Chapter CLV. for the relief of the Florida Indians
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Chap. CLV.— An Act for the relief of the Florida Indians. May 22, 1826. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Appropriation for the relief of the Florida Indians. That the sum of twenty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the directions of the President, in affording sustenance to the suffering Florida Indians.
Approved, May 22, 1826. RESOLUTIONS. Resolution I: directing a survey of certain routes between Baltimore and Philadelphia, for a post-road. Resolution I 4 Stat. 194 1826-05-04 Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-26 19 1 public I. Resolution directing a survey of certain routes between Baltimore and Philadelphia, for a post-road.
May 4, 1826. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Postmaster General authorized, &c., to cause to be made an examination of the various routes between Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and report to Congress, &c. That the Postmaster General be authorized and required to cause an examination and survey of the various routes between Baltimore and Philadelphia, crossing the Susquehanna at Havre de Grace Ferry, Port Deposit, and Conewingo Bridges, and report to Congress the route which may be best adapted for a permanent post-road, with an estimate of the expense of making each of said routes safe and convenient for the transportation of the mail.
Approved, May 4, 1826. Resolution II: expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Duncan, of the United States’ Navy. Resolution II 4 Stat. 195 1826-05-13 Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-26 19 1 public NINETEENTH CONGRESS Sess. I. Res. 2, 3, 4, 5. 1826. 195 II. Resolution expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Duncan, of the United States’ Navy.
May 13, 1826. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Resolutions expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Capt. Thomas McDonough, &c., extended to Lt. Duncan. That the provisions of the joint resolutions of Congress, passed October twentieth, eighteen hundred and fourteen, entitled “Resolutions expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Captain Thomas McDonough, the officers, seamen, and marines, and infantry serving as marines, on board of the United States squadron on Lake Champlain,” be so construed and extended as to include the name of Silas Duncan, a lieutenant in the navy of the United States, in testimony of the sense which is entertained by both houses of Congress, of the distinguished gallantry and good conduct of the said Lieutenant Duncan, in an action with the enemy’s forces, on the sixth of September, eighteen hundred and fourteen, on the same Lake.
Approved, May 13, 1826. Resolution III: directing a system of cavalry tactics, and a system of instruction for artillery, to be prepared for the use of the cavalry and artillery of the militia. Resolution III 4 Stat. 195 1826-05-18 Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-26 19 1 public III. Resolution directing a system of cavalry tactics, and a system of instruction for artillery, to be prepared for the use of the cavalry and artillery of the militia.
May 18, 1826. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Secretary of War to have prepared a complete system of cavalry tactics, &c. That the Secretary of War be authorized to have prepared a complete system of cavalry tactics, and also a system of exercise and instruction of field artillery, including manoeuvres for light or horse artillery, for the use of the militia of the United States, to be reported for consideration, or adoption by Congress at its next session.
Approved, May 18, 1826. Resolution IV: authorizing the delivery of rifles promised to Captain Aitkin’s volunteers, at the siege of Plattsburg. Resolution IV 4 Stat. 195 1826-05-20 Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-26 19 1 public IV. Resolution authorizing the delivery of rifles promised to Captain Aitkin’s volunteers, at the siege of Plattsburg.
May 20, 1826. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * President of the United States to cause to be delivered to certain persons, for their gallantry at Plattsburg, in 1814, each, one rifle. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to cause to be delivered to Martin J. Aitkin, Azariah C. Flagg, Ira A. Wood, Gustavus A. Bird, James Trowbridge, Hazen Moers, Henry K. Averill, St.
John B. L. Skinner, Frederick P. Allen, Hiram Walworth, Ethan Everist, Amos Soper, James Patten, Bartemus Brooks, Smith Bateman, Melancton W. Travis, and Flavel Williams, each, one rifle, promised them by General Macomb, while commanding the Champlain department, for their gallantry and patriotic services as a volunteer corps, during the siege of Plattsburg, in September, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, on each of which said rifles there shall be a plate containing an appropriate inscription.
Approved, May 20, 1826. Resolution V: directing surveys and estimates for dry docks. Resolution V 4 Stat. 195 1826-05-22 Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-26 19 1 public V. Resolution directing surveys and estimates for dry docks. May 22, 1826. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * President of the United States to cause an examination, &c., to be made, for That the President of the United States cause an examination and accurate survey to be made by a skilful engineer, of a site for a dry dock, at the navy yard at Ports- 196 NINETEENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 5. 1826. a site for a dry dock at certain navy yards.mouth, New Hampshire; Charlestown, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport, Virginia; and that such engineer be required to state the dimensions necessary for such docks, the advantages of each of the above-named places for such establishment, the objections that apply to either, with a detailed estimate of the expense of a suitable site, and of constructing a dock at each of said places; and that the President be requested to communicate the same to Congress in the first week of the next session.
Approved, May 22, 1826. 19 2 1827 ACTS OF THE NINETEENTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday the fourth day of December,* 1826, *and ended on the third day of March,* 1827. John Quincy Adams, President; J. C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate; Nathaniel Macon, President of the Senate, pro tempore; J. W. Taylor, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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