Senat

Journal of the Senate of the United States of America being the first session of the Fourteenth Congress

1501 · 1603100036 — Washington : Printed by William A. Davis 1815-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary 1/4 leather binding over blue boards. Toning throughout. 649 17 68 pages index. Shaw et Shoemaker 39485. 7th year of James Madison's presidency. Much of the major legislation dealt with issues related to the War of 1812. Maj. General Jackson was given a large land grant for his service. Additional Acts dealt with an important treaty with the Cherokee tribe; Yazoo claimants from the land speculation affair; issues in Mississippi Illinois Missouri Ohio New Orleans; planning for a new capital the previous one had been burned by the British in 1814; Indiana Statehood Dec. 11 national transportation improvements proposed by then nationalist John Calhoun; the authorization of the Second Bank of the United States; and a new tariff. Washington : Printed by William A. Davis hardcover