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March 11, 1815
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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List of acts and resolutions passed by the 13th U.S. Congress during its third session (1814-1815), including thanks for military conduct, revenue provisions, relief for individuals, appropriations, and authorizations for loans, vessels, and land claims amid the War of 1812.
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A LIST OF ACTS.
Passed by the thirteenth Congress at their third session,
the gallant conduct of Captain Thomas Macdonough.
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m rincs, o : b aad the United States squadron cniale
Claim
Resolution expressive of the name of e i pe as ra.
Jurie to the victory of the Peacock over the Eier
ler
Resolution empowering the Military committee
of congress to enut ton thr paralr o Mr toer
lilars
ioe tte h m aer ofthe ineab to te calative
An act tard gr to ertenl thu riglt ofeferge a
e n lthijtor
Ho tneawiv fth suie fengrrerolre
totheapad et Btish alrp Ricskeer by th
Amree p Waon.
Proclamation received thearne n es gen
1trnotears nfthe UjteSwes Ir bre
he d tr d or dfet e wtie t epm
Irissd !v wia, rrnr:at JS:nw:t, Dir ra ral
Sr.t
ent Pomor. m e pe er Grdros m.
r coteral Macomb and Lo gwlers ipl y anl .
An act further to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and for returning the surveys thereon to the general land office.
An act to authorize a loan of a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars.
An act authorizing the president of the United States to cause to be built or purchased the vessels therein described.
An act to authorize the publication of the laws of the United States within the territories of the United States.
An act for the relief of John Chalmers, jr.
An act authorizing the secretary of the treasury to appoint a clerk in the office of the commissioner of the revenue, with power to sign licenses.
An act for the relief of John Castille of the city of New-Orleans.
An act authorizing the secretary of state during the continuation of the present war, to make an additional allowance to the owners and masters of vessels for bringing back to the United States destitute and distressed American seamen.
Resolution discouraging the American Antiquarian Society with a copy of the journals of congress and of the documents published under their order.
An act making further provision for filling the ranks of the army of the United States.
An act supplementary to an act laying duties on notes of banks, bankers and certain companies; on notes, bonds, and obligations executed by banks, bankers, & certain companies, and on bills of exchange of certain descriptions.
An act making additional appropriations for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
An act directing the staff officers of the army to comply with the requirements of naval and marine officers, in certain cases.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by duty on carriages and the harness used thereto.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, & maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and territories thereof, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, & maintaining the public credit, by duties on sales at auction, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise, and for increasing the rates of postage.
An act supplementary to the acts authorizing a loan for the several sums of twenty-five millions of dollars, and three millions of dollars.
An act giving further time to locate certain claims to lands, confirmed by an act of Congress, entitled "An act confirming certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes."
An act for the relief of John C. Hurlbert, of Chatham in the state of Connecticut.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by laying a direct tax upon the United States, and to provide for assessing and collecting the same.
An act to provide for leasing certain lands reserved for the support of schools in the Mississippi territory.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on household furniture, and on gold and silver watches.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on various goods, wares and merchandise, manufactured within the United States.
An act supplementary to the act, entitled "an act providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi territory."
An act to authorize the President of the United States to accept the services of state troops and of volunteers.
An act for the relief of William Robinson and others.
An act to authorize the purchase of the library of Thomas Jefferson, late President of the United States.
An act for the relief of William Arnold.
An act for the relief of James Barbour.
An act for the relief of Farrington Barkelow, administrator of Mary Kang.
An act to prohibit intercourse with the enemy and for other purposes.
An act, supplementary to the act, entitled "an act to amend the act laying duties on licenses to retailers of wines, spirituous liquors and foreign merchandise, & for other purposes."
An act attaching to the Canton district in the state of Ohio, the tract of land lying between the foot of the rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie, and the Connecticut western reserve.
An act giving further time to the purchasers of public lands, to complete their payments.
An act to extend the time of Oliver Evans' patent for his improvement on steam engines.
An act concerning Western Jenkins and others.
An act to alter and amend the several acts for establishing a Navy Department by adding thereto a board of Commissioners.
An act for the better regulation of the Ordnance Department.
An act to amend the act laying duties on licenses to retailers of wines, spiritous liquors and foreign merchandise.
An act to authorize the purchase of a tract of land for the use of the United States.
An act making appropriations for repairing or rebuilding the public buildings within the city of Washington.
An act for the relief of Benjamin Wells and others.
An act in addition to the act to regulate the laying out and making a road from Cumberland in the state of Maryland to the state of Ohio.
An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
An act for the relief of Joseph Perkins.
An act for the relief of the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in the Missouri territory who suffered by earthquakes.
An act for the relief of Soltus, Son & company, merchants of the city of New-York.
An act for the relief of Isaac Smith and Bratton Caldwell.
An act giving further time to complete the surveys and obtain the patents for lands located under Virginia resolution warrants.
Resolution expressive of the high sense entertained by congress of the patriotism and good conduct of the people of Louisiana and of New-Orleans, during the late military operations before that city.
Resolutions expressive of the high sense entertained by congress, of the gallantry and good conduct of Commodore D. T. Patterson and Major D. Carmick, and the officers, seamen and marines, under their command in the defence of New Orleans.
An act for the relief of Henry Nommo.
An act regulating the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the Congress of the United States, to give security for the faithful application and disbursement of the contingent funds of the Senate and House of Representatives.
An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury Notes for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
An act for the relief of Uriah Coolidge and James Burnham.
An act for the relief of Daniel Perine.
An act for granting a deed to Anthony Shane the right of the United States to a tract of land in the State of Ohio.
An act for the regulation of the courts of justice of Indiana.
An act for the relief of Jared Skinner and Schultz and Varg, of Chuin Chapman, and the legal representatives of John Call.
An act to recover from Clothu Sands.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government & maintaining the public credit by duties on gold, silver and plate ware, and jewelry, manufactured within the United States.
A supplementary act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government & maintaining the public credit by laying a direct tax upon the District of Columbia.
Jlir
A set the ole for lsb nrit lallowel
An act to make an act to the act regulating the Post Office: ryrit i'i7.e:t.
An set er salexten ln merian of t nt oft 1 Apr j41,catiedn ae mf t e t an chame to Ii in th iluta toniong, aud rovigbe thor beale.
Passed by the thirteenth Congress at their third session,
the gallant conduct of Captain Thomas Macdonough.
I come, a man mourning rd infantry. a rg.
m rincs, o : b aad the United States squadron cniale
Claim
Resolution expressive of the name of e i pe as ra.
Jurie to the victory of the Peacock over the Eier
ler
Resolution empowering the Military committee
of congress to enut ton thr paralr o Mr toer
lilars
ioe tte h m aer ofthe ineab to te calative
An act tard gr to ertenl thu riglt ofeferge a
e n lthijtor
Ho tneawiv fth suie fengrrerolre
totheapad et Btish alrp Ricskeer by th
Amree p Waon.
Proclamation received thearne n es gen
1trnotears nfthe UjteSwes Ir bre
he d tr d or dfet e wtie t epm
Irissd !v wia, rrnr:at JS:nw:t, Dir ra ral
Sr.t
ent Pomor. m e pe er Grdros m.
r coteral Macomb and Lo gwlers ipl y anl .
An act further to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and for returning the surveys thereon to the general land office.
An act to authorize a loan of a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars.
An act authorizing the president of the United States to cause to be built or purchased the vessels therein described.
An act to authorize the publication of the laws of the United States within the territories of the United States.
An act for the relief of John Chalmers, jr.
An act authorizing the secretary of the treasury to appoint a clerk in the office of the commissioner of the revenue, with power to sign licenses.
An act for the relief of John Castille of the city of New-Orleans.
An act authorizing the secretary of state during the continuation of the present war, to make an additional allowance to the owners and masters of vessels for bringing back to the United States destitute and distressed American seamen.
Resolution discouraging the American Antiquarian Society with a copy of the journals of congress and of the documents published under their order.
An act making further provision for filling the ranks of the army of the United States.
An act supplementary to an act laying duties on notes of banks, bankers and certain companies; on notes, bonds, and obligations executed by banks, bankers, & certain companies, and on bills of exchange of certain descriptions.
An act making additional appropriations for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
An act directing the staff officers of the army to comply with the requirements of naval and marine officers, in certain cases.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by duty on carriages and the harness used thereto.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, & maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and territories thereof, and by amending the act laying duties on licenses to distillers of spirituous liquors.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, & maintaining the public credit, by duties on sales at auction, and on licenses to retail wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise, and for increasing the rates of postage.
An act supplementary to the acts authorizing a loan for the several sums of twenty-five millions of dollars, and three millions of dollars.
An act giving further time to locate certain claims to lands, confirmed by an act of Congress, entitled "An act confirming certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes."
An act for the relief of John C. Hurlbert, of Chatham in the state of Connecticut.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by laying a direct tax upon the United States, and to provide for assessing and collecting the same.
An act to provide for leasing certain lands reserved for the support of schools in the Mississippi territory.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on household furniture, and on gold and silver watches.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by laying duties on various goods, wares and merchandise, manufactured within the United States.
An act supplementary to the act, entitled "an act providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi territory."
An act to authorize the President of the United States to accept the services of state troops and of volunteers.
An act for the relief of William Robinson and others.
An act to authorize the purchase of the library of Thomas Jefferson, late President of the United States.
An act for the relief of William Arnold.
An act for the relief of James Barbour.
An act for the relief of Farrington Barkelow, administrator of Mary Kang.
An act to prohibit intercourse with the enemy and for other purposes.
An act, supplementary to the act, entitled "an act to amend the act laying duties on licenses to retailers of wines, spirituous liquors and foreign merchandise, & for other purposes."
An act attaching to the Canton district in the state of Ohio, the tract of land lying between the foot of the rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie, and the Connecticut western reserve.
An act giving further time to the purchasers of public lands, to complete their payments.
An act to extend the time of Oliver Evans' patent for his improvement on steam engines.
An act concerning Western Jenkins and others.
An act to alter and amend the several acts for establishing a Navy Department by adding thereto a board of Commissioners.
An act for the better regulation of the Ordnance Department.
An act to amend the act laying duties on licenses to retailers of wines, spiritous liquors and foreign merchandise.
An act to authorize the purchase of a tract of land for the use of the United States.
An act making appropriations for repairing or rebuilding the public buildings within the city of Washington.
An act for the relief of Benjamin Wells and others.
An act in addition to the act to regulate the laying out and making a road from Cumberland in the state of Maryland to the state of Ohio.
An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
An act for the relief of Joseph Perkins.
An act for the relief of the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in the Missouri territory who suffered by earthquakes.
An act for the relief of Soltus, Son & company, merchants of the city of New-York.
An act for the relief of Isaac Smith and Bratton Caldwell.
An act giving further time to complete the surveys and obtain the patents for lands located under Virginia resolution warrants.
Resolution expressive of the high sense entertained by congress of the patriotism and good conduct of the people of Louisiana and of New-Orleans, during the late military operations before that city.
Resolutions expressive of the high sense entertained by congress, of the gallantry and good conduct of Commodore D. T. Patterson and Major D. Carmick, and the officers, seamen and marines, under their command in the defence of New Orleans.
An act for the relief of Henry Nommo.
An act regulating the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the Congress of the United States, to give security for the faithful application and disbursement of the contingent funds of the Senate and House of Representatives.
An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury Notes for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
An act for the relief of Uriah Coolidge and James Burnham.
An act for the relief of Daniel Perine.
An act for granting a deed to Anthony Shane the right of the United States to a tract of land in the State of Ohio.
An act for the regulation of the courts of justice of Indiana.
An act for the relief of Jared Skinner and Schultz and Varg, of Chuin Chapman, and the legal representatives of John Call.
An act to recover from Clothu Sands.
An act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government & maintaining the public credit by duties on gold, silver and plate ware, and jewelry, manufactured within the United States.
A supplementary act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government & maintaining the public credit by laying a direct tax upon the District of Columbia.
Jlir
A set the ole for lsb nrit lallowel
An act to make an act to the act regulating the Post Office: ryrit i'i7.e:t.
An set er salexten ln merian of t nt oft 1 Apr j41,catiedn ae mf t e t an chame to Ii in th iluta toniong, aud rovigbe thor beale.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Economic
Military
What keywords are associated?
Congress Acts
War Of 1812 Resolutions
Revenue Duties
Military Thanks
Land Warrants
Appropriations
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Macdonough
D. T. Patterson
D. Carmick
Thomas Jefferson
Oliver Evans
James Barbour
Where did it happen?
United States Congress
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
United States Congress
Event Date
Third Session Of The Thirteenth Congress
Key Persons
Thomas Macdonough
D. T. Patterson
D. Carmick
Thomas Jefferson
Oliver Evans
James Barbour
Event Details
The 13th Congress, 3rd session passed numerous acts and resolutions, including thanks for military victories and conduct (e.g., Macdonough, Peacock over Epervier, Patterson and Carmick at New Orleans), authorizations for loans, vessel construction, army recruitment, revenue measures via duties and taxes, relief for individuals and earthquake victims, land warrants and claims extensions, appropriations, and prohibitions on enemy intercourse.