Northeastern boundary. Resolutions of the Legislature of
Indiana, in relation to the

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Northeastern frontier. Report of the Committee on Foreign
Relations on the several messages from the President
of the United States, communicating certain official
correspondence, and also certain resolutions of the
Legislature of Maine, in relation to the question of the
territory in dispute with Great Britain on our
Northeastern boundary, accompanied by a letter from Mr.
Fox, the British minister, to Mr. Forsyth, and from
Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Fox, on the same subject. Mes-
sage from the President of the United States in rela-
tion to the
Northern frontier of the United States. Message from the
President of the United States, with a report from
General Macomb, in relation to the military and
naval preparations by the British authorities on the 8
Norvell to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Buch-
anan to the resolutions on the assumption by the
United States of the debts of the individual States.
Motion of Mr.

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Nutting's patent cylinder fire arms. Report of the board of
officers appointed to witness the exhibition of Mighill 7

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Officers of the army over 60 years of age retiring on half pay.
Report of the Secretary of War on the subject of
Officers of the line and staff in the army. Remonstrance of
the officers of the corps of engineers against the pas-
sage of the bill to regulate the pay and emoluments

of the
Officers in the revenue service who were placed under the
orders of the Secretary of the Navy, &c. Report of
the Committee on Commerce on the memorial of
certain
Officers of the customs. Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, with statements showing the daily occu-
pation of the
Offices created, and the salaries thereof, and of offices the

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salaries of which have been increased, with the
amount of such increase, during the 1st session 26th
Congress. Statement by the Secretary of the Senate,
of all appropriations,

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Ohio river, above the falls, in 1839. Captain Saunders's re-
port of improvements on the
Ohio and Mississippi, between Louisville and New Orleans,
not received. Report of operations on public works

on the

Ohio, in favor of the separation of the Government from
banks, and of the passage of the independent treas-
ury bill. Resolutions of the Legislature of -

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Ohio river. Report of the Secretary of War, with Captain
Saunders's report on the improvement of the falls of

the

Olney. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill

granting a pension to Stephen

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Ordnance Department, for 1839. Annual report of the offi-
cer in charge of the

Ordnance Department during 1839. Statement of each ap-
propriation applicable to the

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Ordnance Department in 1839. Statement of quarterly ac-
counts of disbursing agents of the
Ordnance Department during 1839. Statement of work
done, and articles fabricated and repaired, in the
Ordnance Department during 1839. Statement of arms, ac-
coutrements, &c. procured, with expenses incurred
under the act for arming and equipping the militia,
by the
Ordnance Department for 1838. Apportionment of arms to
the militia by the
Ordnance Department during 1839. Ordnance and ord-
nance stores distributed to the militia, under the act
of 1808, by the
Ordnance Department in 1839. Statement of ordnance and
ordnance stores issued to the United States troops by
the
Ordnance, &c. for the defences of the frontier of the United
States. Statements of the estimated number and 7 451
cost of

Oregon territory. Memorial of Hall J. Kelley, praying a
grant of land in

Oregon territory. Motion of Mr. Linn, in relation to the
occupation and settlement of the
Oregon territory. Petition of citizens of Missouri for a
grant of land to settlers in the
Oregon territory. Resolutions of the General Assembly
of Illinois, in favor of a speedy settlement of the title
of the United States to
Oregon territory. Memorial of citizens of Kentucky, pray-
ing the adoption of measures to promote the settle-
ment of the

Oregon Territory. Memoir of Robert Greenhow, transla-
tor, &c., submitted by Mr. Linn, from the Select
Committee on the

Oregon or Columbia river. Report of the Secretary of War
in relation to the establishment of a line of military
posts from the Missouri to the

Oregon territory, and the construction of a road thereto;
and remonstrating against the construction of the
proposed ship-canal across the isthmus of Darien.
Petition of citizens of Indiana, praying the occupa-
tion and settlement of the

Oregon territory, praying the extension of the jurisdiction
and laws of the United States over that Territory.
Petition of citizens of

Osteen. Report of the Committee of Claims on the claim
of Allen
Owens. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the claim
of Benjamin
Owen's report on the geology and mineralogy of the Ter-
ritory of Iowa. Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, with a letter from the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, in relation to Mr. -
Owen, deceased. Report of the Committee on Finance on
the petition of Louisa S. Owen, widow and adminis-
tratrix of G. W.

P.

Parsons. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on the
memorial of Thomas B.

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Paschal. Report of the Committee of Claims on the peti-
tion of George W. -
Passengers who have arrived from foreign countrics in each
collection district of the United States during the
year 1839. Report of the Secretary of State, with
statements of the number and designation of
Patent Office during the year 1839. Report of the Com-
missioner of Patents, showing the operations of the 3 111
Patriotic Bank of Washington, praying an extension of their
charter. Memorial of the president and directors of
the
Patriotic Bank of Washington, praying the extension of
their charters until the 4th of March next. Memo-

rial of the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of George.
town, the Bank of the Metropolis, and the -
Paxton. Report of the Committee of Claims on the memo-

rial of Joseph

Paymaster General, for 1839. Report of the
Paymaster's Department during 1839. Tabular statement
of expenditures, &c. in the

Pay Department during 1839. Statement of quarterly ac-
counts of agents in the

Payment of miscellaneous claims during the year 1839.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury of the

Pea Patch island. Letter of H. D. Gilpin, Solicitor of the
Treasury, in relation to

Pea Patch island, in the Delaware river. Message of the
President of the United States, in relation to the pro-
ceedings instituted under a resolution of Congress to
try the title to the
Pea Patch island. Report of the Secretary of War, with
copies of the correspondence, in relation to the pro-

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ceedings which have taken place for the recovery of

the

Penitentiary in said Territory. Memorial of the Legisla-
tive Assembly of Wiskonsin Territory, praying an
appropriation for the erection of a -

Penobscot river. (See River.)

Pensions. Annual report of the Commissioner of -
Pension rolls of the different States and Territories, and add-

ed thereto from the 12th of November, 1838, to Oc-
tober 19, 1839. Statement of the number of persons
now on the

Pension agents, showing the number of deaths of pension-

ers since their last report. Abstracts from reports of 1 1 323
Pensioners on the 30th of September, 1839, and which may

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be applied thereto in 1840. Statement of unexpend-
ed balances on hand for paying
Pension agents on the 31st October, 1839, on account of in-
valid, widows', and revolutionary pensions. State-
ment of balances in the hands of the several
Pensions during the year 1839. Report of the Secretary of
War, transmitting statements showing the rejected
applications for

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Pensions under special acts of Congress during the last five.
years. Message from the President of the United
States, transmitting statements showing the amounts
paid for
Pensioners, praying a continuance of their pensions. Re-
port of the Committee on Naval Affairs on the peti-
tion of John Nantz and others
Perry's report in relation to the light-houses of England and
France. Message from the President of the United
States, with Captain M. C. -

Petitions. (See Petitions and Memorials in the subjoined
Table of Documents.)

Phelps et al. Report of the Committee of Claims, on the
bill for the relief of Sylvester

Phelps. Report of the Committee on Pensions on the bill
for the relief of James

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Phiole. Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims
on the documents relating to the claim of the legal
representatives of the widow of Gaspard
Piatt. Report of the Committee of Claims on the petition
of the legal representatives of John H.
Pierce, in relation to the payment of claims for revolution-
ary services. Resolution submitted by Mr.
Piers at the towns of Racine and Southport, on the western
shore of Lake Michigan. Report from the Secretary
of War, in relation to the construction of -
Pilots of Delaware bay and river, praying the repeal of the
act of March 2, 1837, "concerning pilots." Memo-
ial of a committee of

Pilots.

Memorial of the New York Chamber of Com-
merce, against a repeal of the act of March 2, 1837,
concerning
Pilots. Remonstrance of underwriters in the city of New
Orleans, against the repeal of the act of March 2,
1837, concerning -

Pilots. Remonstrance of masters of vessels engaged in
the commerce of the city of New York, against the
repeal of the act of March 2, 1837, concerning
Pilots. Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of the city
of New Orleans, praying an amendment of the act
of March 2, 1837, concerning

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Pilots. Remonstrance of the Marine Insurance Companies
of the city of New York, against a repeal of the act
of March 2, 1837, concerning

Platte purchase. Petition of citizens of Missouri, praying
the passage of a pre-emption law for the benefit of

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the settlers on the
Platte purchase in that State. Petition of citizens of Mis-
souri, praying the creation of a land district, and the
establishment of a land office in the
Polish exiles, praying to be allowed to settle and cultivate
the lands heretofore granted to them by the United
States. Memorial of the
Porter and W. R. Saunders, sureties of William Estis. Re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary, on the bill
for the relief of W. R.
Port of New Orleans. Report of the Committee on Com-
merce, on the propriety of extending the
Ports of entry in the States of Arkansas and Missouri, and
to allow debenture on foreign goods conveyed over
land from such ports to Mexico. Documents relat-
ing to the bill (S. 347) to establish -
Port of New Orleans. Resolutions of the Third Munici-
pality of the city of New Orleans, against the exten-
sion of the limits of the

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Postage on letters, and the use of stamps. Resolution sub-
mitted by Mr. Webster in relation to a reduction of the 7 547
Post Office Department during 1839. Annual report of the
Postmaster General, detailing the operations of the 1
Post Office Department for the year preceding 1st July,
1839. Tabular statement, by the First Assistant
Postmaster General, of the mail service in the
Post Office Department during 1839. Statement of the
names and salaries of clerks in the

Post-routes. (See also Mail-routes.)
Post-routes in said Territory. Memorial of the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of Iowa, praying the es-
tablishment of certain

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Post Office Department during the year 1839. Report from
the Postmaster General of the contingent expenses
of the