Lowrie, Walter; Clark, Matthew St. Clair. American State Papers. Claims. Class 9, Vol. 1. Documents of the Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States...&c. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1832-1834. [11608]
Sometime rebound in brown buckram, ex library with labels to spines, ink stamps on the end papers & title page of vol. ii., rest clean. 13 x 8 1/2 inches. 1024, xvi; 872, xxviii clean pages. Two leaves in vol. ii. chipped at the edges with some loss. Good. Hardcover.
This volume covers the years 1789 to 1823, and includes all of the documents pertaining to claims of compensation in connection with the government of the United States.
They include all documents pertaining to losses of every conceivable kind, be they military or civil. Much of it pertains to the American Revolution. Sections on Invalid Pension Claims; Claim of Baron de Steuben; Claims for Losses sustained by General Greene in procuring Supplies for the Southern Army; Georgia Militia Claims; Indemnity for Indian Depredations; Consular Service at Tunis; Claim of Caron de Beaumarchais; Claims Barred by the Statute of Limitations; Depredations Committed by Mounted Riflemen; State Claims for Militia Services; Losses Occasioned by the Enemy; Payment for Property Destroyed by the Enemy; Loss of the Ship Allegany; Horses, Arms, &c. Lost during the Seminole War; etc.
These books are necessary for anyone studying the history of this period. They are full of primary information and accounts unavailable elsewhere.
