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THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

DURING THE

FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,

BEGUN AND HELD

AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON,

DECEMBER 2, 1839.

AND IN THE SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOLUME VIII.

Containing Documents from No. 560 to the end.

WASHINGTON:

PRINTED BY BLAIR AND RIVES.

INDEX TO DOCUMENTS

PRINTED

BY ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

DURING THE

FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-1839-40.

A.

ield's

Academy at West Point. Report of the Board of Visiters
to the United States Military
Academy at West Point. Major Delafield's statement of
disbursements in the 1st quarter of 1839, on account
of the United States Military

Academy at West Point in April and May, 1839. Major

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Delafield's statement of moneys expended on ac-
count of appropriations for the United States Military 1 1 232
Accounts of receipts and expenditures for the 3d and 4th
quarters of 1838. Letter from the Treasurer of the
United States, transmitting his

Addoms, executor of John Addoms. Report of the Com-
mittee of Claims on the bill (H. R. 46) for the relief
of John T.

African slave-trade. Memorial of the Society of Friends
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, pray-
ing the adoption of measures for the suppression of

the
Agricultural interests of the Union. Memorial of Joseph
L. Smith and others, praying that the Committee on
Agriculture be instructed to make an annual report
on the
Agriculture and education. Petition of Joseph L. Smith
and others, for a new department of the Govern-
ment, to be called the Department of

Agricultural Bank of Natchez. (See Banks.)
Agriculture may be instructed to make an annual report on

the agricultural interests of the Union. Memorial
of Joseph L. Smith and others, praying that the
Committee on

Alabama, praying the creation of a new land district in that

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Alabama. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury in re-
lation to the five per cent. fund of the net proceeds

of the lands in

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Alabama, praying the cession to that State of the Muscle
Shoals canal. Memorial of the Legislature of
Alabama volunteers. Report of the Committee of Claims
on the petition of citizens of Jackson county, Ala-
bama, praying the payment of claims of certain
Albemarle Sound and the ocean at Nag's Head. Major
Gwinn's report on the practicability and probable
cost of opening a communication between
Alexandre. Message from the President of the United
States, recommending the repayment of the duties
levied on the French ship
Alexandria, in relation to the destruction of outstanding
due-bills by the corporation of Alexandria, in pursu-
ance of the act of 1834. Report of the mayor of
the city of
Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, praying the retro-
cession of that part of said District to the State
of Virginia. Petition of citizens of the town and
county of

Allen. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the peti-
tion of Hannah

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Allen, widow of Samuel Allen. Report of the Committee
on Pensions on the memorial of Pamela
Allen, widow of Henry Allen. Report of the Committee
on Pensions on the bill granting a pension to Cath-
arine
Allison. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill
for the relief of Lieutenant John
American Silk Society, praying aid in the gratuitous publi-
cation and circulation of their journal. Memorial of
the-

American steamvessels and steamboats. (See Steamboats.)
Amerman. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the
petition of Thomas

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Appleby. Report of the Committee on Pensions in relation
to the claim of Stephen
Appropriations and expenditures in the War Department
during 1839. Report of the Secretary of War of
Appropriations and expenditures for the naval service for
1839. Report of the Secretary of the Navy of 3 121
Appropriations to be expended in the District of Columbia
since the location of the seat of Government therein.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with a
statement of the
Appropriations, offices created, and the salaries thereof;
and of offices, the salaries of which have been in-
creased, with the amount of such increase, during
the Ist session of the 26th Congress. Statement by
the Secretary of the Senate of

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