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Davis. Report of J. Davis, agent for prosecution of the claim of Massachusetts, 1831
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SEE ALSO 52161, 51795, 51798 Report of the Honorable John Davis, agent for the prosecution of the state of Massachusetts upon the United States for
militia services during the last war, to His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor of the Commonwealth referred to the Governor's speech and transmitted
by him to the Legislature by special message May 30, 1831. Boston : Dutton & Wentworth, printers to the state, 1831. Senate No. 2 April 2, 1831 was
the date on the report. Davis went through the history of the claim. There were three basic parts examined by the auditors: Guards, Alarms, and
Executive Calls. $430,748.26 was allowed to Massachusetts. Davis went through the difference between the state's reckoning and what the federal government
would allow. The Secretary of War then looked at the claim and Davis vigorously defended the claim directly to the Secretary. The Secretary finally
allowed $419,748.26 and sent the check. Davis sent several several letters trying for the missing $11,000. His report took sixteen pages; the
remaining fifty-nine pages were copies of the voluminous correspondence. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Massachusetts
State Library).
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Title:
Report of the Hon. John Davis, agent for the prosecution of the claim of Massachusetts upon the United States, for militia services during the last war to His Excellency Levi Lincoln, governor of the Commonwealth / referred to in the Governor's speech and transmitted by him to the Legislature by special message, May 30, 1831.
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OCLC Number:
697711580
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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