On the memorial of the Legislature of the Mississippi Territory for indemnity for the depredations of the Creek Indians on the property of citizens of said Territory, February 3, 1816 ... 460
• 291 On the memorial of Peter P. Schuyler for indemnity for money lost while in the recruiting service, February 4, 1816 ... 461
• 292 On the petition of Ralph M. Pomeroy for indemnity for a house burnt by the soldiers of the army, February 4, 1816 ... 461
• 293 On the petitions of Nicholas Boilvin, John de Lassize, and Jumonville de Villiers, and others, praying compensation for losses occasioned by the enemy during the late war, February 14, 1816 ... 461
• 294 On the petition of William Flood praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy, in consequence of its being previously occupied by the United States troops, February 16, 1816 ... 462
• 295 On the petition of Edmund Dana, a sutler, praying that the wages due to soldiers who deserted, died, or were discharged, may be paid to him, to indemnify him for his claims against the same, February 16, 1816 ... 462
• 296 On the petition of John Delafield praying that the specie value of forty-three loan office certificates, with the interest on said certificates, may be funded according to law, February 19, 1816 ... 463
• 298 On the petition of Thos. Cutts to be relieved of losses sustained by the purchase of a vessel illegally sold for the benefit of the United States, February 20, 1816 ... 467
• 299 On the claim of Elizabeth, widow of Colonel Alexander Hamilton, for commutation due her late husband, February 24, 1816 ... 467
• 300 On the petition of Wm. P. Lawrence for compensation for a slave lost in the hospital service, February 24, 1816 ... 468
• 301 On the petition of Joseph Sims for compensation for the transportation of prisoners of war, February 24, 1816 ... 468
• 302 On the petition of Abigail O'Flyng for bounty land for extraordinary military services of her husband and three sons, February 26, 1816 ... 469
• 304 On the claims of Thos. Farrer, Wm. Young, and Wm. Mosely, for compensation for taking the third census in South Carolina, March 1, 1816 ... 472
• 305 On the memorial of Jasper Ward and Abraham Riker for indemnity for the confiscation of a prize at Santa Martha, March 8, 1816 ... 472
• 306 On the claim of Joseph Wilson for a horse shot by a sentinel on duty, March 8, 1816 ... 473
• 307 On the expediency of increasing the rate of pension to officers disabled during the late war, and of amending the law requiring proof of claims to pensions, March 8, 1816 ... 473
• 308 On the propriety of paying the damages sustained by the burning of the court-house at Cincinnati, while occupied as a barrack, March 11, 1816 ... 474
• 309 On the petition of Thomas Kemp for indemnity for loss on his contract for building the sloops of war Erie and Ontario, March 11, 1816 ... 475
• 312 On the memorial ot Washington Bowie, John Kurtz, and others, for indemnification for the loss of the ship Alleghany while in the service of the United States, March 30, 1816 ... 476
• 313 On the petition of the supervisors of the county of Clinton, in New York, for indemnity for the destruction of the court-house of said county, April 1, 1816 ... 477
• 314 On the petition of John Crosby and J. Crosby, jr., for compensation for the loss of a wharf and storehouse at Hampden, Massachusetts, April 1, 1816 ... 478
• 315 On the petition of J. H. McCulloch for compensation for services and expenditures as an officer of the customs, April 1, 1816 ... 478
• 316 On the petition of John McCanley, prize agent, for the payment of the valuation of a vessel captured for a breach of the blockade of the port of Tripoli in 1804, April 17, 1816 ... 479
• 317 On the state of the accounts of James Thomas, a deputy quartermaster general of the United States, and of all accounts connected therewith. April 24, 1816 ... 480
• 318 On the petition of William Haslett, praying compensation for the loss of the ship Liberty, yielded up at the instance of the American agent at Tunis, to save American property from confiscation by the Bey, December 16, 1816 ... 481
• 320 On the message of the President of the United States recommending a revision of the act authorizing the payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy while in the military service of the United States, December 17, 1816 ... 486
• 321 On the petition of John A. Thomas for indemnity for money stolen from him while engaged in the recruiting service, December 20, 1816 ... 489
• 322 On the petition of James Goddard for compensation for the loss of his property by the enemy while a collector of internal duties and direct tax, December 20, 1816 ... 489
• 323 On the petition of James Humes, a collector of the revenue for commissions forfeited by a failure to account for his receipts in proper time, December 23, 1816 ... 489
• 325 On the petition of John Delafield, praying that forty-three loan office certificates in his hands, with interest on the same, may be funded for his benefit according to law, December 26, 1816 ... 496
• 326 On the petition of Susannah, widow of Captain Thomas Machin, for arrears of pension due to her late husband, December 31, 1816 ... 497
• 327 On the petition of James Caze and John Richaud for indemnity for the loss of their property by the burning of the United States ship Adams in 1814, January 6, 1817 ... 498

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• 328 On the expediency of amending the act granting bounties in land and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers, January 17, 1817 ... 498
• 329 On the petition of Laurent Bezedone for compensation for the occupation and use of his property by General George Clark in 1786, January 13, 1817 ... 499
• 330 On the petition of Joseph Wescott, for indemnity for money lost while a commander of a company of volunteers in 1813, January 13, 1817 ... 499
• 331 On the petition of John Paulding for an increase of an annuity granted to him for assisting in the arrest of Major Andre, January 13, 1817 ... 500
• 332 On the memorial of Bowie and Kurtz for compensation for the loss of a ship chartered by the United States to carry naval stores to the Dey of Algiers, January 13, 1817 ... 500
• 333 On the petitions of Samuel Thompson and John Dailey, Canadian refugees, for compensation for sacrifices made by them to promote the success of the American cause, January 14, 1817 ... 502
• 334 On the petitions of Daniel Kermer and N. H. Heath for compensation for a ropewalk burnt by the British in 1814, January 17, 1817 ... 502
• 335 On the petition of Alexander McCormick for indemnity for property plundered by the enemy in 1814, January 18, 1817 ... 503
• 336 On the petition of Frederick Jenkins, Rensselaer Havens, and others, for the destruction of a private armed brig by the enemy, January 20, 1817 ... 503
• 337 On the petition of James Ware, praying to be placed on the navy pension list, January 20, 1817 ... 504
• 338 On the expediency of authorizing by law the payment of certain claims of the Georgia militia for services during the years 1792 and 1793 against the Indians, January 21, 1817 ... 504
• 339 On the memorial of the inhibitants of Buffalo and the Niagara frontier, praying compensation for property destroyed by the enemy in 1813, January 23, 1817 ... 507
• 340 On the petition of Caleb Nicholls for indemnity for damage done to his property by the enemy in 1814, January 27, 1817 ... 507
• 341 On the petition of Rachael, widow of Arnold H. Dohrman, for assistance in consideration of the important services rendered by her husband to the American cause in the Revolution, January 27, 1817 ... 508
• 342 On the petition of Jonathan S. Smith, praying compensation for a quantity of coffee lost at Algiers in 1812, in consequence of the arbitrary conduct of the Dey, January 27, 1817 ... 514
• 343 On the claims of certain detachments of the Georgia militia for services performed in the years 1793 and 1794, January 27, 1817 ... 515
• 344 On the petition of the representatives of Francis Cazeau for indemnity for losses sustained during the Revolution, January 31, 1817 ... 515
• 315 On the petition of Jumonville de Villiers for indemnity for injury done to his plantation during the defence of New Orleans by the United States troops, February 31, 1817 ... 515
• 346 On the petition of Madame Montreuil for indemnity for injury done to her property by the United States troops during the defence of New Orleans, February 3, 1817 ... 521
• 347 On the petition of Antoine Bienvenu for indemnity for house and furniture burnt by order of the commanding general at New Orleans, February 3, 1817 ... 521
• 348 On the petition of John de Castanado for indemnity for injury done to his plantation during the defence of New Orleans, February 3, 1817 ... 522
• 349 On the petition of Sarah Dewees for indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in 1777, February 5, 1817 ... 522
• 350 On the petition of Paul Robinson, a teamster, for indemnity for the amount of damages awarded against him for taking a puncheon of rum by order of Colonel Clark, February 7, 1817 ... 523
• 351 On the petition of Noah Miller, a revenue officer, disabled in service, for a pension, February 8, 1817 ... 523
• 352 On the petition of Peter Kendall for indemnity for the impressment and loss of his property in 1814, February 12, 1817 ... 524
• 353 On the petition of Peyton Short to be relieved from an execution on the balance of a judgment obtained against him on a contract, February 13, 1817 ... 524
• 354 On the petition of Asa Wells for the reimbursement of legal expenses incurred in assisting in the execution of his duties as a lieutenant, February 13, 1817 ... 524
• 355 On the petition of Joseph C. Boyd, a paymaster in the army, for indemnity for money lost, February 19, 1817 ... 525
• 356 On the petition of General James Villere for indemnity for waste on his plantation by the American and British forces near New Orleans, February 22, 1817 ... 525
• 357 On the petition of William B. Stokes for indemnity for a house burnt by the enemy at Havre de Grace in 1813, February 27, 1817 ... 526
• 358 On the petition of Stephen Champlin, a lieutenant in the navy, for indemnity for loss of his property by the capture of his vessel by the enemy, February 27, 1817 ... 526
• 359 On the petition of Winslow and Henry Lewis for indemnity for money deposited with the American on consul at Tunis, and appropriated by him to the ransom of prisoners at Algiers, December 15, 1817 ... 527
• 360 On the report of the Secretary of State on the petition of Joseph Forrest, for indemnity for the loss of a vessel chartered by the United States, December 16, 1817 ... 527
• 362 On the petition of William Clements for indemnity for the damage done to his property by the troops of the United States while occupied as barracks, December 02, 1817 ... 530
• 363 On the petitions of Antoine Bienvenu, Peter Lacoste, and Jacques Villere, for indemnity for a number of slaves removed by the British, December 23, 1617 ... 531
• 364 On the petition of Edmund Brooke, a lieutenant of artillery, for pay, depreciation of pay, commutation, and bounty lands, for his revolutionary services, December 23, 1817 ... 532
• 365 On the petition of Silas Willard, praying to be released from his bond as a surety to a recognizance, December 24, 1817 ... 534
• 366 On the petition of James Burceil, praying to be placed on the pension list, December 29, 1817 ... 534
• 367 On the petition of Roswell Woodworth, praying remuneration for military service performed in 1759, December 29, 1817 ... 534
• 368 On the petition of Abraham Byington, praying to be released from his obligations as the surety of a defaulting postmaster, December 29, 1817 ... 534
• 370 On the petition of John Anderson, praying indemnity for the destruction of his house while occupied by the troops of the United States, December 31, 1817 ... 535
• 371 On the petition of Haffield White, an officer in the army, for indemnity for money lost by him, January 2, 1818 ... 536
• 372 On the petition of Andrew J. Villard for indemnity for property destroyed by order of Government in 1814 ... 537
• 373 On the petition of Edward Barry and George Hodge for indemnity for property destroyed by order of Government, January 5, 1818 ... 537
• 374 On the claim of Rees Hill for advances made to a regiment of Pennsylvania militia in 1818, January 15, 1818 ... 538
• 376 On the petition of Gad Worthingtou, a deputy collector, for indemnity for money stolen from him, January 18, 1818 ... 541

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• 377 On the petition of Joseph Forrest for indemnity for the loss of a vessel while in the public service, January 23, 1818 ... 543
• 378 On the petition of Isaac Briggs, a surveyor of public lands, praying an allowance of certain items in his accounts, and compensation for exploring a route from Washington to New Orleans, January 23, 1818 ... 544
• 379 On the petition of Loring Austin, an officer of the United States army, for indemnity for judicial proceedings against him, brought in consequence of executing an order of his superior officer, January 93, 1818 ... 545
• 380 On the petition of Benjamin Berry, praying the fulfilment of a contract with the collector of Machias for the delivery of certain goods from a wreck, February 2, 1818 ... 546
• 381 On the petition of Thomas Miller and Stephen Baker for indemnity for a house burnt while occupied by the United States troops, February 2, 1818 ... 547
• 382 On the petition of Basil Shaw, praying indemnity for the loss of a slave in the military service, February 3, 1818 ... 548
• 383 On the petition of John M. Godfrey, asking the payment of a certificate issued by a deputy quarter master general in 1780, February 3, 1818 ... 548
• 384 On the petition of John Whistler, praying indemnity for money lost when on the recruiting service, February 6, 1818 ... 549
• 385 On the petition of John G. Bogert, claiming restitution of a part of the purchase money of certain lands sold for the benefit of the United States, and which proved deficient in their supposed quantity, February 9, 1818 ... 549
• 386 On the petition of Zachariah McGirt, praying indemnity for losses sustained during the Creek war, February 9, 1818 ... 550
• 387 On the petition of Major General Jacob Brown for indemnity against the expenses of certain judicial proceedings, February 9, 1818 ... 551
• 389 On the petition of Hannah Weed for indemnity for medical and other expenses for her son, a soldier, wounded in service, February 11, 1818 ... 552
• 390 On the claim of John Ireland for indemnification for the loss of a house burnt by the enemy in 1814, February 16, 1818 ... 552
• 391 On the petition of B. and P. Jourdan for indemnity for the destruction of houses and other property by the British near New Orleans in 1814ndash;'15--February 16, 1818 ... 553
• 392 On the report of the commissioner of claims on the claim of William Eadus for house and furniture destroyed by the British in 1813--February 17, 1818 ... 554
• 393 On the claim of Mary Frazier for indemnity for a house burnt by the enemy in 1814, in consequence of its being occupied as an hospital, February 19, 1818 ... 555
• 394 On the memorial of Martin Dubbs for compensation for supplies furnished the troops at Chester, Pennsylvania in 1814--February 20, 1818 ... 556
• 395 On the petition of Willis Wilson, an invalid pensioner, praying to be allowed a return of his commutation, February 24, 1818 ... 557
• 396 On the petition of Philip Bryant for indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in 1814, February 24, 1818 ... 558
• 397 On the petition of John McCrea, a custom-house officer, for relief, having been taken prisoner by the Indians in 1814, February 24, 1818 ... 559
• 398 On the message of the President of the United States in relation to the claim of the heirs of Caron de Beaumarchais, February 24, 1818 ... 559
• 399 On the petition of William Hill and others for interest on certain debenture bonds held by them, February 26, 1818 ... 582
• 400 On the petition of Noah Brown and others for prize money paid in a district court of New York and lost, February 28, 1818 ... 582
• 401 On the claim of John Cowan for money expended for shoes and forage for a company of mounted volunteers in 1814--March 2, 1818 ... 582
• 402 On the claim of T. E. Stansbury, jun., and William Stansbury, for indemnity for houses and other property destroyed by the enemy in 1814--March 2, 1818 ... 583
• 403 On the memorial of Captain Archibald W. Hamilton, an officer of the British army, for arrears of pay withheld from him by the British Government in consequence of his refusing to fight against the United States. March 2, 1818 ... 584
• 404 On the petition of William Flannigan and William Parsons for indemnity for loss on a contract for building the frigate Java, March 2, 1818 ... 585
• 405 On the petition of Captain Giles Kellogg, for indemnity for the loss of clothes by a company of volunteers, March 2, 1818 ... 586
• 406 On the petition of Robert Purdy, a Colonel in the United States service, asking indemnity against certain judicial proceedings, March 4, 1818 ... 586
• 407 On the petition of Greenbury Griffin for indemnity for the loss of a vessel captured by the enemy while carrying the mail, March 4, 1818 ... 587
• 408 Investigating the funds of the district court of New York, and disclosing an embezzlement of the same by the clerk of said court, March 5, 1818 ... 587
• 409 On the memorial of James Furguson praying indemnity for property destroyed on the high seas, and reward for apprehending an offender, March 5, 1818 ... 588
• 410 On the memorial of John Hall, of the United States marine corps, for indemnity for money stolen from him, March 9, 1818 ... 589
• 411 On the petition of Mottrom Ball for indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in 1814--March 10, 1818 ... 589
• 412 On the expediency of extending the provisions of the act to pay for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy while in the military service of the United States, recommending a discontinuance of the same, March 11, 1818 ... 590
• 413 On the petition of sundry surviving officers of the Revolution soliciting an equitable settlement of the half-pay for life, as promised by the resolves of Congress, March 12, 1818 ... 591
• 414 On the petition of Asahel Clark for indemnity against judgments obtained against him for money received as a judge advocate, March 12, 1818 ... 591
• 415 On the petition of James Hicks for a balance due on his claim for supplying rations and hospital stores, March 13, 1818 ... 592
• 416 On the petition of Thaddeus Mayhew for indemnity for the destruction of a saw mill and other property by the British and American troops in 1815--March 13, 1818 ... 592
• 417 On the petition of Sarah Smith, widow of F. N. Smith, late a sergeant in the service of the United States, March 13, 1818 ... 593
• 418 On the memorial of Samuel Douthet for indemnity for depredations by the Cherokees in 1782, March 14, 1818 ... 593
• 419 On the petition of Adam Kinsley and Thomas French, contractors for the delivery of arms, asking to be remunerated for extra expenses incurred by a change in the character of the work, March 14, 1818 ... 594
• 490 On the petition of Daniel Renner and N. H. Heath for indemnity for a ropewalk burnt by the enemy in 1814--March 16, 1818 ... 594

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• 421 On the petition of Ebenezer Stevens and others, assignees of Comfort Sands, for indemnity for a breach of contract, March 16, 1818 ... 595
• 422 On the petition of Samuel H. Garrow for indemnity for a vessel captured by the enemy, March 18, 1818 ... 596
• 423 On the petition of John G. Bogert for the return of a part of the money paid by him for lands which proved deficient in quantity, March 20, 1818, (Senate) ... 597
• 424 On the petition of Richard Frisby for indemnity for houses and other property destroyed by the enemy in 1814--March 20, 1818 ... 597
• 425 On the petition of Sampson S. King, a Captain in the army, to be allowed credit for certain vouchers lost by him, in the settlement of his accounts, March 20, 1818 ... 598
• 426 On the petition of John Delafield for the funding with interest of sundry loan office certificates held by him, March 20, 1818 ... 596
• 427 On the petition of Gelston and Schenck praying indemnity against a judgment obtained against them for the seizure of the ship American Eagle, March 21, 1818 ... 601
• 428 On the petition of Eli Hart for interest on sundry sums of money advanced to a public agent, and allowance for depreciation on the Treasury notes, March 25, 1818 ... 602
• 429 On the petition of Gregorie Sarpy claiming damages for the deprivation of the exclusive right to trade with the Osage Indians, March 26, 1818 ... 602
• 430 On two reports of the commissioner of claims in relation to the spoliations committed on the Niagara frontier by the enemy in 1813, March 27, 1818 ... 603
• 431 On the petition of George W. Wells for indemnity for judicial proceedings against him while an officer of the army, March 29, 1818 ... 604
• 433 On the petition of sundry citizens of Knox county, Indiana, praying indemnity for depredations committed by the mounted riflemen of Kentucky in 1812, March 30, 1818 ... 606
• 434 On the petition of Geo. Shover, a deserter, claiming land bounty and balance of pay, March 31, 1818 ... 607
• 435 On the petition of Francis Henderson, claiming, in right of his wife, certain balances due to the late Colonel John Laurens for military and diplomatic services, April 3, 1818 ... 607
• 436 On the petition of Samuel Thompson and John Dailey, Canadian refugees, for indemnity for losses sustained by the destruction of their property in consequence of aiding in the American cause, April 6, 1818 ... 608
• 437 On the petition of Mary Bower and others for indemnity for property burnt and destroyed by the American army on Long Island in 1776, November 30, 1818 ... 608
• 438 On the petition of John Staples for payment for his military services in the Revolution, November 30, 1818 ... 609
• 439 On the petition of Samuel F. Hooker, praying indemnity for a vessel and cargo captured by the enemy in 1813, December 1, 1818 ... 609
• 440 On the petition of Henry Hollingsworth for compensation for a horse lost in the military service, December 1, 1818 ... 609
• 441 On the petition of Jasper Parish, claiming indemuity for the use and damage done to his farm by the American troops in 1812, December 3, 1818 ... 610
• 442 On the petition of Jacob Van Tassell, praying relief for injury done to his property by the enemy in 1779, December 4, 1818 ... 610
• 443 On the petition of Catharine McNiff for indemnity for injury done by the troops to a house rented to the United States, December 4, 1818 ... 611
• 444 On the petition of sundry surviving officers of the Revolution, asking the allowance of half-pay during life, December 7, 1818 ... 611
• 445 On the petition of Ralph M. Pomeroy for indemnity for property burnt and destroyed by the enemy on the Niagara frontier, December 11, 1818 ... 613
• 446 On the petition of Colonel Isaac Clark to have the proceeds of certain horses and arms captured from the enemy appropriated as a reward for his military services, December 11, 1818 ... 613
• 447 On the petition of M. de Viennes, asking payment for his services in the Revolution, December 11, 1818 ... 614
• 448 On the memorial of Washington Bowie, John Kurtz, and others, for indemnity for the loss of the ship Allegany when in the public service, December 14, 1818 ... 615
• 449 On the petition of Samuel Gibbs, praying indemnity for the loss of two loan office certificates, December 14, 1818 ... 637
• 450 On the petition of Sarah Ingram, administratrix of L. Thorowgood, for the payment of certain deposites in the continental loan office of Virginia, December 16, 1818 ... 638
• 451 On the petition of Harvey Wakefield, a custom-house officer, for compensation for his time and expenses while a prisoner with the Indians in 1814, December 16, 1818 ... 638
• 452 On the petition of Richard Frisby for indemnity for property destroyed by the British in 1814, December 16, 1818 ... 639
• 455 On the petition of Asa Turney, a teamster, for arrears of pay and a pension, December 21, 1818 ... 640
• 456 On the petition of John Wells, a collector of internal revenue, for indemnity for money lost by mail, December 21, 1818 ... 641
• 457 On the petition of Joseph Forrest for indemnity for the loss of a vessel chartered by an agent of the Government, December 28, 1818 ... 642
• 458 On the petition of N. P. Causin and wife, and Ann Turner, heirs and representatives of Colonel J. H. Stone, for pay and commutation of pay due to said Stone as an officer of the Revolution, December 28, 1818 ... 643
• 459 On the petition of Matthew McCauley, a forage master, for the payment of a quartermaster's certificate given for his service, and now barred by statute of limitation, December 28, 1818 ... 644
• 460 On the bill for the relief of Thaddeus Mayhew for property destroyed near New Orleans in 1815, recommending a reduction of the sum heretofore allowed, December 28, 1818 ... 645
• 461 On the petition of General Robert Swartwout, praying indemnity for certain judicial proceedings against him, December 28, 1818 ... 649
• 463 On the memorial of Thomas Shields, a purser in the navy, asking remuneration for his services in capturing a number of the enemy's barges, December 29, 1818 ... 650
• 464 On the petition of John Polhemus for indemnity for advances made for the equipment of a volunteer company, for arrears of pay and commutation, December 30, 1818 ... 651
• 465 On the petition of Jonathan Ward, representative of Stephen Ward, for indemnity for property destroyed by the British in 1778, December 30, 1818 ... 654
• 466 On the petition of Bissell Phelps, a wagon master, for indemnity for teams, carts, yokes, &c. furnished to, and services rendered in the army, January 4, 1819 ... 654
• 467 On the memorial of Thomas Shields, a purser in the navy, for indemnity for stores and other property destroyed by the enemy in 1814, January 4, 1819 ... 655
• 468 On the petition of John Gooding and James Williams, claiming bounty on slaves captured on board a British privateer, by an armed vessel belonging to them, January 5, 1819 ... 655
• 469 On the petition of Charles Higgins, an army contractor, praying to be indemnified against the dishonesty of his agent, January 7, 1819 ... 662
• 470 On the petition of Melancton L. Woolsey for indemnity for damages done to his farm by troops of the United States, January 7,1819 ... 663

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• 471 On the petition of James Doyle, asking remuneration of his trouble and expense in apprehending a counterfeiter, January 11, 1819 ... 664
• 472 On the petition of John Clark for depreciation bounty land and commutation for military services, January 12, 1819 ... 664
• 473 On the claim of Thos. Shields, a purser, for indemnity for stores captured by the British, in 1814, January 13, 1819 ... 665
• 474 On the claim of James Caze and John Richaud for indemnity for losses by the burning of the United States ship Adams in 1814, January 13, 1819 ... 665
• 475 On the expediency of making compensation to Reuben Colburn for boats and other supplies furnished by order of General Washington to the expedition under Colonel Arnold, in 1775, January 15, 1819 ... 667
• 476 On the petition of William, administrator of Captain James McDonald, claiming the admission of certain disallowed items in the settlement of the accounts of said McDonald, January 18, 1819 ... 668
• 477 On the petition of Alex. McCormick for indemnity for property plundered by the enemy, in 1814, January 20, 1819 ... 668
• 478 On the petition of Jacob Purkill for remuneration for a slave impressed into the public service, January 20, 1819 ... 668
• 479 On the bill for the relief of Ebenezer Stevens and others, heirs and representatives of Comfort Sands, allowing damages for a breach of contract, January 20, 1819 ... 669
• 480 On the petition of Robert Sewall for indemnity for a house and furniture burnt by the British, in 1814, January 25, 1819 ... 670
• 481 On the petition of Rees Hill for indemnity for advances by him to a regiment of Pennsylvania militia, in 1813, January 26, 1819 ... 671
• 482 On the petition of Wm. McFarland praying an increase of his pension, July 26, 1819 ... 671
• 483 On the petition of Eli Hart for indemnity for property destroyed by the British, at Buffalo, in 1813, January 28, 1819 ... 672
• 484 On the petition of Christopher Fowler praying the payment of certain final settlement certificates, February 3, 1819 ... 672
• 485 On the petition of James Price praying the payment of interest on a sum advanced by his father to General Gates, in 1778. February 5, 1819. ... 673
• 486 On the claim of Vincent Grant for indemnity for property destroyed by the British, in 1813, February 15, 1819 ... 674
• 487 On the bill from the Senate for the relief of James H. Clark, a purser in the navy, claiming indemnity for money lost, February 19, 1819 ... 674
• 488 On the claim of Ruth Reed for a pension, February 20, 1819 ... 675
• 489 On the petition of James Warren for indemnity for his share of two prizes taken and afterwards restored by the Danish Government, February 26, 1819 ... 675
• 490 On the claim of Louis Joseph de Beaulieu for an increase of pension, December 14, 1819 ... 676
• 491 On the petition of Samuel Q. Adams praying the payment of a balance due to a company of militia commanded by him, December 15, 1819 ... 676
• 492 On the memorial of sundry surviving officers of the Revolution for an equitable adjustment of their half-pay for life, December 20, 1819 ... 677
• 493 On the memorial of Hugh McCullough praying the return of the purchase money paid for a lot, sold for the benefit of the United States, the title of which proved defective, December 27, 1819 ... 678
• 494 On the petition of Rebecca A. Appling for prize money due to her late husband for capturing a British flotilla, December 27, 1819 ... 678
• 495 On the petition of Noah Brown and others praying indemnity for the loss of prize money embezzled by the clerk of the court of New York, December 29, 1819 ... 679
• 496 On the petition of Basil Shaw for indemnity for a slave killed in the military service, December 31, 1819 ... 679
• 497 On the claim of Thomas Hightower for indemnity for a slave disabled in aiding a wagon loaded with ordnance, December 31, 1819 ... 680
• 498 On the claim of Eli Hart, recommending the bill reported by the Senate for his relief to be indefinitely postponed, January 3, 1820 ... 680
• 499 On the claim of Jennings O'Bannan, a paymaster of militia, for indemnity for certain judicial expenses, January 3, 1820 ... 682
• 500 On the expediency of repealing the act of the 18th of March, 1818, providing for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the revolutionary war, January 4, 1820 ... 682
• 501 On the petition of Wm. Rice for indemnity for a ship burnt by the British, in 1814, January 5, 1820 ... 684
• 502 On the petition of Stephen Jenks & Sons for indemnity for loss on a contract for muskets by the alteration of the pattern, January 6, 1820 ... 684
• 503 On the claim of Jacob Purkill for indemnity for the loss of a slave impressed into the public service, January 6, 1820 ... 686
• 504 On the petition of John Payne, jun., for a pension, January 7, 1820 ... 686
• 505 On the petition of Edward Smith, executor of Philip Bush, for the payment for supplies furnished to the army in the Revolution, January 10, 1820 ... 687
• 506 On the petition of Thomas Chapman, a collector of customs, for an apportionment of the proceeds of goods forfeited for a breach of the revenue laws, January 12, 1820 ... 689
• 507 On the memorial of the Legislature of Kentucky in behalf of Christopher Miller for compensation for said Miller for carrying a flag of truce to the hostile Indians, January 12, 1820 ... 689
• 509 On the claim of Robert C. Lane for horses lost in the Seminole war, January 13, 1820 ... 694
• 510 On the petition of John Mercereau, sen., for remuneration of his revolutionary services, January 14, 1820 ... 695
• 511 On the petition of Henry Ingraham, Robert Hazlehurst, and William Smith, jun., praying to be exonerated from the payment of interest on a judgment obtained against them as súreties of a navy agent, January 19, 1820 ... 696
• 512 On the petition of Jacob and Henry H. Schieffelin for indemnity for the sequestration of their property in England after the declaration of war, January 19, 1820 ... 696
• 513 On the petition of Bowie & Kurtz and others for indemnity for the loss of a ship while engaged in the public service, January 20, 1820 ... 699
• 515 On the petition and bill from the Senate for the relief of Samuel Ward, praying the renewal of a lost final settlement certificate, January 21, 1820 ... 700
• 516 On the petition of Captain Henry Bedinger for arrears of pay, and indemnity for loss on a commutation certificate, January 28, 1820 ... 701
• 517 On the petition of the heirs of the Baron de Kalb for arrears of, &c., February 7, 1820 ... 702
• 518 On the petition of Martha and Samuel Youngs for indemnity for property destroyed by the British during the Revolution, February 11, 1820 ... 703
• 520 On the petition of William Cogswell for indemnity for the loss of his property by deserting from the enemy to the United States, February 18, 1820 ... 704
• 521 On the claim of Daniel Goodwine for rent for a wharf, &c. in Boston, used as a ship-yard in the Revolution, February 21, 1820 ... 704

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• 522 On the petition of the heirs of Hugh Hughes, a deputy quartermaster general, praying for a settlement of his accounts and the allowance of arrears of pay, depreciation, and bounty land, February 23, 1820 ... 706
• 523 On the claim of Ebenezer Stevens and others, assignees of Comfort Sands, for indemnity for damages for a breach of contract, February 25, 1820 ... 708
• 524 On the petition of Moses White, executor of General Moses Hazen, late of the British half-pay establishment, for indemnity for loss of said half-pay by joining the American army, Feb. 28, 1820 ... 729
• 525 On the bill from Senate entitled "An act for the relief of Francis B. Longville," indemnifying him for losses sustained during the invasion of Louisiana by the British in 1814--'15, March 22, 1820 ... 730
• 526 On the petition of Robert Swartwout, a quartermaster general in the United States service, for indemnity for judicial proceedings against him, March 22, 1820 ... 731
• 527 On the claim of Alvin Bronson, for loss of a vessel employed by an officer of Government to transport guns, March 22, 1820 ... 732
• 528 On the bill from the Senate entitled "An act for the relief of the officers and volunteers engaged in the late campaign against the Seminole Indians, recommending the indefinite postponement of the same, March 27, 1820 ... 732
• 529 On the expediency of providing by law for the payment for a gun and carriage taken and destroyed by the enemy at the battle of North Point, March 31, 1820 ... 734
• 530 On the claim of John H. Piatt, an army contractor, making a statement of the facts connected with said claim, April 5, 1820 ... 734
• 531 On the petition of the widow of John Heaps, a mail carrier killed in service, praying relief, April 7, 1820 ... 736
• 532 On the petition of Samel C. Reid and others, praying indemnity for the loss of a private armed vessel, April 10, 1820 ... 736
• 533 On the memorial of Richard S. Hackley for indemnity for expenses incurred by the seizure of a ship, for a supposed violation of the embargo laws at Cadiz in 1809, April 11, 1820 ... 737
• 534 On the petition of Matthew Lyon, praying the restitution of the amount of a judgment against him, and costs of suit for a violation of the sedition law, December 4, 1820 ... 737
• 535 On the memorial of sundry citizens of Baltimore for indemnity for loss of vessels sunk for the defence of Baltimore, December 11, 1820 ... 741
• 536 On the petition of Rosalie P. Deslondes, praying indemnity for property lost during the invasion of Louisiana by the British in 1814--'15, December 11, 1820 ... 752
• 537 On the petition of John McCartney for indemnity for cattle illegally seized and sold as intruding on Indian lands, December 15, 1820 ... 753
• 538 On the petition of the heirs of the late William Dewees, for indemnity for the loss of property at Valley Forge, December 20, 1820 ... 754
• 539 On the memorial of Jane Baker, widow of Thomas Baker, late a post captain in the United States navy, for a pension, December 20, 1820 ... 755
• 540 On the claim of Eber Hubbard for indemnity for the loss of a boat, December 22, 1820 ... 756
• 541 On the petition of Joseph Janney for indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy on the Rappahannock, December 29, 1820 ... 756
• 542 On the petition of John Gooding and James Williams for bounty on slaves captured by a privateer, January 8, 1821 ... 757
• 543 On the petition of Elijah Boardman, a captain of the United States army, for indemnity for the loss of his clothing and furniture, January 8, 1821 ... 757
• 544 On the petition of the heirs and representatives of the Baron de Kalb, a major general of the revolutionary army, for arrears of pay, &c., January 9, 1821 ... 758
• 545 On the petition of Pierre Dennis de la Ronde for indemnity for losses sustained during the invasion of Louisiana by the British in 1814--'15, January 10, 1821 ... 759
• 546 On the petition of Samuel Tucker, a captain in the United States navy, asking arrears of pay, January 12, 1821 ... 760
• 547 On the petition of Phineas Babcock for compensation for supplies furnished the troops under the command of General Schuyler, of the revolutionary army, January 15, 1821 ... 760
• 548 On the petition of Alvin Bronson for indemnity for loss of a vessel employed in transporting guns, &c. for the navy, January 17, 1821 ... 761
• 549 On the petition of Esther Rogers, widow of Major H. Rogers, praying to be allowed a pension, January 22, 1821, ... 769
• 550 On the petition of James May for indemnity for damage done to his property by encamping a part of the army thereon, January 22, 1821 ... 769
• 551 On the petition of Jacob Barker, praying to be allowed the difference between the prices of certain loans negotiated under the act of 24th March, 1814, according to the terms of his contract, January 25, 1821 ... 771
• 552 On the claim of Hanson Catlett for indemnity for a slave lost in the public service, January 29, 1821 ... 776
• 553 On the petition of the widow and son of Wadleigh Noyes, asking the allowance of seven years' half-pay, January 31, 1821 ... 777
• 554 On the petition of James H. Clark, a purser in the navy, for indemnity for money stolen from him, February 5, 1821 ... 778
• 555 On the petition of Frederick Coates for indemnity for a horse lost in public service, February 8, 1821 ... 779
• 556 On the petition of Adam Haskins praying to be allowed a pension, February 29, 1821 ... 779
• 558 On the act for the relief of John H. Piatt, late an army contractor, giving a construction to the same, February 26, 1821 ... 791
• 559 On the claim of James Brown for a pension, February 27, 1821 ... 792
• 560 On the petition of Charles Douglass praying indemnity for certain merchandise in Canada, captured by the United States troops, December 21, 1821 ... 793
• 561 On the petition of Eli Hart for interest on a loan to a government agent, and depreciation, December 24, 1821 ... 793
• 562 On the petition of Lemuel Fitch, praying to be relieved from the payment of a sum of money as surety to an insolvent postmaster, December 28, 1821 ... 795
• 563 On the petition of William Henderson for indemnity for property destroyed by the British at Mondays' Point in 1814, December 31, 1821 ... 795
• 564 On the petition of Gideon Johnston for indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy during the Revolution, January 2, 1822 ... 801
• 565 On the petition of Ichabod Keith, asking a pension, January 2, 1822 ... 802
• 566 On the petition of Josiah Hooks, a collector of customs, for indemnity against certain judicial proceedings, January 10, 1822 ... 802
• 567 On the petition of Captain John McHatton, asking for commutation and bounty land, January 11, 1822 ... 803
• 568 On the memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee for indemnity for horses and arms lost during the Seminole war, January 14, 1822 ... 806
• 569 On the petition of Elizabeth House, widow of Joseph House, for indemnity for Indian depredations and cruelties in 1777, January 15, 1822 ... 813
• 570 On the petition of Alex. Mactier for indemnity for loss of a ship and cargo in 1812, January 15, 1822 ... 814

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• 571 On the claim of Heman B. Potter for indemnity for property destroyed by the British at Buffalo, January 23, 1822 ... 814
• 572 On the petition of the president and directors of the Planters' Bank of New Orleans for reimbursement of advances made to pay off certain discharged soldiers, January 29, 1822 ... 816
• 573 On the petition of Richard G. Morris, claiming the payment of two quartermaster general's certificates for his revolutionary services, January 29, 1822 ... 816
• 575 On the petition of Nathaniel Childers, an assistant marshal, asking extra pay for taking the fourth census in Virginia, February 1, 1822 ... 822
• 576 On the petition of William Vaughan, claiming prize money for capturing a British gunboat, and burning a vessel of war on the stocks in 1814, February 5, 1822 ... 823
• 577 On the petition of James Weir, praying to be allowed damages paid by him on a protested bill of exchange drawn on the Government, February 6, 1822 ... 823
• 579 On the memorial of Jacob Barker, praying to be allowed the difference between the prices at which certain loans were negotiated, under the act of March, 1814, February 11, 1822 ... 824
• 580 On the petition of Amos Muzzey, a defaulting postmaster, to be relieved from a judgment obtained against him and his security, February 11, 1822 ... 830
• 581 On the petition of Edmund Kinsey and William Smiley, sureties of a paymaster in the army, to be discharged from the penalty of their bonds, February 12, 1822 ... 830
• 582 On the petition of James B. Eldridge, for services rendered and supplies furnished to the revolutionary army by his father, February 12, 1822 ... 831
• 583 On the claim of Charles Swift for bounty land, February 12, 1822 ... 832
• 584 On the petition of Daniel Stone and others, executors of Anthony Wright, for compensation for a wagon and horses impressed into the public service during the revolutionary war, February 15, 1822 ... 833
• 585 On the petition of William Thompson, asking for a pension, February 19, 1822 ... 835
• 586 On the petition of Samuel Corliss, asking extra pay and bounty land, February 19, 1822 ... 835
• 587 On the petition of Jumonville de Villiers for indemnity for property destroyed during the invasion of Louisiana by the British in 1814--'15, February 20, 1822 ... 836
• 588 On the petition of Antoine Bienvenue, for indemnity for property destroyed during the invasion of Louisiana by the British in 1814--'15, February 20, 1822 ... 836
• 590 On the petition of Michael McKewan for indemnity for a slave lost in public service, and for sundry final settlement certificates, February 22, 1822 ... 838
• 591 On the petitions of Hoel Lawrence, Frederick White, Thaddeus Clarke, and others, claiming compensation for labor, materials, &c. for the erection of Madison Barracks at Sackett's Harbor, February 25, 1822 ... 839
• 592 On the petition of Samuel Monett for indemnity for losses sustained in consequence of the refusal of an officer of Government to comply with the terms of a contract, March 5, 1822 ... 843
• 593 On the petition of Joseph C. Boyd, an army paymaster, praying to be allowed credit in his account for a sum of money advanced to a captain of a volunteer company in the service of the United States, and lost by him, March 5, 1822 ... 844
• 594 On the petition of Cornelius Huson for a pension, March 5, 1822. ... 844
• 695 On the petition of Thomas White, Sen., for arrears of pay for his military services, March 8, 1822 ... 845
• 596 On the petition of Stephen Howard for extra pay and bounty land, March 18, 1822 ... 847
• 597 On the petition of Sarah Easton and Dorothy Storer, for commutation and bounty land due to their late father, Colonel R. H. Harrison, for his military services, March 19, 1822 ... 847
• 598 On the petition of Jonathan S. Smith, praying to be indemnified for the loss of certain property which he was compelled by the Dey of Algiers to abandon, March 21, 1822 ... 853
• 599 On the memorial and resolutions of the Legislature of Georgia, asking payment from the United States for services rendered by the militia of that State in the years 1792--'93--'94, March 26, 1822 ... 856
• 600 On the petition of Martha Young and others, heirs at law of Joseph Young, claiming indemnity for property destroyed by the British during the Revolution, March 29, 1822 ... 858
• 602 On the petition of Jacob and Henry H. Schieffelin, for indemnity for property sequestered in England after the declaration of war, April 8, 1822 ... 861
• 603 On the petition of John J. C. Oldfield, for the payment of two bills drawn by the Paymaster General, April 9, 1822 ... 863
• 604 On the petition of James McKean, a captain in the army of the United States, for compensation for his military services, April 9, 1822 ... 863
• 605 On the expediency of providing for the final settlement of the militia claims of the State of Georgia for services rendered under orders of the President of the United States during the years 1792--'93--'94, April 15, 1822 ... 864
• 606 Inquiring into the testimony by which John T. David, an assistant deputy paymaster, cast the United States in a suit against him, and whether said testimony is not invalidated by evidence in possession of the Government, April 27, 1822 ... 866
• 607 On the claim of Alonzo B. Memoz for indemnity for the capture of a ship and cargo by an American cruiser, May 4, 1822 ... 871
• 609 On the claim of Caleb Childs for a pension and arrears of pay, December 16, 1822 ... 874
• 610 On the claim of Robert Purdy, a lieutenant colonel in the army, for indemnity against certain judicial proceedings, December 23, 1822 ... 874
• 611 On the petition of Joseph Forrest praying indemnity for the loss of a vessel engaged in public service, December 30, 1822 ... 875
• 612 On the petition of John Miller, an army paymaster, for indemnity for public money lost by him, January 10, 1823 ... 879
• 613 On the petition of Archibald MacNeill, a lieutenant colonel of dragoons, praying to be allowed credit in his account for certain vouchers destroyed by fire, January 13, 1823 ... 880
• 614 On the petition of Samuel Buel, a collector of customs, praying to be relieved from a judgment obtained against him for a balance due to the Government, January 20, 1823 ... 880
• 615 On the petition of Edward Carey, an army paymaster, praying to be allowed charges in his accounts which have been deemed inadmissible, January 31, 1823 ... 881
• 616 On the petition of Holden W. Prout, administrator of Joshua W. Prout, praying to be indemnified for money paid by said J. W. Prout for the discharge of a number of soldiers, February 3, 1823 ... 881
• 617 On the act from the Senate granting relief to Alexander and Sylvester Humphrey for loss on a contract for repairing and building a wharf at Staten Island, February 4, 1823 1823 ... 882
• 618 On the propriety of providing by law for the final adjustment of the claims of Daniel D. Tompkins, Esq. for interest on advances, commissions on disbursements, and indemnity for losses sustained by the failure of Government to comply with its engagements, February 8, 1823 ... 884
• 620 On the petition of Amasa Stetson, a deputy commissary of purchases, praying to be allowed interest on advances and disbursements made, and compensation for extra services performed, February 21, 1823 ... 886
• 621 On the petition of Robert F. Stockton, an officer of the navy, praying indemnity for judicial proceedings against him, February 23, 1823 ... 890
• 622 On the petition of Captain Pollard and others in behalf of William Parker and others, Seneca chiefs, praying to be allowed pensions, February 24, 1823 ... 891

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• 623 On the petition of John Mitchell, agent for exchange of prisoners at Halifax in 1812--'13, praying indemnity against the loss of a sum of money by the dishonesty of his agent, February 26, 1823 ... 891
• 624 On the petition of John S. Stiles, praying indemnity for the loss of his vessels sunk for the defence of Baltimore, February 27, 1823 ... 892
• 626 On the memorial of the representatives of John H. Piatt, an army contractor, praying that an appropriation be made to pay the balance found to be due to him by the accounting officers of the United States under the act of 8th May, 1820--March 3, 1823 ... 894

MEMORIALS.
• 189 Memorial of Thomas Paine, asking a compensation for his services in aiding to obtain a loan from France to aid in carrying on the war, and for other services, February 1, 1808 ... 357
• 270 Memorial of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Mississippi Territory, praying indemnity for the destruction of property in said Territory by hostile Indians, January 21, 1815 ... 448
• 282 Memorial of the Legislature of Kentucky praying the payment to her citizens of their claims for horses lost in the service of the United States, January 9, 1816 ... 455
• 70 Opinion of the Attorney General on the claim of Captain Peter Perrit for commutation, April 7, 1796 ... 184
• 186 Report of the Postmaster General on the memorial of Samuel Whiting for compensation for pursuing and taking a mail robber, January 8, 1808 ... 355
• 192 Petition of Isaac Briggs for compensation for exploring a route for a post route from the city of Washington to New Orleans, March 18, 1808 ... 362
• 432 Letter of M. Poirey, secretary and aid-de-camp of General Lafayette, asking to be placed on the pension list of the United States, March 28, 1818 ... 605
• 462 Opinion of the Attorney General on the accounts of James Thomas, quartermaster general, December 28, 1818 ... 649

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