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Page 1 - Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices; three members of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives...
Page 2 - Congress, a list of the reports which it is the duty of any officer or Department to make to Congress, referring to the act or resolution and page of the volume of the laws or Journal in which it may be contained, and placing under the name of each officer the list of reports required of him to be made.
Page 62 - Michigan, acknowledges itself to owe and for value received hereby promises to pay to the bearer hereof the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS lawful money of the United States of America...
Page 12 - He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the UNITED STATES
Page 139 - Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein. That our senators in Congress be instructed and our representatives requested, to use their best exertions to procure the passage of a law...
Page 71 - Slate of Florida in General Assembly convened, That our senators and representative in Congress be requested to urge upon...