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Mr. Van Buren, from the select committee to whom was committed the bill, entitled "an act authorising the comptroller to loan to the general government a sum of money sufficient to pay off the militia of this state, who have been ordered into the service of the United States," reported as follows, to wit:
THAT from the best information the committee have been able to obtain, and which they think... Continue Reading
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Correspondence accompanying said report.
ALBANY, February 21, 1815.
SIR,
A BILL has been introduced into the Senate, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, authorising a loan by this state to the general government, for the purpose of paying the militia of this state who have been ordered into the service of the United States.
The meritorious services rendered by that portion of the... Continue Reading
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A communication from the attorney general was read, in the words following, to wit:
The attorney general has carefully examined and duly considered the petition of Clement C. Clark, as also the bill of Mary Clark, and the act reported by the committee to whom the said petition was referred. He concurs with the said committee, in the report they have made to the honorable the Assembly, and is of... Continue Reading
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The Attorney General and Surveyor General, to whom was referred the petition of James Pumpelly and others, proprietors and owners under proprietors of lands in the tract commonly called the Boston ten townships, respectfully report—
That on the 11th February, 1809, the Secretary of State, the Surveyor General and the Attorney General, pursuant to concurrent resolutions of the Senate and Assembly... Continue Reading
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The attorney-general, on the petition of John Preston, respectfully reports—
That the facts set forth by the petitioner, so far as they relate to his indebtedness to the state, the time when judgment will be recovered against him and his present inability to pay, are without doubt true. Of his future prospects the attorney-general cannot speak with any degree of certainty; the loan in question... Continue Reading
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The attorney general, on the petition of Daniel Livingston, Esquire, respectfully reports—
That by an attentive consideration of the documents submitted to him, he is well satisfied that the facts set forth by the petitioner, as the ground on which he relies, to induce the interposition of the Legislature in his behalf, are in all respects true—That the case on the part of the petitioner is... Continue Reading
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The attorney general, on the petition of George B. Rapelye, respectfully reports—
That he has no information on the subject of the suit referred to, other than is derived from the judge's notes accompanying the petition. That the suit was commenced by his predecessor in office, and prosecuted to judgment by the present attorney general. That according to all the legal proofs in the case, the... Continue Reading
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To His Excellency De Witt Clinton, Esq.
Sir—
I take the liberty to inform you, that a number of persons, amounting perhaps to one hundred and fifty families, are making settlements on Grand Island, under circumstances which, in my opinion, call loudly for the interposition of governmental authority. These persons are a collection of the refuse of society, acknowledging themselves amenable to no... Continue Reading
Recipient: DeWitt Clinton
Sir—
I have examined the communication of Cyrenus Chapin, on the subject of the intrusions on Grand Island, and in obedience to the request of your Excellency, report my opinion as to the remedies which can, under existing laws, be resorted to in behalf of the state; those are, 1st, ejectment; 2d, writ of intrusion, or information by Attorney General for such intrusion, under the statute; 3d,... Continue Reading
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Recipient: DeWitt Clinton
The attorney-general, to whom was referred the petition of Stephen Marvin and others, inhabitants of the county of Putnam, reported as follows, to wit:
THAT from the extreme importance of the subject embraced by the reference made to him, the attorney-general has felt it his duty to present to the Legislature the facts and allegations in relation to the claim in question, as much in detail as the... Continue Reading
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A communication from the commissioners of the land office, was read, in the words following, to wit:
The Commissioners of the land office, pursuant to a resolution of the honorable the Assembly, of the 23d of March, 1816, referring to their consideration an act for the relief of Philip Stedman, together with the accompanying documents and report of the committee thereon, report—
That by an act of... Continue Reading
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A copy of a resolution from the honorable the Assembly, delivered by their clerk, was read, and is in the words following, to wit:
Whereas the inhibiting the further extension of slavery in these United States, is a subject of deep concern among the people of this state: and whereas we consider slavery as an evil much to be deplored, and that every constitutional barrier should be interposed to... Continue Reading
Sender/Author: New York Assembly
THE Senate fully concur with your excellency in the sentiment, that at a period like the present, when our country is engaged in war with one of the most powerful of the nations of Europe, difference of opinion on abstract points should not be suffered to impede or prevent an united and vigorous support of the constituted authority of the nation; and duly impressed with a conviction that in the... Continue Reading
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Mr. Van Buren, from the select committee to whom were referred certain resolutions, with the recitals preceding the same, adopted by the honorable the Assembly, on the second day of March, 1813, relating to the creation and support of a Navy. To the high sense which the hon. the Assembly entertain of the valour and heroism, displayed by our seamen; to the justice and propriety of rewarding that... Continue Reading
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THE extreme pressure of public business, and the peculiar emergencies of the war in which we are engaged, induced me to call this session of the Legislature. At the close of the last session, a confident expectation prevailed, that existing hostilities would soon be terminated by a fair and honorable peace. Great-Britain, it is true, had declined the proffered mediation of the Emperor of Russia;... Continue Reading
Recipient: New York Legislature
The Senate at the close of their last session, indulged in common with their fellow-citizens, the pleasing expectation, that before this period the blessings of peace, upon just and honorable terms would have been restored to their country—they have thus far been disappointed; and although the mission to which they looked for its accomplishment has not yet terminated—the delay which has taken... Continue Reading
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The enlightened view which the Senate has taken of the great events, that have lately transpired, and of their probable influence upon the interests and destiny of the United States, displays wisdom and patriotism worthy of that dignified body. Their favorable notice of my official conduct, in the recent emergency, receives the most respectful acknowledgments; & a continuance of their... Continue Reading
Recipient: New York Senate
Resolved, unanimously, (if the honorable the Senate concur herein) as the sense of this Legislature, that major-general Andrew Jackson, and the gallant officers and soldiers under his command, for their noble defence of New-Orleans, especially in the ever memorable conflict of the eighth of January last, do eminently deserve the unanimous applause of their country.
Resolved, unanimously, (if the... Continue Reading
Sender/Author: New York Assembly
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE
AND OF THE ASSEMBLY,
IN meeting the Legislature for the first time since the termination of the war with Great Britain, allow me to congratulate you on the event, and of the negotiation of an honorable, and I trust, a permanent peace. Sensible of its blessings, we ought to ascribe its attainment to the direction of that Providence, under whose auspices we have been... Continue Reading
Recipient: New York Legislature
To His Excellency Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the state of New-York.
SIR,
THE Senate reciprocate with your Excellency their congratulations on the restoration of peace—They unite in the ascription of it to that overruling Providence which has hitherto preserved our country from the effects of foreign violence and intestine commotion, and they return their heart-felt thanks for the... Continue Reading
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The Senate then took up the consideration of the resolutions from the honorable the Assembly, as entered on the journals of the Senate of yesterday, relative to the inhibition of slavery.
Thereupon,
Resolved, That the Senate do concur with the honorable the Assembly in their said resolutions.
Ordered, That the clerk deliver a copy of the preceding resolution of concurrence to the honorable the ... Continue Reading
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A copy of certain resolutions from the honorable the Assembly, delivered by their clerk, were read, and are in the words following, to wit:
Whereas the legislature of this state, at the last session, did instruct their senators, and request their representatives in congress, to oppose the admission as a state, into the union, any territory not comprised within the original boundaries of the... Continue Reading
Sender/Author: New York Senate
The attorney-general, to whom was referred the engrossed bill, from the honorable the Assembly, entitled "an act for the relief of Benson Hunt," reported as follows, to wit:
That the allegations of the petitioner are, that lot number eighty-eight, in Marcellus, has escheated to the state; that Thomas Fields, claiming to be the cousin of Philip Fields, to whose name the lot was drawn, has sold his... Continue Reading
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The surveyor-general and attorney-general, to whom was referred the petition of Ralph Hascall and Ransom Noble, reported as follows, to wit:
That from the evidence submitted to them they are well satisfied, that the facts in relation to the premises are correctly stated in the petition, and that in their opinion the petitioners have an equitable claim to the interference of the legislature.... Continue Reading
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The attorney-general and comptroller, to whom was referred the memorial ofJohn Ballard and Asahel Minor, reported as follows, to wit:
That it appears that the petitioners purchased of the state a lot of land, as stated in their petition, and that a judgment has been obtained against them for the purchase monies due, and interest. The petitioners state, that they sold the land and transfered the... Continue Reading
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The attorney-general and comptroller, to whom was referred the petition of William Giles, reported as follows, to wit:
That it appears, the petitioner became the purchaser, in the year 1809, of the lots of land mentioned by him—that at the time of the purchase he paid 36 dollars, and gave his bonds to secure the payment of 260 dollars, the residue of said consideration, and that he has since paid... Continue Reading
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