Description: Letter from the Acting Secretary of War Transmitting Information relative to the Claims of The State of Massachusetts for Payment of the Expenses of the Militia, Ordered Our by the executive authority of the State, during the late War. Printed by William A. Davis, Washington, February 20, 1817. 90 pp. 5 x 8". In fair condition. Disbound pamphlet, no front or rear covers. Spine contains remnants of leather binding. Title page is toned with text offsetting present. Light age staining. Text block exhibits heavy toning, with moderate finger soiling. Instances of age staining throughout. Light foxing present. Text is readable. Binding is tight and in tact. Please see photos. This 1817 report is addressed the Henry Clay, the current Speaker of the House, from George Graham, the Acting Secretary of War. The report was requested by the House of Representatives after the state of Massachusetts had requested reimbursement for expenses incurred in outfitting the militia in the War of 1812, which had concluded 2 years prior. The detailed report was compiled in part by Massachusetts lawyers James Lloyd and William H. Sumner, both prominent men with Lloyd having served in the U.S. Senate and Sumner a well known Bostonian lawyer and historian. COLPAP-0917-RT31
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Disbound
Language: English
Publisher: William A. Davis
Topic: Historical
Subject: Law & Government
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1817
