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[Appeal of Macalester and Stebbins to the People of Illinois, Philadelphia, June, 1851] to the People of the State of Illinois

[Illinois and Michigan Canal] Macalester, Charles · 1851

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[Philadelphia, Pa.], [B. Mifflin, Printer], 1851. First edition. Removed. 19 pp. 8vo. After the initial route was laid out in 1824, construction on the Illinois and Michigan Canal began in 1836, only to be suspended for several years after the Panic of 1837 which set the state...

Memorial of R.R. Gurley Praying the Purchase of Catlin's Collection, of Paintings and Curiosities Illustrative of the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians. July 10, 1848. [with] Catlin's North American Indians. Report No. 820. House of Representative. August 8, 1848

[Catlin, George]. Gurley, R.R. [Ralph Randolph] · 1848

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[Washington, D.C.], Tippin & Streeper, printers, 1848. First edition. Removed. 16 pp.; 3 pp. 8vo. Referred to the Committee on the Library. July 18, 1848. Ordered to be printed 30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Miscellaneous. Doc. No. 152. With House document 30th Congress -...

Christopher H. Pix. March 9, 1848. Mr. Flournoy, from the Committee of Claims, Made the Following Report: The Committee of Claims, to Whom Was Referred the Memorial of Christopher H. Pix, Report

Pix, Christopher H. · 1848

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n.p. n.p. 1848. First edition. Removed. 6 pp. 8vo. Thirtieth Congress-First Session. Report No. 344. To accompany bill H.R. No. 325. House of Representatives. Asks for payment for the use of his house for a U.S. Marshal in Galvaston, Texas, whose replacement refused to pay. Un...

Speech of Mr. Gayle, of Alabama, on the Bill to Establish a Territorial Government in Oregon. Delivered in the House of Representatives of United States, March 28, 1848

[Oregon. Statehood. Slavery] Gayle, John] · 1848

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Washington [D.C.], J. & G.S. Gideon, printers, 1848. First edition. Removed. 14 pp. 8vo. Against Oregon admittance over the slavery issue: "The position I shall assume and attempt to maintain is, that Congress has no power to organize what is called a territorial government, b...

Speech of John M. Clayton, of Delaware, in Defence of Zachary Taylor. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, July 5, 1848

Clayton, John M. · 1848

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Washington [D.C.], Towers, printer, 1848. First edition. Removed. 16 pp. 8vo. Whig or not Whig? "I am a Whig but not an ultra Whig." Sabin 13576n. A very good clean copy with a mail fold.

Remarks of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Oregon Bill, and Also on the Compromise Bill: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, June 29 and July 24, 1848

Phelps, [Samuel Shethar] · 1848

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[Washington, D.C.], J. & G.S. Gideon, printers, 1848. First edition. Removed. 32 pp. 8vo. Sabin 61394. Bibliography of Vermont p. 203. A very good partially unopened (uncut) copy with light scattered foxing on a few leaves and a mail fold.

In Senate of the United States. December 27, 1845. Submitted, and Ordered to Be Printed. Mr. Speight, from the Committee on Public Lands, Made the Following Report: [to Accompany Bill S.4. ] the Committee on Public Lands, to Whom Wasreferred the Bill Entitled "a Bill to Apply Certain Alternate Sections of the Public Domain Toward the Completion of Works of Internal Improvement in the State of Michigan, and for Other Purposes," Beg Leave Respectfully to Submit the Following Report

Speight, [Jesse] · 1845

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[Washington, D.C.], n.p. 1845. First edition. Removed. 21 pp. 8vo. 29th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Doc. no. 24. Federal aid to transportation. Inked numerals with some bleed through on title else good.

Report of the Secretary of War, in Answer to a Resolution of the 18th December, in Relation to the Removal of the Raft in Red River, in Louisiana. December 29, 1845. Read, Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and Ordered to Be Printed

Abert, J.J. [John James]. Marcy, W.L. · 1845

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[Washington, D.C.], Ritchie & Heiss, printers, 1845. First edition. Removed. 13 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w drawing. 8vo. 29th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Doc. no. 26. Rfats were a contlinual problem for navigation. OCLC locates onlt 4 hard copies: Tulane, Historic New Orleans, L...

In Senate of the United States. February 24, 1846. Submitted, and Ordered to Be Printed. Mr. Breese Made the Following Report: (to Accompany Bill S. No. 52. ) the Committee on the Public Lands, Having Had Under Consideration, "a Bill to Grant to the State of Illinois Certain Alternate Sections of the Public Lands, to Aid in the Construction of the Northern Cross and Central Railroads, in Said State," Respectfully Ask Leave to Report.

Breese, [Sidney] · 1846

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[Washington, D.C.], Ritchie & Heiss, printers, 1846. First edition. Removed. 16 pp. 8vo. 29th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Doc. no. 152. With details on the lands sold. Inked numeral on title else a very good copy.

Memorial of E. Gonon, Praying the Adoption of a System of Telegraphs to Be Established between the Cities of Washington and New York. January 30, 1841. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and Ordered to Be Printed

Gonon, E. · 1841

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[Washington, D.C.], Blair & Rives, printers, 1841. First edition. Removed. 5 pp. 8vo. 26th Congress, 2d session. Senate. Doc. no. 136. Gonon's was a semaphoric telegraph, which "Morse thought originally was an Electro-Magnetic Telegraph; but which afterwards turned out to be o...

Message from the President of the United States, to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Twenty-Sixth Congress

Van Buren, Martin · 1840

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[Washington D.C.], Blair & Rives, printers, 1840. First edition. Removed. 16 pp. 8vo. 2nd Session. Senate. Doc. no. 1. Covers the Seminole War in Florida and the removal of the native Americans. "The policy of the United States in regard to the Indians, of which a succinct acc...

Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, in Relation to the Adoption of the Improved Boarding-Pistols and Rifles Invented by Samuel Colt. May 18, 1840

[Navy Department.Colt, Samuel] Paulding, J.K. · 1840

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[Washington D.C.], Blair & Rives, printers, 1840. First edition. Disbound. 14 pp. 8vo. Read, and referred to the Committee .. on Naval Affairs. May 25, 1840. Ordered to be printed. 26th Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Doc. no. 503. Correspondence between Samuel Colt and the gov...

Message from the President of the United States, Concerning the Description of Papers Deemed Necessary to Be Provided by Law for the Use and Protection of American Vessels Engaged in the Whale Fisheries. December 27, 1839. Read, Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and Ordered to Be Printed

Van Buren, Martin · 1839

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[Washington D.C.], Blair & Rives, printers, 1839. First edition. Removed. 16 pp. 8vo. 26th Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Doc. No.12. Discusses whaling issues including problems with entering ports as mentioned by various whaling captains. A very good copy.

Report from the Secretary of War, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, Transmitting a Chronological Statement of Reports of Surveys, &C. January 24, 1837. Read. January 28, 1837. Ordered to Be Printed

United States. War Department. Topographical Bureau] Butler, B.F. · 1837

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[Washington D.C.], n.p. 1837. First edition. Disbound. 53 pp. 8vo. 24th Congress, 2d session. Doc. no. 115. Quite uncommon. Removed from a larger volume, else a good copy, chip to detached title, scattered foxing.

Legislature of Michigan. Memorial of the Legislative Council of Michigan Territory, Praying Congress to Establish the Territorial Government of Wisconsin, &C. March 1, 1836

Hamilton, William O. · 1836

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[Washington D.C.], Blair & Rives, printers, 1836. First edition. Removed. 4 pp. 8vo. Referred to Committee on the Territories, to the Committee on Public Lands, and Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 24th Congress, 1st Session, Ho. of Reps. Doc. No. 153. H...

Michigan Election. March 1, 1836. Referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Storer Submitted the Following Documents to the House of Representatives: From the Wisconsin Free Press

Storer, [Bellamy] · 1836

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[Washington D.C.], Blair & Rives, printers, 1836. First edition. Removed. 4 pp. 8vo. 24th Congress, 1st Session. Ho. of Reps. Doc. No. 154. Excerpt from the Wisconsin Free Press. A very good copy.

Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Fourth Congress. December 8, 1835. Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States

Jackson, Andrew · 1835

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Washington [D.C.], Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1835. First edition. Disbound. 29 pp. 8vo. Jackson's unusually long address was mostly directed at France for its refusal to make payments of indemnity owed from the Napoleonic wars and to defend his earlier harsh words: ""The conc...

Arkansas Road - Villemont to Little Rock. January 9, 1833, Read and Referred to the Committee of the Whole House to Which Is Committed the Bill (H.R. No. 468) for Opening a Road from Villemont to Little Rock

[Arkansas] Jones, J. C. [James Chamberlain] · 1833

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[Washington D.C.], n.p. 1833. First edition. Disbound. 5 pp. 8vo. 22nd, Congress, 2nd session, Doc. no. 39./ Letter written December 14, 1832 to A.H. Sevier from Villemont, Chicot County, Arkansas by J.C. Jones, surveyor, regarding proposed road across the Mississippi River in...

Turkish Mission. Letter from the Secretary of State, to the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, Relative to the Correspondence of Commodore Porter with the Turkish Government. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives

Livingston, Edward · 1832

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n.p. n.p. 1832. First edition. Removed. 2 pp. 8vo. Department of State, January 18, 1832. 22d Congress, 1st Session, Doc. No. 303. A very good copy, inked numeral on title, lightly foxed.

Treaty-United States and the Sublime Porte. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Copy of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Sublime Porte. February 9, 1832...

Jackson, Andrew · 1832

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Washington [D.C.], 1832. First edition. Disbound. 3 pp. 8vo.. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 22d Congress, 1st Session, Doc. No. 304. Removed from a larger volume else about very good, inked numeral, lightly foxed.