Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10059, Richard Anderson, Md.

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SERVICE  
Md  

Anderson Richard 

NUMBER 
S10059 
B.L.WA. 51-300-Capt. 
Issued June 11, 1790. 
No papers 
Carded 

CONTENTS

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See letter to Hon. G. M. Duffiee
H.R. Feb.12.1831

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Maryland
Richard Anderson
Captain
In the army U. States
Inscribed on the roll of Mary-
Land at $20 per mo: 
Of January 1803
Old pensioner
Cert: issued 30th October,
1819 delivered to the
Pensioner in Person

Draft from
The Role under
The Act May
15 1828

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1 Jan 1803

District of Columbia
Washington County, SS
Before me the subscriber Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington personally appeared the undersigned Richard Anderson who on his oath declared that he is now a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per month, and that he has heretofore been paid at the Agency of Maryland; but by consequence of a late regulation cannot be now paid without producing a formal certificate of his being a pensioner from the War Department; that having never received one, he makes this affidavit, in order that the proper officer in the afares aid Department make issue the certificate required.
Sworn and subscribed before me this thirtieth of October, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Thos Coscozas

Richd Anderson

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Maryland
Richard Anderson
Captain in the 1st Md Line U. States army.
Ration of disability, total.
Date of discharge,
Time of closing the testimony,
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
At twenty dollars per month, to commence on the 31 May 1830
Certificate of pension issued on the 8th of April 1831 

Arreers to 4th March 1830 $183.30
Semi-an’l all’ce ending 11 Sept $120.
$303.30
Act of the 31 May 1830
Rec. Book. Vol 7 fol: 1

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Dead. See letters to F. Anderson & P. Cest Dec. 2. 1835 – let to A Ray Sept 21 1836 – do to fame Sept 27 1836

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Payable at the Union Bank of Maryland at Baltimore by H. W. Evans, Penson Agent.

Registered in Book
Vol  Page by Clerk.

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War Department.
Invalid Pension.
I certify, That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 15 June 1836, William W. Anderson, Franklin Anderson, Richard Anderson, Alfred Anderson, Juliet Anderson and Anne Anderson, children of Richard Anderson, dec. who was a captain in the Army of the revolution, are entitled to the amount of pension due said Richard Anderson, dec. as an ???, at the Maryland Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month from the third of month eighteen hundred and twenty six to the thirty first of May eighteen hundred and thirty.

Given at the War Office of the United States this day of of one thousand eight hundred and thirty

Examined and countersigned,
Secretary of War.
Commissioner of Pensions.

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State of Maryland Baltimore County Act 

I William M Medcalfe Clerk of Baltimore City Court herby certify that it has been moved in other courts by testimony satisfactory to the said courts that Richard Anderson formerly a Captain of the Maryland Line in the Army of the Revolution lately deceased – left the following children and heirs at law to wit William W Anderson. Franklin Anderson residing in the City of Baltimore. Richard, Alfred, Julie, and Anne Anderson and that the said Richard Anderson left no widow. 

In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this twenty eighth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred thirty six. 
W M Medcalfe Clerk 
Balt. City [illegible]

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August 9, 1928
Mrs. C. A. Gunyan
4608 Marlborough Drive
San Diego, Calif.
Madam:
I advise you from the records of this bureau, it appears that Richard Anderson was appointed November 15, 1777, Captain of the Seventh Maryland Regiment, he was wooded at the battle of Guilford by a musket ball in his left elbow, and was Brevet Major, October 10, 1783.
	He was allowed pension (handwritten) from Jan 1 1803, on account of disability resulting from the above mentioned wound, at which time he resided in Frederick County, Maryland.
	In 1828, he was living in Sumter District, South Carolina. He died June 22, 1835, leaving no widow, but the following children survived him – William W. Franklin, Richard, Alfred, Juliet, and Anne.
		Respectfully,

		Winfield Scott
		Commissioner.

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Apr 8’ 99
Howard B Most
Wash D.C.
May 25 – 1905 – Hist to 
Mrs. Alice E White 
The “Creil” City
June 6, 1905 – to same 
correct date of soldiers death
1926 – Feb 5 – Hist to Roberta 
Clark
1928 – Aug 9 – Hist to
C.A. Gunyan 

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10059
Invalid
File No. 10.059
Richard Anderson
Capt U.S. Army
Act: May 31 1830 
Index: Vol. 1, Page 9
[Arrangement of 1870]

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New certificate issued to Heirs 5 Oct 1836 and sent To Alex. Ray Esq. Baltimore under act of 15 June 1836 - See letter to P Asst 11 Oct. 1836 – To A. Ray Nov 19, 1836

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(Copy)
Maryland
Richard Anderson
1st Md Line
Captain in company of the U. States Army
Ratio of disability, total
Date of discharge
Time of closing the testimony
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
At twenty dollars per month to commence on 30th May 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of April 1831 and delivered to Pensions

Arrears to   of March 1831 $183.30
Semi=anl all’ce ending    120.00
$303.30

Act of the 31 May 1830
R Book D. Vol. 7.  Fol 1

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Dec 2d
Mr Dickins
(postmark)
Baltimore MD Dec
Rich Anderson
M  Role Capt
480$
To 4 Mar 1835
Mr
Also

J L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pension
Washington City

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Commission in favor of Richard Anderson as Captain in the 7th Md Reg. to rank from 15th November 1777 and dated 15th June 1779

Brevet Major 10th October 1783 per act of 30th September 1783

Sec Treas. Dept. records

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Richard Anderson
See Agent‘s report
3 Nov 1823

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We, the Subscribers, practising physicians of Montgomery County in his State of Maryland
Do hereby certify, That after a careful examination in the case of Richard Anderson who is now on the Pension Roll of the State of Maryland, we are of opinion that his disability does still continue and can never be removed either in whole or in part, it having been occasioned by a musket ball passing through the elbow joint of his left arm which injured the bones considerably and has rendered the arm stiff and useless.
And further that the decree of disability under which he labors at present is 
Total being not less than the original degree of disability for which he was placed on the Pension Roll.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day of sixth day of October Eighteen hundred twenty three
Test
Signed Rich K Watts
Signed Otho Wilson
Signed James Anderson

I certify, that the deponents are credible persons.
Signed Rich K Watts

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All to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

I certify that Richard S. Briscoe, whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument of writing, in, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace for Washington County in the District of Columbia, duly appointed and commissioned, and that full faith is due to all his acts as such 


In testimony whereof, I, Henry Clay
Secretary of State of the United States, have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the Seal of the Department of State to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this thirty first day of May A.D. 1828 
and of the Independence of the United States of America the fifty 
H Clay

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Sept. 17 1836

Geo W. Crump, Esq.
Pension Office

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There having been no papers presented to the senate in the case of Richard Anderson’s heir, a copy of the part of the Journal containing the motion of W. Prentiss of the Senate upon which the act was founded is respectfully enclosed to W. Crump from the Office Sec Senate September 17 1836

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March 14.]	JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.	217

Davis, Ewing of Illinois, Ewing of Ohio, Goldsborough, Grundy, Hill, Hubbard, King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Knight, Leigh, Linn, Nicholas, Niles, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Swift, Tallmadge, Tipton, Tomlinson, Walker, Wall, Webster, White, Wright.
	On motion by Mr. McKean, to amend the motion by inserting, after the word “that,” “it is inexpedient to legislate on the subject of slavery in the District of Columbia, and that,”
It was determined in the negative, Yeas 3, Nays 36.
	On motion by Mr. McKean,
	The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
	Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
	Messrs. Ewing, Hendricks, McKean.
	Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Benton, Black, Brown, Buchanan, Clay, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Davis, Ewing of Illinois, Goldsborough, Grundy, Hill, Hubbard, King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Knight, Leigh, Linn, Nicholas, Niles, Porter, Prentiss, Preston Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Swift, Tallmadge, Tipton, Tomlinson, Walker, Wall, Webster, White, Wright.
On the question to agree to the motion,
It was determined in the negative, Yeas 34, Nays 6.
	On motion by Mr. Buchanan,
	The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
	Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs. Benton, Black, Brown, Buchanan, Clay, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Ewing of Illinois, Ewing of Ohio, Goldsborough, Grundy, Hill, Hubbard, King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Leigh, Linn, McKean, Moore, Nicholas, Niles, Porter, Preston Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Tallmadge, Tipton, Tomlinson, Walker, Wall,  White, Wright.
	Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Davis, Hendricks, Knight, Prentiss, Swift, Webster.
	So it was
Resolved, That the prayer of the memorial to be rejected.
	On motion by Mr. Clay,
It was agreed that when the Senate adjourn, it be to Monday next.
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Franklin, their Clerk:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives concur in the first, second and third of the amendments of the Senate, and disagree to their other amendments to the bill entitled “An act to provide for the payment of volunteers and militia-corps in the service of the United States.”
After the consideration of Executive business,
The Senate adjourned.

MONDAY, March 14, 1836.

Mr. Leigh presented the credentials of the honorable William C. Rives, appointed by a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Virginia, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the honorable John Tyler.
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218	 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.	[March 14.


The credentials were read, and the oath prescribed by law being administered to him, he took his seat in the Senate.
	The Vice President communicated a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, made in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant, transmitting copies of instructions issued from the land office for the purpose of carrying into effect the act of May, 1930, and 19th June, 1934
	The report was read, and ordered to be printed.
	Mr. Porter presented a memorial and petition of the President and Directors of the New Orleans and Carrollton Road Company, praying a grant of public lands on the route of the contemplated road, to aid in its completion; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed.
	Mr. Porter presented resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, instructing the Senators and requesting the Representatives of the said State to endeavor the procure the passage of a law to establish a land office at Natchitoches, and also to increase the salaries of the officers of the United States attached to the land offices of the said State; which were read, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
	Mr. White presented the memorial of the Legislature of Tennessee, in favor of the erection of a hospital for sick and disabled semen, at Memphis, in that State; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
	Mr. King, of Alabama, presented the memorial of William Wyatt and others, praying a grant of public land in the route of a railroad which they design to construct from Mobile bay to Pensacola; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
	Mr. King of Alabama, presented the memorial of Alexander Jones, praying to be allowed to enter, at the minimum price, or by valuation, a section of land upon which he has erected improvements; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
	Mr. Morris presented two petitions of a number of the citizens of Ohio, praying a change in the route of the Cumberland road, so that the same may pass through Dayton and Eaton; which were referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
	Mr. Preston presented the petition of John Russell, praying a pension, in consideration of wounds received in the service of the United States during the late war; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.
	Mr. Ruggles presented the petition of John Watts, praying to be remunerated for the expenses incurred in procuring evidence of frauds committed by certain officers of the customs; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.
	Mr. Wall presented the memorial of a number of citizens of Philadelphia, praying the erection of a stone pier at a designated point, for the improvement of the navigation of the Delaware bay; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
	On motion by Mr. Prentiss, and by unanimous consent,
	Resolved, That the Committee on Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of directing the Secretary of War to allow and pay to the heirs of Richard Anderson, deceased, late a pensioner on the revolutionary invalid pension roll, the amount of the said Richard’s invalid

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March 14.]	JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.	219

Pension. From the 3d day of March, 1926, to the 31st day of May, 1930; during which time the said pension was withheld or discontinued, in consequence of the said Richard’s taking of the benefit of the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and solders of the army of the Revolution, passed May 15, 1928.
	Mr. Clayton, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of the sureties of James Brobson, made a report, accompanied by a bill for the relief of the legal representatives and sureties of James Brobson.
	The bill was read, and passed to a second reading.
	Ordered, That the report be printed.
	Mr. Tomlinson, from the Committee on Pensions, to who was referred the bill from the House of Representatives entitles “An act for the relief of Amy Wilson,” reported it without amendment.
	Mr. Shelpley, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Dr Samuel Y. Keene, made a report accompanied by a bill for the relief of the legal representatives of Samuel Y. Keene.
	The bill was read, and passed to a second reading.
	Ordered, That the report be printed.
	Mr. Preston, from the Committee on the Library, who were instructed, by a resolution of the Senate, to inquire into the expediency of purchasing the library of the late Count Boutourlin, made a report, accompanied by a joint resolution authorizing the Joint Library Committee to contract for the purchase of the library of the late Count Boutourlin, at Florence.
	The report and resolution were read.
	Ordered, That the report be printed.
	A message from the House of Representatives have passed a bill entitled “An act for the relieve of Nathaniel P. Tatum;” also, a bill entitled “An act for the relief of Alvarez Fish, and the legal representatives of Thomas P. Eskridge, deceased;” in which bills they request the concurrence of the Senate.
	The Senate proceeded to the appointment of a select committee, consisting of five members, to whom was referred the message of the 10th March, in relation to the constitution adopted by a convention held at Little Rock, in the Territory of Arkansas; and, on counting the ballots, 
	It appeared that Messrs. Buchanan, Wright, Ken, Benton, and Crittenden were appointed.
	On motion by Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of the bill the appropriate for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting land to certain States,
It was determined in the affirmative, Yeas 20, Nays 26.
	On motion by Mr. Benton,
	The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,
	Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs. Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing of Ohio, Hendricks, Knight, Leigh, McKean, Mangum, Naudain, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Robbins, Southard, Swift, Tomlinson, Webster.

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220	 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.	[March 15.

Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Benton, Black, Brown, Buchanan, Cuthbert, Ewing of Illinois, Grundy, Hill, Hubbard, King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Linn, Moore, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Tallmadge, Tipton, Walker, Wall, White, Wright.
The Senate proceeded to consider their amendments, disagreed to by the House of Representatives, to the bill entitled “An act to provide for the payment of volunteers and militia corps in the service of the United States;” and,
	On motion by Mr. Benton,
Resolved, That they do recede therefrom.
Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly.
	The bill for the continuation of the Cumberland road in the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read a third time.
	Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title be as aforesaid.
	Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.
	After the consideration of Executive business,
	The Senate adjourned.


TUESDAY, March 15, 1836.

	Mr. Clayton, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred, on the 17th February, the petition of William F. Giles, administrator of Philip Moore, deceased, reported the following resolution:
	That the prayer of the petitioner be rejected.
	Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred the following bills:
	“An act for the relief of Reuben Colburn;”
	“An act for the relief of Joseph W. Wormstead, of Marblehead, master and owner of the schooner Sally, and the crew of said vessel;”
	“An act for the relief of. Abiel Roads and others, owners, and the officers and crew of the schooner Mary, of Marblehead, in the State of Massachusetts;” reported them severally without amendment.
	Mr. Tomlinson, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred, on the 2nd February, the petition of Thomas Harrison, reported a bill to increase the pension of Thomas Harrison; which was read, and passed to the second reading.
	Mr. Tipton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred, on the 4th instant, the bill supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the States or Territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi,” approved the 28th of May, 1930, reported it without amendment. He also made a special report on the subject; which was ordered to be printed.
	Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred on the 24th December, the petition of Joseph Bogy, made a report, accompanied by a bill for the relief of Joseph Body; which was read, and passed to a second reading.

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Ordered, That the report ne printed.
Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, from the Committee on Public Lands, two whom was referred, on the 9th instant, the bill entitled “An act to authorize the conveyance of certain lands belonging to the University of Michigan” reported it without amendment.
The said bill was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been made, it was reported to the Senate.
Ordered, That it pass to a third reading.
Agreeably to notice, Mr. King, of Georgia, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill authorizing the construction of a railroad in Florida; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
On motion by Mr. King, of Alabama, and by unanimous consent,
Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post route from Tuscaloosa to Fairfield, in the county of Pickens, Alabama.
	On motion by Mr. Hendricks,
Ordered, That the legal representatives of Moses Shepherd have leave to withdraw their petition and papers.
Mr. Niles reported from the committee that they had, this day, examined and found duly enrolled the following bills:
“An act for the relief of the sufferers by the fire in the city of New York;”
“An act authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer a part of the appropriation for the suppression of Indian hostilities in Florida, to the credit of subsistence;” and
“An act to provide for the payment of volunteers and militia corps in the service of the United States.”
A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Burch:
Mr. President: The house of Representatives have passed a bill entitled “An act making to further appropriation for the suppression of Indian hostilities in Florida,” in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.
	On motion by Mr. Ewing, of Ohio,
That the Senate proceed to the consideration of the. Bill to appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting land to certain States,
It was determined in the affirmative, Yeas 24, Nays 23.
	On motion by Mr. Ewing, Of Ohio,
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs. Black, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing of Ohio, Goldsborough, Hendricks, Kent, Knight, Leigh, McKean, Mangum, Naudain, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Robbins, Southard, Swift, Tomlinson, Webster, White.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Cuthbert, Ewing of Illinois, Grundy, Hill, Hubbard, King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Linn, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Tallmadge, Tipton, Walker, Wall, Wright.

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222	 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.	[March 16.

The said bill was considered as in Committee of the Whole, together with the amendments reported thereto; and, after debate, 
	On motion by Mr. Naudain,
That the Senate adjourn,
It was determined in the negative, Yeas 19, Nays 22.
	On motion by Mr. Shepley,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, 
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs. Black, Calhoun, Clay, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing of Ohio, Hendricks, Knight, Leigh, Mangum, Moore, Naudain, Porter, Prentiss, Robbins, Swift, Tomlinson, Webster, White.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Cuthbert, Ewing of Illinois, Grundy, Hill, Hubbard, King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Linn, McKean, Morris, Nicholas, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Tallmadge, Walker, Wall, Wright.
After further debate,
	On motion by Mr. Mangum,
That the Senate adjourn,
It was determined in the negative, Yeas 20, Nays 26.
The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, 
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs. Black, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing of Ohio, Hendricks, Knight, Leigh, Mangum, Moore, Naudain, Porter, Prentiss, Robbins, Southard, Swift, Tomlinson, Webster.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Cuthbert, Ewing of Illinois, Grundy, Hill, Hubbard, King of Alabama, King of Georgia, Linn, McKean, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Preston, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles, Shepley, Tallmadge, Tipton, Walker, Wall, White, Wright.
	On motion by Mr. Preston,
Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed until tomorrow.
After the consideration of Executive business,
	On motion by Mr. Ruggles,
The Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, March 16, 1836.

	Mr. Webster presented a memorial of a large number of the females of Massachusetts; a memorial of Joseph Tilson and others, of Massachusetts; a memorial of a number of the inhabitants of Wayne county, Michigan; and a memorial of H. Winslow, and a large number of the citizens of Boston; severally praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade within the District of Columbia.
		On motion by Mr. Webster,
	That these memorials be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia,
	Mr. Mangum demanded that the question be first put, “Shall these memorials be received?” and,

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		On motion by Mr. Rives,
	Ordered, That this motion lie on the table.
	Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, presented a memorial of a number of citizens of Muskingum county, Ohio; a memorial of females, resident in said county, a memorial of Thomas S. Forrest and others, of Ohio; a memorial of Stephen Hunt and others, of Ohio; a petition of certain citizens of Lorain county, Ohio; and two petitions of a number of the females of Lorain county, Ohio; severally praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia.
		On motion by Mr. Ewing,
	That these memorials and petitions lie on the table,
	Mr. Porter demanded that the question be first put, “Shall these memorials and petitions be received?” and,
		On motion by Mr. Ewing of Ohio,
	Ordered, That his motion lie on the table.
	Mr. Swift presented six memorials of the citizens of Franklin county, Vermont, severally praying that abolition of slavery and the slave trade within the District of Columbia.
		On the motion by Mr. Swift,
	That these memorials lie on the table,
	Mr. Porter demanded that the question be first put, “Shall these memorials be received?”
		On motion by Mr. Leigh,
	Ordered, That this motion lie on the table.
	Mr. Southard presented a memorial of a number of the females of Salem County, New Hersey, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade within the District of Columbia.
		On motion by Mr. Southard,
	That this memorial be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia,
	Mr. Porter demanded that the question be first put, “Shall these memorials be received?”
		On motion by Mr. Leigh,
	Ordered, That his motion lie on the table.
	Mr. Buchanan presented the memorial of Jacob Wise and others, citizens of Pennsylvania, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trace in the District of Columbia and that the territories of Arkansas and Florida.
		On motion by Mr. Buchanan,
That his motion lie on the table.
	Mr. Porter demanded that the question be first put, “Shall these memorials be received?”
		On motion by Mr. Buchanan,
	Ordered, That his motion lie on the table.
	Mr. McKean presented a memorial of the Anti-Slavery Society, and two memorials of citizens of Philadelphia; a memorial of certain citizens of Pittsburg; and one of certain females of Philadelphia; severally praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade within the District of Columbia.
		On Motion by Mr. McKean,
That these memorials lie on the table,

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224	 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.	[March 16.

	Mr. Magnum demanded that the question be first put, “Shall these memorials be received?”
		On motion by Mr. Leigh,
	Ordered, That this motion lie on the table.
	Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, presented certain proceedings and resolutions of a number of the citizens of Cincinnati, in opposition to the objects and measures of the abolition societies of the United States; which, on motion by Mr. Ewing, were ordered to lie on the table.
	Mr. Crittenden presented resolutions passed by the Legislature of Kentucky, on the subject of the attempts by abolition societies to disturb the existing relations founded on domestic slavery; and,
		On motion by Mr. Crittenden,
	Ordered, That they be laid on the table, and printed.
	The following motion, submitted by Mr. Preston, was considered:
	That the Secretary ascertain and report to the Senate the number of memorials presented to the Senate praying the abolition of slavery within the District of Columbia; the number of signatures; the States from which they come; and designating the males and females who have signed the same.
		On motion by Mr. Hubbard,
	Ordered, That this motion lie on the table.
	Mr. Leigh presented the petition of the hers of Morgan Alexander; the memorial of the heirs of Colonel R. K. Meade; and the petition of the heir and representative of Joseph Quinlan; severally praying compensation for military services rendered during the revolutionary war.
	Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
	Mr. Buchanan presented the petition of the administrator of John Philip de’Haas, who served as a brigadier general in the revolutionary war, praying payment of a balance alleged to be due for disbursements.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
	Mr. Ruggles presented the petition of a number of merchants and citizens of Bath, Maine, praying that a more convenient building be erected for a custom-house than the one now used for that purpose; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
	Mr. Webster presented the petition of B. Aymar and Company, merchants of the city of New York, praying that the duties paid by them on goods destroyed by fire, while in possession of the surveyor of the port of New York, may be refunded; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
	Mr. Wall presented two petitions of a number of the citizens of New Jersey, in opposition to the renewal of a patent right to Joseph Grant, for winding or forming hat-bodies; which, on his motion, were ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
	Mr. Wall presented a preamble and resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey, in favor of the erection of a stone pier in the Delaware, at a placed called “Crow’s Shoal;” and of light-houses on Egg island and Cohansey point.
	Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Commerce, and printed.

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Agreeably to notice, Mr. Walker asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bills; which were severally read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred the Committee on Private Land Claims: 
	A bill to extend the time for receiving the proof of certain pre-emption claims, under the act of the 19th of June, 1834;
	A bill to extend the time for proving and establishing certain pre-emption claims suspended by the contingent location of certain alleged Choctaw reservations.
	Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred, on the 25th of February, a motion submitted by Mr. Swift, in relation to proposed fortifications on Lake Champlain, reported the same without amendment.
	Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, who were instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation to extinguish the Indian title to certain lands, made a report, accompanied by the following resolution:
	Resolved, as the sense of the Senate, That is expedient the President of the United States do instruct some of the Indian agents now in the employ of the United States, to endeavor to procure from the confederated tribes of the Sacs and Foxes, the Midawah, Kanton, Wahpakoota, Wahpeton, and Sissitong bands or tribes of Sioux; the Omahas, Ioways, Ottoes, and Missouri Indians, who were parties to the treaty made at Prarie du Chien on the 15th day of July, 1930, a relinquishment of all interest they may be supposed to have in that tract of land which will be contained within the following boundaries to wit: beginning at the northwest carder of the State of Missouri; thence the same course with the northern boundary line of said State to Missouri river; thence down said river, with its various meanders, to where the western boundary line of said State crosses the same; thence north with said western boundary to the beginning.
	Ordered, That the report be printed.
	A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Franklin, their clerk:
	Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed three enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate, for the signature of their President.
		On motion by Mr. Hendricks,
	Ordered, That the Committee on Roads and Canals be discharged from further consideration of the bill entitled “An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Josias Thompson,” and that the said bill be referred to the Committee of Claims.
	The Vice President signed the three enrolled bills last reported to have been examined; and they were delivered to the committee, to be laid before the President of the United States.
	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States and for granting lands to certain States; and, after debate, 
		On motion by Mr. Hill,
	Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until tomorrow.
	After the consideration of Executive business,
	The Senate adjourned.

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226 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [March 17. 

THURSDAY, March 17, 1837. 

Mr. Tipton presented the petition of a number of the citizens of Indiana, praying that the suspension of the sale of the public land, in the vicinity of Wabash and Erie Canal, may be removed ; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. Tipton presented the petition to a number of the citizens of the county of Carroll, Indiana ; also a petition of D. Sprague and others, of Indiana ; praying the establishment of a post route ; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. 
Mr. Southard presented two petitions of Samuel Miller, lieutenant colonel of the marines, praying to be compensated for losses sustained by the destruction of the marine barracks in Washington, in 1814, and for extra services, in superintending the erection of the marine barracks in Philadelphia ; which were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 
Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, presented four petitions, signed by a number of citizens of Ohio, praying that the unsold lands, in the Wooster land district, may be granted to the State of Ohio, in trust for improving the harbor at the mouth of the Black river ; which were referred to the Committee on Public Lands. 
Mr. Naudain, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Jesse Smith and others," reported it without amendment. 
Mr. Naudain, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Joseph Gresham," reported the same without amendment. 
Mr. Swift, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred by the memorial of George Armstrong, made a report, accompanied by the following resolution : 
That the prayer of the petitioner ought to be rejected. 
Ordered, That the report be printed. 
Mr. Tipton, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act for the relief of William Woodward and William Mitchell," reported it without amendment. 
Mr. Tipton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Clark Allen," reported the same without amendment, and that the bill ought not to pass. 
Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the report of the Secretary of War of the 3d instant, on the condition of the Winnebago Indians, made a report, accompanied by the following resolution : 
Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Senate, it will be good policy on the part of the United States, through the instrumentality of the Indian agent, to endeavor, immediately, to make and exchange with the Winnebago Indians, and allot to them the lands south or west of the Missouri river for the lands now assigned them by the treaty of 1832 ; and that, as soon as can be done, the said Indians, with such assistance as their agent can render them by a judicious use of their own funds, they be removed from the country ceded by them in 1832, either to the country now secured to the, or to such other as may be agreed on for their final settlement. 
Ordered, That the report be printed.

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March 18.] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 227 

Mr. Southard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill entitled an act of the relief of Samuel W. Ruff," reported the same without amendment. 
Mr. Southard, from the same committee, to whom was referred the memorial of McKean Buchanan, reported a bill for the relief of McKean Buchanan ; which was read, and passed to a second reading. 
Mr. Hubbard, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of John Morris Foght, made a report, accompanied by the following resolution : 
That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted. 
Ordered, That the report be printed. 
On motion by Mr. Webster, 
Ordered, That three thousand additional copies of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, of the 8th instant, transmitting a statement of affairs of the deposite banks, be printed for the use of the Senate.  
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill to appropriate for a limited time the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting land to certain States ; and after debate, 
On motion by Mr. Benton, 
The Senate adjourned. 

FRIDAY, March 18, 1836. 

Mr. Morris presented the petition of a number of the citizens of Ohio, praying the establishment of a post route ; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. 
Mr. Niles presented the memorial of a number of citizens of New London, Connecticut, representing the expediency of an exploring expedition in those seas to which the American whalers resort ; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 
Mr. Shepley, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Thomas Halliday, deceased," reported the same without amendment. 
Mr. Shepley, from the Committee of Claims, who were instructed, by a resolution of the 21st January, to inquire into the expediency of compensating Augustus Jones for certain services, made a report, accompanied by a resolution : 
That the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. 
Ordered, That the report be printed. 
Mr. Shepley, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of the administrator of Andrew Stewart, made a report, accompanied by the following resolution : 
That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted. 
Ordered, That the report be printed. 
Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of William H. Bell, reported a bill for the purchase of certain rights or inventions of William H. Bell, of North Carolina ; which was read, and passed to a second reading. 
Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred

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228 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [ March 18.

the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Gilbert A. Smith and others," reported the same without amendment, and that it ought not to pass. He also made a report on the subject ; which was ordered to be printed. 
Mr. Black, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Andrew A. Van Bibber, administrator of Isaac Garretson, reported thereon. The Senate proceeded to consider the report ; and, in concurrence therewith,
Ordered, That the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial. 
On the motion by Mr. Tomlinson, and by unanimous consent, 
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be instructed to inquire into the expediency of compensating Phineas Taylor, of Danbury, in the State of Connecticut, for a horse and other property taken from him on public use during the revolutionary war. 
Mr. Tomlinson presented certain documents, from the files, relating to the claim of Phineas Taylor ; which were referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. 
On motion by Mr. Southard, 
Ordered, That the statement of the Corporations of the District of Columbia, in relation to the Holland loan, be printed. 
The bill from the House of Representatives entitled "An act to authorize the conveyance of certain lands belonging to the University of Michigan," was read a third time. 
Resolved, That this bill pass. 
Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. 
The following bills from the House of Representatives were read the first and second times by unanimous consent : 
1. " An act making the further appropriation for the suppression of Indian hostilities in Florida ;"
2. " An act for the relief of Nathaniel P. Tatum ;" and 
3. " An act for the relief of Alvarez Fisk and the legal representatives of Thomas P. Eskridge, deceased." 
Ordered, That the first be referred to the Committee on Finance ; that the second be referred to the Committee of Claims ; and that the third be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. 
The following motions, submitted by Mr. Linn, were considered and agreed to : 
Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for placing buoys in the channel of the Fox river, through the flats, at its entrance into Green bay. 
Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of surrendering to the State of Missouri that portion of the public lands lying in the counties of Cape Girardeau, Scott, New Madrid, Stoddard, and Wayne, which have been reported by the deputy surveyors to the Surveyor General, as not worth the expense of survey, on condition that all moneys arising from the sale of such lands be expended, under the direction of the Legislature of Missouri, for the purpose of draining the swamps, preventing its inundation, and removing obstructions to the navigation of such water courses as take their way through said lands.

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The following motion, submitted by Mr. Robbins, was considered and agreed to : 
Resolved, That the Committee on Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making and passing an act explanatory of the act entitled " An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 7th day of June, 1932, whereby persons of the naval service of the United States, on board privateers commissioned by the United States in the revolutionary war, be included in the provisions of said pension act, in like manner as the persons engaged in said naval service on board vessels of war commissioned by the United States ; and to report thereon. 
The following motion, submitted by Mr. Morris, was considered and agreed to : 
Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands inquire into the expediency of ceding to the State of Ohio the residue of the public lands in the State, which have been offered for sale for the term of fourteen years ; and also of ceding the residue of said lands which have been offered for sale for a less term of time, or of permitting the State to become the purchaser of the last-mentioned lands, at the price of one dollar per acre, on a credit of fourteen years, except in case of foreign war ; in which case the same shall be paid for by the State, at such time as the Congress of the United States shall require ; and that the same principle be extended to each of the new States in which the public lands of the United States are situate, by extending the sales to, or reserving for future sale the same quantity of land as has been sold in the State of Ohio, in proportion to the whole quantity of land in each of said States. 
The following resolution, submitted by Mr. King, of Alabama, was considered : 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives close the present session of Congress, by an adjournment of their respective Houses on the --- day of May next.
On motion by Mr. King, 
Ordered, That the resolution lie on the table. 
The following motion, submitted by Mr. Swift, was considered : 
Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to cause to be surveyed the most eligible site for fortifications on Lake Champlain, near the province of Lower Canada, suitable for the defence of the commerce of said lake within the United States ; and that he cause to be made the proper estimates of the expense necessary for the erection and arming such fortifications ; and that he make report thereof to the Senate, at the next session of Congress. 
On motion by Mr. Swift, 
Ordered, That it lie on the table. 
The Senate proceeded to consider the unfavorable report of the Committee of Claims on the petition of Thomas Mullens ; the unfavorable report of the Committee on Private Land Claims on the memorial of Eliza Causin and Ann Turner, the heirs and representatives of the late Colonel John H. Stone ; and the unfavorable report of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the petition of the administrator of Philip Moore ; and concurred therein.

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230  JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. [March 18
On motion by Mr. Naudain,
Ordered, That the report of the Secretary of War, of the 12th Februa-
ry, relative to the improvement of the Christiana river, be printed, and
that 1,000 additional copies be sent to the Senate.
On motion by Mr. Davis,
Ordered, That the honorable Daniel Webster have leave of absence
for ten days.
On motion by Mr. Hubbard,
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, it be to Monday next.
On motion by Mr. King for Alabama,
Ordered, That the memorial of H.F. Walworth and others, presented
the 11th instant, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
The following motion, submitted by Mr. Benton, was considered:
Whereas, on the 26th day of December, in the year 1833, the follow-
ing resolve was read in the Senate:
"Resolved, That, by dismissing the late Secretary of the Treasury
because he would not, contrary to his own sense of duty, remove the
money of the United States in deposite with the Bank of the United
States and its branches, in conformity with the President's opinion, and
by appointing his successor to effect such removal, which has been done,
the President has assumed the exercise of a power over the Treasury of
the United States, not granted him by the constitution and laws, and
dangerous to the liberties of the people."
Which proposed resolve was altered and changed by the mover there-
of, on the 28th day of March, in the year 1834, so as to read as follows:
"Resolved, That, in taking upon himself the responsibility of removing
the deposite of the public money from the Bank of the United States, the
President of the United States has assumed the exercise of a power over
the Treasury of the United States not granted to him by the constitution
and laws, and dangerous to the liberties of the people."
Which resolve, so changed and modified by the mover thereof, on the
same day and year last mentioned was further altered so as to read in
these words:
"Resolved, That, the President, in the late executive proceedings in
relation to the revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power
not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both."
In which last-mentioned form the said resolve, on the same day and
year last mentioned, was adopted by the Senate, and became the act and
judgment of that body, and, as such, now remains upon the Journal
thereof:
And whereas the said resolve was irregularly, illegally, and unconsti-
tutionally adopted by the Senate, in violation of the rights of defence
which belong to every citizen, and in subversion  of the fundamental
principles of law and justice; because President Jackson was thereby
adjudged and pronounced to be guilty of an impeachable offence, and a 
stigma placed upon him as a violator of his oath of office and of the laws and
constitution which he was sworn to preserve, protect, and defend, with-
out going through the forms of an impeachment, and without allowing to
him the benefits of a trial, or the means of defence:
And whereas the said resolve, in all its various shapes and forms, was 
unfounded and erroneous in point of fact, and therefore unjust and un-

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righteous, as well as irregular and unconstitutional; because the said Pres-
ident Jackson, neither in the act of dismissing Mr. Duane nor in the 
appointment of Mr. Taney, as specified in the first form of the resolve;
nor in taking upon himself the responsibility of removing the doposites,
as specified in the second form of the same resolve; nor in any act which
was then, or can now, be specified under the vague and ambiguous terms
of the general denunciation contained in the third and last form of the
resolve; did do or commit any act in violation or in derogation of the
laws and constitution, or dangerous to the liberties of the people:
And whereas the said resolve, as adopted, was uncertain and ambiguous,
containing nothing but a loose and floating charge for derogating from the
laws and constitution, and assuming ungranted power and authority in
the late executive proceedings in relation to the public review; without
specifying what part of the executive proceedings, or what part of the
public revenue was intended to be referred to; or what parts of the law and
constitution were supposed to have been infringed; or in what part of the
Union, or at what period of his administration, these late proceedings
were supposed to have taken place: thereby putting each Senator at lib-
erty to vote in favor of the resolve upon a separate and secret reason of
his own, and leaving the ground of the Senate's judgment to be guessed
at by the public, and to be differently and diversely interpreted by indi-
vidual Senators, according to the private and particular understanding of 
each ; contrary to all the ends of justice, and to all the forms of legal or
judicial proceedings; to the great prejudice of the accused, who could
not know against what to defend himself; and to the loss of senatorial
responsibility, by shielding Senators from public accountability for making
up a judgment upon grounds which the public cannot know, and which, 
if known, might prove to be insufficient in law, or unfounded in fact:
And whereas the specification contained in the first and second forms
of the resolve having been objected to in debate and shown to be in-
sufficient to sustain the charges they were adduced to support, and it
being well believed that no majority could be obtained to vote for the
said specifications, and the same having been actually withdrawn by the
mover in the face of the whole Senate in consequence of such objection
and belief, and before any vote taken thereupon; the said specifications
could not afterwards be admitted by any rule of parliamentary practice,
or by any principle of legal implication, secret intendment, or mental res-
ervation, to remain and continue a part of the written and public resolve
from which they were thus withdrawn; and, if they could be so admitted,
they would not be sufficient to sustain the charges therein contained:
And whereas, the Senate being the constitutional tribunal for the trial
of the President when charged by the House of Representatives with 
offences agains the laws and the constitution, the adoption of the said re-
solve, before any impeachment preferred by the House, was a breach of
the privileges of the House, a violation of the constitution, a subversion
of justice, a prejudication of a question which might legally come before
the Senate, and disqualification of that body to perform its constitutional
duty with fairness and impartiality, if the President should thereafter by
regularly impeached by the House of Representative for the same
offence:
And whereas the temperate, respectful, and argumentative defence and

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232     JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.     [March 21.

protest of the President against the aforesaid proceeding of the Senate,
was rejected and repulsed by that body, and was voted to be a breach of
its privileges, and was not permitted to be entered on its Journal or print-
ed among its documents; while all memorials, petitions, resolves, and re-
monstrances against the President, however violent or unfounded, and 
calculated to inflame the people against him, were duly and honorably
received, encomiastically commented upon in speeches, read at the table,
ordered to be printed with the long list of names attached, referred to the
Finance Committee for consideration, fied away among the public ar-
chives, and now constitute a part of the public documents of the Senate,
to be handed down to the latest posterity:
And whereas the said resolve was introduced, debated and adopted,
at a time and under circumstances which had the effect of co-operating 
with the Bank of the United States in the parricidal attempt which that
institution was making to produce a panic and pressure in the country;
to destroy the confidence of the people in President Jackson; to paralize
his administration ; to govern the elections; to bankrupt the State banks;
ruin their currency; fill the whole Union with terror and distress; and
thereby to extort from the sufferings and the alarms of the people, the
restoration of the deposites and the renewal of its charter:
And whereas the said resolve is of evil example and dangerous prece-
dent, and should never have been received, debated, or adopted by the
Senate, or admitted to entry upon its Journal: Wherefore,
Resolved, That the said reserve be expunged from the Journal; and,
for that purpose, that the Secretary of the Senate, at such time as the
Senate may appoint, shall bring the manuscript Journal of the session 1833
-'34 into the Senate, and, in the presence of the Senate, draw black
lines round the said resolve, and write across the face thereof, in strong
letters, the following words: "EXPUNGED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE,
THIS ----- DAY OF ----- , IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1836;"
And, after debate,
On motion by Mr. Hubbard,
The Senate adjourned.

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1836.

The Vice President communicated a report of the Secretary of the 
Navy, made in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 16th instant,
in relation to the navy hospitals of the United States; which was read.
The Vice President also communicated a report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 4th
instant, showing the amount paid by the United States on account of lands
purchased from the Indians; which was read.
Mr. Knight presented the petition for Samuel Warner, of Massachusetts,
who has been engaged in the service of the United States as a seaman,
praying a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Tomlinson presented a memorial of a number of merchants of the 
city of New York, [illegible here due to fold in page] which they have paid on
imported goods may be refunded; which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr. Walker presented documents in relation to a claim of the heirs of

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Capt. Ricd Anderson
wound [illegible] '81
Left Elbow
Sm Shop wound

[illegible] from the
date of the act
31 May 1830. Let
the same rule
apply in all
similar cases
N. 10 Catn
8 Apl. 1831
Mary? Role
Pensioner present

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SURGEON'S AFFIDAVIT.
__________
(Date.)

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That Richard Anderson
a formerly a Captain in the [crossed out: Company of] first regt of the Maryland
[crossed out: in the] line [crossed out: Regiment] of the United States Army is rendered
incapable of performing the duty of a soldier, by reason of wounds or other
injuries inflicted while he was actually in the service aforesaid, and in the
line of his duty, viz.

By satisfactory evidence and accurate examination, it appears that on the 
15th day of March in the year 1781
being engaged with the Enemy
at or near a place called Guilford Court House in the
district, or territory, of S. Carolina he received a wound
in his* left elbow
and he is thereby, not only incapacitated for military duty, but, in the opinion
of the undersigned, is ++ totally disabled from obtaining
his subsistence form manual labor.

Jos Douell     Surgeon, [illegible]
[illegible]
Surgeon.

*Here give a particular description of the wound, injury, or disease, and specify in what manner it
has affected the applicant so as to produce disability in the degree stated.
++ N. B - The blank in the last line but one is to be filled up with the proportional "degree" of disa-
bility; for example: "three-fourths" - "one-half" - "one-third", &c. or, "totally, " as the case may be.
>The magistrate who may administer the oaths to the Surgeons must certify that they are repu-
table in their profession, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the
proper officer, under his seal of office.
> Mode of authentication papers. - In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer
who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or
other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the
ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from
being improperly attached to the certificate.

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Revolutionary Claims.
[A.]
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Officers.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled " An act for the relief of
certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the
15th of May, 1828, I, Richard Anderson of
Sumptor District _________ ,
in the county of ___________ , in the State of South Carolina, do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, and served as such* to the end of the war.
at which period I was a Captain - - - -- in the first
regiment of the Maryland - - - - - line.
And I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates (commonly called com-
mutation certificates) for a sum equal to the amount of five years' full pay ; which sum
was offered by the resolve of Congress, of the 22d of March, 1783, instead of the half
pay for life, to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21st of October, 1780.
And I do further declare, that I have received of the United States as a pensioner
since the 3d day of March, 1826, the sum of four hundred and Eighty dollars paid to me by the Agent for paying pensioners in the state of Maryland -

Witness my hand, this thirty first day of May
in the year 1828.
Richard Anderson
___________
Before me, ‡ R.S.Briscoe a justice of the Peace
in the county of Washington District of (Columbia in the State {crossed over}
-Hiel Peck, personally appeared this day, 
and George Johnson, of said county, who did severally make oath that Richard Anderson,
by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to
have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand, this 31th day of May, in the year 1828_ 

I, R.S Briscoe
, Clerk of the Court
of the county of
,in the State of
-, do hereby certify, that
-, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a ‡, 
and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
[L s.] said Court, this
day of      .


*Here insert, To the end of the war, or, (as the case may be,) to the time when the arrangement of the Army provided by the resolves of Congress of the 3d and 21st of October, 1780, was carried into effect; and that I was reduced under that arrangement.
‡Here insert, The sum of      dollars, paid to me by the agent for paying pensions in the State
of          . If the claimant has not been a pensioner, this part of the declaration
may be omitted.
‡ A Justice of the Peace, or other magistrate duly empowered to administer oaths, as the case may be.

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No of org Panel - 1.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
____________
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
May 31. 1828.

Richard Anderson,----of Sumpter  district-- in the County  of ______________ in the State of South Carolina, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war, at which period he was a Captain in the Fifth regiment of the Maryland line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March 1788; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Four hundred and Eighty ---dollars, paid to him by the agent in the State of Maryland, 
The  Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
Asbury Kinkaid {illegible}

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Third Auditor's Office
30th {superscript} May 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for commutation of five years full pay to Richard Anderson - - -  - in the Maryland - - - -  line, amounting to Twenty four Hundred dollars.
It further appears that Richard Anderson - - - is now on the pension list of the Maryland  - - - -agency, and has been since the 4th {superscript} March 1826 - - at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month. __
For Peter Hagner
Third Auditor
Thompson
Churchill {illegible}

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Act - 1828
Settled At
Treasury
Cons. with
Invalid file
#10.059 {underscored}

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May 23rd 1828
The Honorable Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury
Sir,
Claiming the benefits of the Act lately passed for the relief of certain surviving officers, + soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, I beg leave to submit the accompanying papers as evidence of my being within the provisions of that act.
I have the honor to be
with high respect
Your Ob. h {superscript} Servant,
Richard Anderson

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Round stamp saying Baltimore Oct 6 MD
Stamp {illegible}
Oct 7
R. Anderson, Esq

James. L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
War Department
Maryland

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Baltimore 56 N 1836
Sir,
I enclosed [illegible] case to you last week
the certificate of the court, you require in the case
of the [illegible] Capt Anderson, which I hope you
received in due time,
Your very respectfully
Ale. Ray



J.L. Edwards Es.

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Pension Agency
William Bann of Maryland
Baltimore 10 October 1836
Sir.
A few days since I received from you a letter instructing me, upon the  proper vouchers being presented, to pay to the heirs of Richard Anderson deceased, the amount due them under a special Act of Congress for their relief of the 15 June 1836.
I am at a loss to determine what form may be necessary, as the parties are separated some of them residing in Distant State. and only one Certificate being issued whether will is required a certified copy as in ordinary cases or will the inclosed form leaving that out be sufficient. I have likewise enclosed a form with a copy of the Certificate. Should either of these forms ^ answer. Will you do me the favor to point out which of them is required or whether any other form be necessary.
Respectfully
Yr Obedient {illegible} H W Evans
Pes.
To J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comm of Pensions

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JL Edwards Esq
Dr Sir,
I enclose you my late
Fathers pension Certificates - together with
a certificate proving the time of his death
& c - end letters of attorney from my
Brothers and Sisters. If any thing
more should be requisite, please
inform me -
I am very respectfully
Yr Obdt Servt
F Anderson


Batt Decm 1st 1835

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Baltimore
Nov. 16. 1836.

Gd/

I really feel reluctance in asking your attention for a few moments, to the enclosed power of Attorney from W W Anderson, one of the heirs of Richard Anderson deceased. I presented it to the pay clerk today, and he objects to pay upon it because it does not confirm to the letter of the law form given by yourself, and after a form had been given me to send for execution of which enclosed is a copy. The objectionable words are undermarked in the sixth line the front side, in the. original, instead of a original certificate. 2. This objection really seems reculiously {illegible} hard in its effects, after the objection words [illegible] follows the copy of the certificate; as prescribed.
I am induced under the circumstances 2 or [illegible] raise an objection, on the one hand, and which subjects me to great expense, and delays too on the other, to submit the matter for your consideration and decision to say whether it shall be paid under the present power, or a new one to be obtained, because of the names in {underscored} its place or a 
{underscored} in the pri {illegible}. All of which is respectfully submitted.
by Your ogr-le {illegible}
Ale. Ray
 L.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions -

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James. L. Edwards Esq

Comm. of Pension
War. Department.

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Baltimore Sep. 15 1836.
Sir.
I herewith enclose your power of Attory  from F. Anderson, Juliet Anderson, Anne Anderson, D Anderson, Mr. W. Anderson, and Afd Anderson, heirs of the late Capt. Richard Anderson dec, Anthat [illegible] me as their attorney in fact to receive and recd for the amount of Invalid Pension due them, by virtue of an act, passed at the last session of Congress. "An act entitled an act, for the relief of the heirs of Richard Anderson." The No. of the bill I think is 1975

The amount of the invalid pension from the 3 March 1826 to the 31 Mary 1830, as the rate of 20$ mm [illegible], you will be pleased to send me a check or order for, which I can receive the money upon here. Below you will rec . my  blank recpt. be good enough to fill it up, as will suit the case, and thereby save me the trouble and expense of going to Washington.

I remain with great respect.
Mmn. Ovsu. [illegible]
 Alex Ray

J.L. Edwards, Esq.;

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[crossed out text at the bottom of the page: illegible]

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Dec-17-1925 
Commissioners of Pensions
Washington - D.C.

Will you please give me the records and as much data as you may have of my following great grand parents -
1 Ransom Day - whose wife was Anne Stone Day,  Hampshire or Taylor Co. Vt. or Marion Co- Va - date of above, before the civil war --
2 Henry Riggs whose wife was - Tracy - of Fred - or Montgomery in Anne Arundel Co - Md - War of 1812
3 Capt. Richard Anderson - of Anne Arundel Co - or Fred Co- Md. He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati - am not sure of his wife's name- Md
4 Brashears - wife unknown - of Fred. or Anne Arundel Co. Md- Revolutionary soldier
5 John or James Stone - Hampshire Co VA do not know his wife's name - May have lived in Taylor - in adjoining Co - Va
6 Robert Johnston - of Taylor County, W. Va.
wife - Lucy drew his pension - Possibly at Felterman - or Preetytown {illegible} - or Grafton - War of 1812

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If there are any names in the records 
you think may be relatives - I should 
like [illegible] for work that is to go in 
print -

Respectfully 

Mrs. Roberta Culdon Clark

815 Murdock Cir. 
Parkersburg
W. Va.

[two black round pension office stamps; both have the same text as below]
PENSION OFFICE
U. S.
L DEC 21 1925

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4602 Marlborough Dr
San Diego, Calif
Oct 12 - 21 -

U.S Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sirs, 

Kindly send me pension 
record (received in 1803) of ^Col^Richard 
Anderson born in Charles Co., M.D. 
1751 and died in Sumpter, S. C. 
Especially want [underlined: names] &
[illegible] of wife & children & will 
be most appreciated in all you 
can send me. Very truly yours, 

Adah Way, [illegible] (Mrs. C.H.)

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Rev. and 1813 
War Section. 
S. 10059 

February 6, 1926 


Roberta A. Clark
815 Murdock Ave 
Parkersburg, West Va. 

Madam: 
I have to advise you from the records of this 
Bureau, it appears that Richard Anderson was ap-
pointed November 15, 1777, Captain of the Seventh 
Maryland Regiment, was wounded at the battle of 
Guilford, by a musket ball in his left elbow, and 
was Brevet Major October 10, 1783. 

He was allowed pension from January 1, 1803, 
on account of disability resulting from the above 
mentioned wound, at which time he resided in Fred-
erick County, Maryland. 

In 1828, he was living in Sumter District, 
South Carolina. 

He died June 23, 1835, leaving no widow, but 
the following children- William W.; Franklin; Richard; 
Alfred; Juliet; and Anne. 

Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

[left side, handwritten] 

Maryland archives show he was in service in 1783 ok'd by Miss Wilson. 

[end left hand side] 
[bottom, handwritten]
Date of death from 
1835 military list - [illegible] Roll also place of resi-
dence when relieved 
from same list.

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES          BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*    Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41


NAME Anderson, Richard. GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT
NUMBER 3614 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 6, 1789 to ~ not shown ~


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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.