Pickman, Dudley L., 1779-1846 [Massachusetts resolution authorizing the governor and executive council to take measures necessary to settle the state's claim against the federal government]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.135 Author/Creator: Pickman, Dudley L., 1779-1846 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Printed document Date: February 14, 1821 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 24.9 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy
Resolution submitted by Pickman and copy issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Alden Bradford. The state was seeking $11,000 remuneration for defense expenses from "the late war," probably the War of 1812. The date refers to its approval by the state legislature. Sent with a circular letter discussing the resolution (see GLC06313.134).
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