1822 JOURNAL CONGRESS UNITED STATES BANKS LIGHTHOUSES NORTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE

Description: [029444] (Americana - 19th Century - Political History - Congress). Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, Being the Second Session of the Seventeenth Congress, Begun and Held at the City of Washington, December 2, 1822, and in the Forty-Seventh Year of the Independence of the United States. Washington: Printed By Gales & Seaton, 1822. 390 + [1] page 'Question of Order Decided.' with a useful index. Including: with views of the President regarding the usefulness of the Academy at West Point; an inquiry into the propriety of establishing a Naval Academy; the African slave trade; progress in the construction of public armories; various petitions from the state of Alabama & from individuals; the Bank of the United States; bills of the Senate regarding the authorized building of light houses, light-vessels, and beacons; an act for clearing and improving certain roads for the purpose of facilitating the transportation of the United States' mail; an inquiry into the propriety of extinguishing the claims, on behalf of North Carolina, to certain lands held by the Cherokee tribe; an expedition fitted out from the United States against Porto Rico; piracy in the West Indies and its suppression and more. Also with considerations of petitions from various sources and concerns from states, individuals and businesses and day-by-day proceedings, votes on a variety of material under consideration; relations with other nations; tallies of votes on various issues, reports and other government considerations. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; bound in full leather, spine label with gilt titles and simple line-rules. Some edge & tips wear & rubbing to the binding; spine end coverings chipped away; boards on by the cords and text block solid; some spotting & foxing; in good condition.

Price: 250 USD

Location: Bolivia, North Carolina

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