Lands have been subject to entry at private sale for five
years and upwards. Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, showing what nortions of the nublic
Land Office, showing the operations of that office during
parts of the years 1839 and 1840. Report of the
Commissioner of the General

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Lands under proclamation, &c.

Land sold in each State and Territory, and paid for in each
year, from 1833 to 1840. Tabular statement of the
quantity of public -

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Lands offered for sale in 1837, 1838, and 1839. Statement
of public
Lands offered for sale in each State and Territory in the
years 1837, 1838,1839, and 1840. Statement of public 2
Lands to the States in which they lie, on certain condi-
tions. Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas
praying the cession of the public
Land unsold on the 30th June, 1828; the estimated aver-
age value per acre thereof; and the quantity since
sold, and at what price; together with the quanti-
ties offered for sale at different periods. Report of
the Secretary of the Treasury showing the quantity
of public
Lands of the United States. Report of the special agent
of the lead-mines relative to the sale or future man-
agement of the mineral
Lands among the States. Resolutions of the Legislature.
of Kentucky in favor of a national bank, and of the
distribution of the public

Lands, the titles of which were closed under the relief
laws of March 31, 1830, and February 25, 1831.
Statement of the sales of
Lands among the several States. Resolutions of the Le-
gislature of North Carolina in favor of the distri-
bution of the public

Lands among the several States, and for an increase of the
tariff. Resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsyl-
vania in favor of the distribution of the proceeds of
the sales of the public
Lands among the several States. Resolutions of the Le-
gislature of Delaware in favor of the distribution of
the proceeds of the public
Lands in that State to the counties in which they are
situated, for certain purposes. Memorial of the Le-
gislature of Missouri praying the donation of the

swamp

Lands north of Fox and Wiskonsin rivers. Resolutions
of the Legislative Assembly of Wiskonsin in rela-
tion to the survey of the public
Land sold since the year 1828, and the amounts ceded to
the respective States. Report of the Secretary of
the Treasury showing the quantity of public

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Lands in that Territory. Memorial of the Legislative As-
sembly of Wiskonsin praying the passage of a law
allowing pre-emption rights to settlers on the mineral 4 185
Lands selected by said State in lieu of the lands covered
by reservations in the treaties of 1837 and 1839
with the Miami Indians. Report of the Committee
on Roads and Canals, on the bill to confirm to the
State of Indiana the

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Lands. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine in favor
of the distribution of the proceeds of the sales of
the public -
Lands. Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in rela-
tion to the distribution of the proceeds of the public,4 207
Lands, who shall inhabit and cultivate the same, and raise
a log cabin thereon. Resolutions of the Legislature
of Indiana, in relation to the bill to establish a per-
manent prospective pre-emption system in favor of
settlers on the public

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Lands may not be affected by the grant to the Polish
exiles. Petition of settlers on the public lands in
Illinois praying that their pre-emption rights to said 4 220
Lands among the States, and against any sale thereof at a
less price than is now established by law, and also
against a surrender thereof to the States in which
they are situated. Resolutions of the Legislature of
New York in favor of the distribution of the pro-
ceeds of the public

Leavitt praying the adoption of measures to secure an equit-
able and adequate market for American wheat. Me-
morial of Joshua

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Light-houses in 1840. Statement of expenditures, &c., for

Light-houses, boats, buoys, and beacon-lights. Report of
the Fifth Auditor, with Mr. Lewis's letter, relating to
the erection of certain
Light-houses, floating-lights, beacons, buoys, stakeages,
&c., in 1840. Statement of contracts made relative to 4 167
Loomis and Abel Gay. Report of the Committee of Claims
on the petition of Walter

Losses by the General Government and the people of the
United States from the use of banks and bank pa-
per. Statement of -

Louisiana in favor of the passage of a general bankrupt
law. Resolution of the Legislature of

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Machinery, implements, and materials used in the con-
struction and improvement of harbors, rivers, roads,
&c. Report of the Secretary of War in relation to
the sale of the

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McNeil. Report of the Committee on Pensions, on the res-
olution to inquire into the expediency of granting a
pension to John

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Mail service for the year preceding 1st July, 1840. Table of 1
Mail,matter sent from the post offices at New York, Phil-
adelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D. C., and
Richmond, Va., for one week. Statement of
arrangements, &c., in Europe. Report of G. Plitt,
special agent of the Post Office Department, in re-
lation to

Mail

Mail from Jefferson City to the county seat of Benton county.
Memorial of citizens of Missouri praying an altera-
tion in the mode of carrying the

Major General in Chief, of the operations, &c., of the army
for 1841. Annual report of the

Marine hospital fund. (See Fund.)
Marine hospital at Pittsburg and Wheeling. Report of the
board appointed to inquire into the relative advan-
tages of a

Marine hospital at the city of Cairo, in that State. Memo-
rial of the Legislature of Illinois, praying the estab-
lishment of a

Martin, submitting a plan for a national bank. Petition of
Samuel

Maryland of the stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
Report of the Committee on Roads and Canals re-
specting the transfer to the State of

Mason. Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs on the
petition of Richard B.

Massachusetts in relation to the claims for French spolia-

tions committed prior to the 31st July, 1801. Res-
olutions of the Legislature of

Mechanics engaged in the construction of the United States
arsenal at Fayetteville, North Carolina, praying com-
pensation for the time lost by them by the suspen-
sion of that work. Memorial of sundry

Michigan, north of the line dividing townships 12 and 13
north, and west of the line dividing ranges 2 and 3
west, of the principal meridian. Report of sales of
the public lands in
Mchigan to obtain an appropriation for the completion of
the lake-harbors commenced by the United States.
Resolutions of the Legislature of -

Michigan and Wiskonsin Territory. Message of the Presi-
dent of the United States in relation to the survey
to ascertain and designate the boundary-line be-
tween the State of -
Michigan in relation to the boundary-line between that
State and the Territory of Wiskonsin. Resolutions
of the General Assembly of

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Michigan on the subject of appropriations for the improve-
ment of certain harbors on the northern and north-

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eastern lakes, &c. Report of the Committee on Com-
merce on the resolutions of the Legislature of
Military Academy. Report of the Chief Military Engineer

on the condition of the

Military Academy. Reports of the majority and minority
of the Board of Visiters of the

Military Academy in 1840. Statement of receipts and ex-
penditures of

Military establishment during the year 1840.

of the contingent expenses of the -

Statement

Military post on the western frontier. Report of the Sec-
retary of War in relation to the necessity of an ad-
ditional

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Militia for 1839. Statements of the apportionment of arms,
&c., to the -
Militia of the United States, with their arms, &c., for the
year 1840. Abstracts of the general returns of the
Mineral lands of the United States. Report of the special
agent of the lead-mines, relative to the sale or future
management of the

Mineral lands in said Territory may be allowed. Memo-
rial of the Legislature of Wiskonsin, praying that
pre-emption rights to the settlers on the

Mint of foreign coin. Report of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury showing the assays made at the United States -
Miscellaneous claims. (See Claims.)
Mississippi river. (See Rivers.)

Mississippi land claims. Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury in relation to the payment of money into
the Treasury by the commissioners under the act
for the settlement of

Mississippi sanctioning the act of Congress appropriating
the two per cent. fund in that State towards the con-
struction of a railroad from Montgomery, in Alaba-
ma, to Brandon, in Mississippi. Resolution of the
Legislature of

Mississippi. Survey and map, by J. A. Nicollet, of the
country west of the

Missouri river. (See Rivers.)
Missouri for ascertaining and settling the northern bound-
ary-line of that State. Letter of the Governor and
proceedings of the Legislature of

Missouri praying the donation of the swamp lands in that
State to the counties in which they are situated, for
certain purposes. Memorial of the Legislature of 4 163
Missouri. Copy of the testimony before Judge King, on
the charge against Joseph Smith, jr., and others, of
high treason against the State of

Mount Carmel and New Albany railroad. Memorial of cit-
izens of St. Louis, Missouri, praying a grant of land
to aid in the construction of the

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Nantucket Steamboat Company. Report of the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads on the memorial
of the
Nash and Brigadier General William Davidson. Report of
the Committee on Revolutionary Claims on the bill
to erect monuments in honor of Brigadier General
Francis

National road. (See Roads.)

National bank. (See Banks.)

National armories. (See Armories.)

Navy. Statement of the proceedings had under the laws
for the gradual improvement of the

Navy. Report of proceedings under the head of appropria-
tions for the increase and repair of the

Navy vessels in commission, &c., on the 1st of October,
1840. List of

Navy since 1st December, 1839.
Navy since 1st December, 1839.

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List of deaths in the 1
List of dismissions from

Navy since 1st December, 1839. List of resignations in
the-

Navy pension fund. Report of the Commissioner of Pen-
sions in relation to stocks belonging to the
Navy pensioners, complete to 31st October, 1840.

invalid

Navy pensioners, complete to 31st October, 1840.

widow

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List of

Navy pensions were granted, under act of 1837.
minor children to whom
Navy pension fund in 1840. Statement of receipts and
expenditures on account of the
Navy. Account of sales of Washington five per cent. stock,
sold by order of the Secretary of the
Navy pension fund, 24th November, 1840. Statement of
stocks owned by the

Navy Commissioners. Contingent expenses of the office of 2
Navy Commissioners during the year 1840. Report of the
Secretary of the Navy, with a list of contracts en-
tered into by the

Navy, communicating his annual report, accompanying the
President's annual message. Letter of the Secretary
of the
Navy, showing the names and salaries of clerks employed
in the office of the Secretary of the Navy and Navy
Commissioners, during the year 1840. Report of
the Secretary of the

Navy, in relation to the fitness of American water-rotted
hemp for the use of the navy of the United States.
Report of the Secretary of the