Series 3 (17 February 1815-2 December 1821)
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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A communication from the Attorney-General was read, and is in the words following, to wit:
The Attorney-General, to whom was refered the petition of Jonathan Platt, late sheriff of Tioga, respectfully reports—that the petitioner claims compensation, for taking to the state prison, John Stailey, who was convicted in September, 1813, in the county of Tioga, and sentenced to imprisonment for three... 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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Sketch of the debate in the Senate on Tuesday last on the bill "to abolish imprisonment for debt and to prevent frauds against creditors."
Mr. Van Buren said, that it had long been his opinion that imprisonment for debt was cruel, oppressive, impolitic and unnecessary—that this opinion was the result of practical observation, and of much experience and reflection.— Such, too, had been the opinion... Continue Reading
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I am directed by the Legislature of this state, to transmit to you their unanimous resolution of thanks, for your gallant and glorious defence of NewOrleans; and to request you to communicate to your brave associates in arms, the grateful sense which the Legislature entertains of their services.
I cannot, Sir, sufficiently express my admiration of that firmness and distinguished conduct, which... Continue Reading
Recipient: Andrew Jackson
Report of the Attorney General, also mentioned in the minutes of yesterday:
The Attorney General in obedience to the resolution of the hon. the assembly of this day, directing him to report the existing provisions by law relative to the payment of prizes in Medical Science Lottery number five:
Respectfully reports—That by the ninth section of the act, entitled "an act relative to the managers of... Continue Reading
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The undersigned commissioners, appointed in pursuance of the act, entitled "an act relative to the claims of John Jacob Astor, on certain lands in the county of Putnam," beg permission to make the following Report to his excellency the Governor:
On proceeding to discharge the duties imposed on them by the said act, the attention of the undersigned was, in the first instance, directed to the... Continue Reading
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Benjamin F. Butler,
ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR,
HAS formed a connection in business with M. Van Buren, Esq. Their office is at No. 107 State street.
Albany. June 20. 1820. 74
The select committee of the senate to whom has been referred the bill for continuing the state tax for one year, request your opinion whether the funds of the state will not admit of the discontinuance of the state tax, without great embarrassment in the fiscal affairs of the state, or prejudice to the public faith. It has been suggested to the committee that the funds contemplated to be raised... Continue Reading
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To the Hon. Martin Van Beuren, Senator elect in the Congress of the United States, Chief of the Tails, Poet Laureate, &c. &c.
My Dear Matty,
You and I are great politicians, and statesmen by instinct. But what is all this dull round of prosing politics? It does strike me we might occasionally enliven the scene with the sweet flower poesy. You, I am told, some times unbend and unburthen... Continue Reading
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In endeavoring to renew the stale contest between the great parties of this country, have you been accustomed to reflect on consequences?— Permit me to lay before you some of the evils of party spirit, which, like the arch apostate always strives at evil, though sometimes foiled and producing its opposite. I speak not now of its baleful influence on the destinies of nations. I do not point to the... Continue Reading
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When we see men, high in station and public confidence, formally uttering the sentiment, that division is the anchor of our safety, and that party animosity in the life-blood of republics, it is natural to inquire by what process of reasoning that doctrine is established; and what are the motives that have induced the propagation of a sentiment so repugnant to our wishes, and so portentous in its... Continue Reading
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Pursuant to the usage of their predecessors, your representatives in Senate and Assembly met at the capitol in this city, to designate the counties from which the next candidates for senators for the middle district ought to be taken. The proceedings above detailed shew the result of their deliberations. The length of time for which this mode of designation has been pursued, its obvious fitness,... Continue Reading
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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Died—In this city, on the evening of Friday, the 5th inst. after a lingering illness, Mrs. Hannah Van Buren, wife of the hon. Martin Van Buren, in the 36th year of her age. The death of this amiable and excellent woman, is severely felt by a numerous circle of relatives and friends. And as a daughter and a sister, a wife and mother, her loss is deeply deplored; for in all those various relations... Continue Reading
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