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Washington, DC: Gales & Seaton. Good. 1820. Softcover. Disbound, no covers. ; Approx. 5 1/2" wide by 8 3/4". With folded tables. ; 18+ pages .
Report of the Secretary of War of the Terms on which Contracts Have Been Made for the Transport of the Troops Ordered on the Expedition to the Mandan Villages by Calhoun, John C - 1820
by Calhoun, John C
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Report of the Secretary of War of the Terms on which Contracts Have Been Made for the Transport of the Troops Ordered on the Expedition to the Mandan Villages
by Calhoun, John C
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Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 10 pp, bound in modern back buckram with title stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. Light foxing and toning, else fine. An interesting report containing detailed information concerning the cost and difficulty of obtaining steamboat transport up the Missouri River. Includes reports from Quartermaster Thomas S. Jesup's report, as well as those of Asssistant Quartermasters J. H. Ballard and James McGunnigle.
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Report Of The Secretary Of War, Of A Plan For The Reduction Of The Army Of The United States, Made In Pursuance Of A Resolution Of The House Of Representatives Of The 11th May Last December 12, 1826
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED ON THE 29TH DEC.1826, ON A LETTER OF JOHN C. CALHOUN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ASKING AN INVESTIGATION OF HIS CONDUCT WHILE SECRETARY OF WAR, WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS. FEBRUARY 13, 1827. READ, AND ORDERED TO LIE ON THE TABLE
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19th Cong., 2d Sess.: HR79., 1827. Washington: Gales & Seaton. 251, [1 blank] pp, 2 folding tables. An entirely unsophisticated copy, stitched, uncut and untrimmed as issued. Lightly tanned and foxed. Very Good. Calhoun served as Secretary of War under President Monroe for nearly seven years, beginning in 1817. Congress, worried by the Panic of 1819, disapproved his proposed budget to enhance coastal and frontier fortifications and military roads. Calhoun's rival in the Cabinet, Treasury Secretary William Crawford of Georgia, led the attack. Criticisms of Calhoun increased when reports issued that his favorite project, a military outpost on the Yellowstone River, was running way over budget; rumors suggesting that Calhoun and his associates had personally profited from certain projects soon proliferated. In 1827, with Vice President Calhoun enmeshed in conflicts with rivals for the upcoming presidential election, these charges resurfaced. Calhoun thus requested a full investigation, which…
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Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting (In pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 24th ultimo,) a Report in relation to the sums of money paid Colonel James Johnson, the balance still claimed by him, in virtue of his contract with the Quartermaster's department, and the mode in which the contract was formed
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Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Self-wrappers. One leaf folded. 11p. Unopend and untrimmed. Small tear on first leaf, small split at the foot, very good or better. Includes letters from James Monroe. Debt of the government for Johnson's western travels.
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