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25th Congress 2d Session accompany bill H. R. act of Congress active operations agent allowed amount Answer appears appointed appropriation army Attorney authorized Blodgett Board of Regents brevet Captain cent chairman claim Colonel commissioners Committee on Invalid compensation contract corps court district dollars duties engineers establishment expenses fact favor FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 23 following REPORT fund Grier honor House of Representatives Indian interest Invalid Pensions Jacob Barker James Meacham James Smithson January January 25 Jewett Joseph Ridgway land letter lieutenant loan memorialists ment Mexican government Mexico museum navigation navy obedient servant object officers Ohio river opinion paid paper patent payment persons petitioner present President Professor Henry proper proposed purpose Question received referred the petition regiment resolution respectfully river Secretary Secretary of War Senate Smithsonian Institution submitted supplemental stock tion Treasury treaty United vessels Washington
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