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27 August 1842
Harris, William A (fl. 1842)
Removal of the Cherokees West of the Mississippi
27th Congress 2nd Session Rep. No. 1098 House of Representatives
GLC03776.43
1804
Derbigny, P. (Pierre) (1767-1829)
Memorial presented by the inhabitants of Louisiana to the Congress of the United States, in Senate and House of Representatives convened. Translated from the French...
(title continues)... Sole copy acknowledged to be conformable to the original. Famous pamphlet expressing the grievances of French settlers in Louisiana after annexation by the United States. "Henry" written on first page. Derbigny signs last page...
GLC04571
1854
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
Speeches of Gerrits Smith. In Congress, 1853-'4.
Published by Buell and Blanchard. Includes speeches by Smith on war, the homestead bill, the Nebraska bill, the Pacific Railroad, the postal system, the reciprocity treaty, and the sale of intoxicating drinks in Washington, D.C., among other topics...
GLC04717.02
1 July 1856
Howard, William Alanson (1813-1880)
Subduing freedom in Kansas. Report of the Congressional Committee, presented in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 1, 1856.
Presented in the House of Representatives, published in New York by the Tribune Office. Howard and Sherman report the committee's findings on Kansas's struggle for admission to the Union: "It cannot be doubted that if its condition as a free...
GLC05116.16
1816
Demoulin, Jean Francis (fl. 1816)
An Essay on Naturalization & Allegiance
Printed by Daniel Rapine in Washington, D.C. Inscribed to James Madison in the author's hand but without signature: "To his Excellency James Madison, President of the United States, respectfully presented, by the Author --." Dedicated to James...
GLC05515
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