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TABLE OF DOCUMENTS

PRINTED

BY ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

FIRST SESSION TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-1843-'44.

CONTAINED IN SEVEN VOLUMES.

MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, VIZ:

State, to the President of the United States. Letter of Mr.

Upshur, Secretary of

Letter of -
Letter of

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Mr. Wheaton to the Baron de Bulow.
The Baron de Bulow to Mr. Wheaton.
Tabular statements of foreign and domestic tonnage, from
1828 to 1832, from 1833 to 1837, and from 1838 to

Mr. de Bocanegra to Mr. Thompson, 23d August, 1843.

Mr. Thompson to Mr. de Bocanegra, 24th August, 1843.
Letter of

Mr. de Bocanegra to Mr. Thompson, September, 1843.

Mr. Thompson to Mr. de Bocanegra, 24th September, 1843.
Letter of
Decree of the Mexican Government, prohibiting the exercise
of the retail trade by foreigners, 23d September, 1843 1
Mr. Thompson to Mr. Upshur, 14th October, 1843. Let-
ter of

Mr. de Bocanegra to Mr. Thompson, 9th October, 1843.
Letter of

Mr. Thompson to Mr. de Bocanegra, 10th October, 1843.
Letter of

Mr. Upshur to Mr. Thompson, 20th October, 1843. Letter of

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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.

Accompanying the annual report of the Secretary of War - 11 463

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Accompanying the annual report of the Secretary of War 1 1 262

REPORTS FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Showing the expenditures on the public buildings and grounds during the year 1843

Showing the lots and squares in the city of Washington conveyed to the United States by the original owners, those sold, the amount of sales, and the estimated value of those granted to public institutions

MOTIONS OR RESOLUTIONS IN THE SENATE.

Of Mr. Allen, to amend the 40th rule of the Senate
Of Mr. Semple, in relation to the 3d article of the conven-
tion of the 20th October, 1818, with Great Britain, &c.
Of Mr. Benton, to provide for the termination of the 10th
article of the treaty of 1842 with Great Britain

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Of Mr. Evans, from the Committee on Finance, in relation to the bill (S. 19) to revive the act of the 2d March. 1833, usually called the compromise act, and to modify the existing duties upon foreign imports in conformity with its provisions"

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.

On the memorial of Robert Greenhow

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REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.

On the bill to revive the "act of the 2d March, 1833, usually called the compromise act, and to modify the existing duties upon foreign imports in conformity with its provisions"

On the petition of Benjamin Adams & Co.

On the memorial of William D. Ross

On the bill (H. R. 144) making an appropriation to defray
the expenses of the session of the Assembly of the
Territory of Wisconsin held in December, 1842, and
January, 1843

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On the memorial of John McDowell

On the bill (H. R. 255) for the relief of Ferguson & Reid

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On the memorial of certain masters and owners of vessels

in Albany

On the petition of Benjamin Crawford
On the bill for the relief of the representatives of William
Walker, deceased

On the petition of Joseph Bryan, Harrison Young, and Benjamin Young

On the petition of David Robb, late sub-agent for the Shaw-
nee and Delaware Indians, in Ohio
On the petition of a number of the Stockbridge Indians,
praying the division among the tribe of $6,000,
vested for their benefit by treaty stipulations
On the memorial of several of the chiefs, headmen, and
others, of the Shawnee Indians

On the bill (S. 167) to provide for the payment to the legal
representatives of Joshua Kennedy, of Alabama, for
the losses sustained by the destruction of his prop-
erty in the year 1813, by the hostile Creek Indians,
in consequence of its having been occupied as a fort
or garrison by the troops of the United States
On the bill (S. 28) for the relief of George S. Gaines

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REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS.

On the petition of Mark Simpson

On the petition of James Smalley

On the petition of George Tyler and others, citizens of the State of Vermont, asking compensation for services at the battle of Plattsburg

On the memorial of Peter A. Carnes

On the memorial of the widow of Elijah J. Weed -
On the petition of Alonzo B. Davis

On the memorial of Purser D. M. F. Thornton
On the memorial of Reynall Coates and Waiter R. John-
son, as also the petition of William B. McMurtrie

On the memorial of Evelina Porter, widow of the late David Porter

On the petition of William McPherson
On the petitions of sundry widows, and of other persons,
praying that the pensions heretofore granted out of
the navy pension fund, as well under the act of 3d
March, 1837, as under former acts, may be con-
tinued

On the memorial of David Myerle, of Kentucky

On the memorial of Amos Cheek and others, forward offi

On the petition of George Rip, praying a renewal of the pension of Mrs. Margaret F. Green

On the petition of Catharine Gale -
On the petition (recommitted) of Julia L. Weed, widow,
&c., together with the report made thereon 26th Feb.
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On the bill (H. R. 76) for the relief of Hugh Wallace

Wormley

On the petition of the administrator of John Judge
On the petition of William Brown -

REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS.

On the memorials from citizens of Wisconsin, asking an ap-
propriation to improve the navigation of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers, and to connect them by a
canal

On the bill to confirm the survey and location of claims for
lands in the State of Mississippi, east of Pearl river,
and south of the 31st degree of north latitude
On the 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

On the memorial of George Davenport
On the bill relative to the office of surveyor general for the
States of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan

On the memorial of the General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, in relation to section 16, township 48, in
Cooper county, in said State

On the memorial and bill for the relief of Henry Newman
On the memorial of the citizens of the town of Weston, in
Missouri, relative to the title to lots in said town
On the petition of Joseph Campau -