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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Feb 4, 1819

How many of them have been appointed officers in the Army and Navy of the United States

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Feb 4, 1819

To cause to be laid before it a copy of the rules and regulations adopted for the government of the Military Academy at West Point

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Feb 2, 1819

I communicate to Congress copies of applications received from the minister of Great Britain in behalf of certain British subjects who have suffered in their property by proceedings to which the United States by their military and judicial…

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Feb 2, 1819

These injuries have been sustained under circumstances which appear to recommend strongly to the attention of Congress the claim to indemnity for the losses occasioned by them, which the legislative authority is alone competent to provide.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Feb 1, 1819

I nominate John Overrun, Newton Cannon, and Robert Weakly, of Tennessee, as commissioners to negotiate with the Chickasaw tribe of Indians for the cession of a tract of land 4 miles square, including a salt spring, reserved to the said…

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Jan 29, 1819

I transmit a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, and likewise one from the Secretary of War, which will afford all the information requested by the House of Representatives.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Jan 3, 1819

I transmit to the Senate, in pursuance of their resolution of the 30th of last month, requesting to be furnished with the instructions, including that of the 28th of July, 1818, to the plenipotentiaries of the United States who negotiated…

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 30, 1818

I transmit a report from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, together with a communication from the Board of Navy Commissioners, which, with the documents accompanying it, comprehends all the information required by the House of…

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 28, 1818

I lay before the Senate, for their consideration, a convention, signed at London on the 20th of October last, between the United States and Great Britain, together with the documents showing the course and progress of the negotiation.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 28, 1818

I have to request that these documents, which are original, may be returned when the Senate shall have acted on the convention.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 1, 1818

I lay before the Senate a report made by the Secretary of State on the 1st instant in relation to that subject.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 1, 1818

I transmit to the House of Representatives copies of such documents referred to in the message of the 17th ultimo as have been prepared since that period.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 1, 1818

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, I transmit a report of the Secretary of War, with copies of the correspondence between the governor of Georgia and Major-General Andrew Jackson on the…

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 1, 1818

They present a full view of the operations of our troops employed in the Seminole war who entered Florida.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Dec 1, 1818

The residue of the documents, which are very voluminous, will be transmitted as soon as they can be prepared.

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Nov 29, 1818

I would therefore suggest, in case the Chickasaw treaty be approved by the Senate, the propriety of providing by law for the payment of the sum stipulated to be given to them for their reservations.

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