Volume 10 — SPECIAL MESSAGES, ETC. (continued 2)
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JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 26, 1816.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with the resolution of the 24th instant, I transmit two letters from the envoy extraordinary and minister-plenipotentiary of Spain to the Secretary of State, with his answer.130
JAMES MADISON.
WASHINGTON, January 31, 1816.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit a report131 of the Secretary of State, complying with the resolution of the 4th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
FEBRUARY 13, 1816.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report from the Secretary of War, complying with their resolution of the 5th instant.132
JAMES MADISON.
MARCH 11, 1816.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report133 of the Secretary of the Treasury, complying with their resolution of the 17th of February.
JAMES MADISON.
MARCH 12, 1816.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I lay before Congress a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, containing a statement of proceedings under the act to regulate the laying out and making a road from Cumberland, in the State of Maryland, to the State of Ohio, with a statement of past appropriations and an estimate of required appropriations.
JAMES MADISON.
MARCH 22, 1816.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report134 from the Secretary of the Treasury, complying with their resolution of the 29th of February last.
JAMES MADISON.
MARCH 26, 1816.
To the Senate of the United States:
I lay before the Senate, for their advice as to a ratification, articles of a treaty and of a convention which have been concluded with the Cherokee Nation, with documents relating to the losses by the Indians, for which indemnity is stipulated.
JAMES MADISON.
APRIL 4, 1816.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report135 from the Secretary of the Treasury, complying with their resolutions of the 26th March last.
JAMES MADISON.
APRIL 18, 1816.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report136 from the Secretary of State, complying with their resolution of the 17th February last.
JAMES MADISON.
APRIL 29, 1816.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report137 of the Secretary of State on the subject of their resolution of February 28, 1816.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 6, 1817.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the Director of the Mint of the operation of that establishment during the last year.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 17, 1817.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to Congress an account of the contingent expenses of the Government for the year 1816.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 23, 1817.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report138 of the Acting Secretary of War, in compliance with their resolution of the 8th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
FEBRUARY 7, 1817.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report139 of the Secretary of State, complying with their resolution of the 28th of last month.
JAMES MADISON.
FEBRUARY 22, 1817.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report140 of the Secretary of State, complying with their resolution of the 20th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
WASHINGTON, February 4, 1818.
To the House of Representatives:
Pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st of December last, requesting information of the number of States which had ratified the thirteenth article of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States,141 I transmit to the House a detailed report from the Secretary of State, which contains all the information that has been received upon that subject.
No time will be lost in communicating to the House the answers of the governors of the States of South Carolina and Virginia to the inquiries stated by the Secretary of State to have been recently addressed to them when they are received at that Department.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 6, 1818.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 13th of February, 1817, I now transmit copies of the reports in relation to the surveys and examinations made by naval officers in cooperation with officers of the Corps of Engineers.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 12, 1818.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
Conformably with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th of this month, I now lay before that House a report received from the Secretary of State, with the copy of the correspondence142 referred to and requested by that resolution.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 13, 1818.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the 28th of January last, I now transmit to the Senate a statement of the expenditures upon the public buildings and an account of their progress for the year 1818.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 18, 1818.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
Conformably with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th instant, I lay before that House a report which I have received from the Department of State, with a copy of the letter communicated with it.143
JAMES MONROE.
MARCH 5, 1818.
To the Senate of the United States:
I lay before the Senate, for their consideration and the exercise of their constitutional power of advice and consent respecting the ratification thereof, a treaty concluded on the 22d of January last with the Creek Nation of Indians. This treaty is accompanied by certain documents having relation to it.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 24, 1818.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant, I now transmit the report of the Secretary of State, with a statement of the expenses incurred under the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh articles of the treaty of Ghent, specifying the items of expenditure in relation to each.
JAMES MONROE.
NOVEMBER 26, 1818.
To the Senate of the United States:
I lay before the Senate a report from the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, made in compliance with a resolution of the 28th of January last, requiring a statement of the expenditures upon the public buildings and an account of their progress to be annually exhibited to Congress.
JAMES MONROE.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
NOVEMBER 30, 1818.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with the resolution of the 17th of April, I transmit to the Senate a report144 from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, which, with the documents accompanying it, will be found to contain all the information required.
JAMES MONROE.
DECEMBER 15, 1818.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I lay before the House of Representatives copies of the remainder of the documents145 referred to in the message of the 17th of last month.
JAMES MONROE.
[The same message was sent to the Senate.]
DECEMBER 18, 1818.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant, I transmit copies of the instructions to the commissioners who negotiated the Indian treaties now before it.
JAMES MONROE.
DECEMBER 28, 1818.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, I transmit to that House a report from the Secretary of State, with the papers and documents accompanying it.146
JAMES MONROE.
DECEMBER 28, 1818.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the 15th instant, I lay before the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, with the papers and documents accompanying it.147
JAMES MONROE.
JANUARY 4, 1819.
To the Senate of the United States:
I lay before the Senate a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied with a copy of a letter from Governor Rabun,148 which was not communicated on a former occasion from that Department.
JAMES MONROE.
DECEMBER 24, 1819.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, which, with the accompanying documents, will exhibit the present state of those buildings and the expenditures thereon during the year ending the 30th of September last.
JAMES MONROE.
JANUARY 18, 1820.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, the inclosed papers are transmitted to them in confidence, and contain all the information in possession of the Executive respecting the progress of the negotiation with the British Government in relation to the intercourse between the United States and the British colonies.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1820.
The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I transmit to the House of Representatives, in pursuance of their resolution of the 22d of last month, a report from the Secretary of State, with the papers containing the information requested by that resolution.149
JAMES MONROE.
MARCH 10, 1820.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint of the operations of that institution during the last year.
JAMES MONROE.
MARCH 17, 1820.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanied with statements of the annual expenditures made in the construction of the road leading from Cumberland, in the State of Maryland, to the State of Ohio from the year 1806 to the year 1820.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 23, 1820.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate, in pursuance of their resolution of the 1st of February, a report150 from the Secretary of State, with the information required by that rotation.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 28, 1820.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit to the House of Representatives, in pursuance of their resolution of the 31st of January last, a report151 from the Secretary of the Treasury, with the documents which accompanied it.
JAMES MONROE.
MARCH 30, 1820.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a general abstract of the militia of the United States, in pursuance of the act of March 2, 1803.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, April 18, 1820.
To the Senate of the United States:
I lay before the Senate, in pursuance of their resolution of the 21st of last month, the accompanying report and documents152 from the Department of State.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, May 12, 1820.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I communicate to Congress translations of letters from the minister of Spain to the Secretary of State, received since my message of the 9th instant.153
JAMES MONROE.
NOVEMBER 23, 1820.
The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE:
In conformity with a resolution of the Senate passed the 28th of January, 1818, I communicate herewith to the Senate the report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings required by that resolution.
JAMES MONROE.
[The same message was addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.]
JANUARY 26, 1821.
To the Senate of the United States:
I lay before the Senate, for their consideration and advice as to a ratification, a treaty concluded between the United States and the Creek Nation of Indians.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 13, 1821.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith to the Senate a copy of a memorial received from Richard W. Meade,154 together with a report of the Secretary of State concerning it.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 14, 1821.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, inclosing a statement of the Treasurer, submitting the operations of the Mint for the last year.
JAMES MONROE.
DECEMBER 24, 1821.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a treaty recently concluded with the Indian tribes at Chicago, with the papers relating thereto, which is submitted for consideration as to its ratification.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 7, 1822.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, with a statement of the operations for the last year.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 15, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate requesting the President "to cause a statement of expenditures upon the public buildings and an account of their progress to be annually laid before Congress at the commencement of each session," I herewith transmit the annual report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings.
JAMES MONROE.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, January 28, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information required by the resolution of the Senate of the 3d instant, with the documents155 which accompanied that report.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 28, 1822.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit a report from the Secretary of War, together with the documents which accompany it, containing the information requested by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d instant.156
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 6, 1822.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State on the subject required by the resolution of that House of the 22d ultimo,157 with the documents which accompanied that report.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 7, 1822.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the 17th ultimo, I transmit a report from the Secretary of War, which, with the accompanying documents,158 contains the information requested.
JAMES MONROE.
FEBRUARY 8, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information required by the resolution of the Senate of the 1st instant, with the documents which accompanied that report.159
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 12, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information160 required by the resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 15, 1822.
To the House of Representatives:
In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives "requesting the President of the United States to cause to be laid before this House any information which he may have of the condition of the several Indian tribes within the United States and the progress of the measures hitherto devised and pursued for their civilization," I now transmit a report from the Secretary of War.
JAMES MONROE.
FEBRUARY 21, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 7th instant, requesting the President of the United States to cause to be communicated to the Senate the instructions to the commissioners who negotiated the treaty concluded at Chicago with the Ottowa, Chippeway, and Potawatamie nations of Indians, I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of War.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 21, 1822.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, with the documents161 accompanying it, in pursuance of a resolution of the House of the 17th January last.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1822.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit a report from the Secretary of the Navy, communicating information in relation to the Navy of the United States162 requested by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 14th ultimo.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 15, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 29th of January, I herewith transmit reports163 from the Treasury and War Departments, containing all the information in the possession of the Executive embraced by that resolution.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, April 1, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with two resolutions of the 11th ultimo, requesting that the President of the United States cause to be furnished to that House certain detailed information from the Navy Department, I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of the Navy, with other documents.164
JAMES MONROE.
APRIL 19, 1822.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit a letter from the Attorney-General on the subject of the resolution of the Senate of the 12th instant, which I have received this day, and which in consequence of his absence was not communicated with the message of the 15th instant.165
JAMES MONROE.
DECEMBER 15, 1822.
To the Congress of the United States:
I now transmit to both Houses of Congress the report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings made in obedience to a resolution of the Senate passed the 28th day of January, 1818.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 20, 1823.
To the House of Representatives:
In compliance with the resolution of the 20th of December, requesting information "what appropriations will be required to fortify Thompsons Island, usually called Key West, and whether a naval depot established at that island, protected by fortifications, will not afford facilities in defending the commerce of the United States and in clearing the Gulf of Mexico and the adjacent seas from pirates," I transmit a report from the Secretary of the Navy, which communicates all the information which I am at this time able to give.
JAMES MONROE.
FEBRUARY 6, 1823.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th of January, requesting the President to communicate the instructions to the commissioners nominated to treat with the Indians for the extinguishment of Indian titles in the State of Georgia, I transmit to the Senate a report from the Secretary of War, with the documents referred to in it.
JAMES MONROE.
To the Senate of the United States.
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 28th January, 1818, I herewith transmit to Congress the report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, showing the expenditures on public buildings and other objects committed to his care during the present year.
JAMES MONROE.
DECEMBER 19, 1823.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, together with a digest of recent commercial regulations of foreign countries, prepared in compliance with a resolution of the House of the 30th of January, 1823.
JAMES MONROE.
FEBRUARY 2, 1824.
WASHINGTON, February 2, 1824.
The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, agreeably to a resolution of that House of the 11th of December last, with the papers166 which accompanied that report.
JAMES MONROE.
FEBRUARY 24, 1824.
To the Senate of the United States:
I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of War, which communicates all the information in possession of the Department which was called for by a resolution of the Senate of the 21st of January, 1824.167
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 19, 1824.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, with the papers168 therein referred to, in compliance with a resolution of the House of the 27th of January last.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, May 7, 1824.
To the Senate of the United States:
I communicate to the Senate copies of additional documents relating to the convention for the suppression of the African slave trade, which have this day been received at the Department of State.
JAMES MONROE.
MAY 24, 1824.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, with an appendix to a report169 from him already communicated to the House.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, May 25, 1824.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report170 from the Secretary of State, concerning two resolutions of the Senate of the 8th of January and 1st of March last, which had been referred to him.
JAMES MONROE.
MAY 25, 1824.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report171 from the Secretary of State, concerning a resolution of that House of the 20th of April last, which was referred to him.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, December 13, 1824.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate, for its advice and consent as to the ratification, the treaties concluded and signed on the 4th day of August last between the United States and the Ioway, the Sock, and Fox tribes of Indians.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, December 13, 1824.
To the Senate of the United States:
Agreeably to a resolution of the Senate of 28th January, 1818, requesting the President "to cause a statement of expenditures upon the public buildings and an account of their progress to be annually laid before Congress at the commencement of each session," I herewith transmit a report from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, which contains the information required.
JAMES MONROE.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, January 5, 1825.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 17th May last, I transmit a report172 from the Secretary of the Navy, which contains the information requested.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 17, 1825.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit to the House a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information required by the resolution of the House of the 16th ultimo, relating to the western boundary of the United States.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 17, 1825.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 28th ultimo, requesting the President to inform that House what terms were offered by applicants for the stock created by the act of the 24th of May last and by whom such terms were offered, I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with accompanying papers, which contains the information called for.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 18, 1825.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a report of the Secretary of War, with a report made to that Department by the commissioners who were appointed under the act of the 3d of March, 1823, entitled "An act to establish an armory on the western waters."
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, January 18, 1825.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a report of the Secretary of War, with a report made to that Department by the commissioners who were appointed under the act of 3d March, 1823, entitled "An act to establish a national armory on the western waters."
JAMES MONROE.
JANUARY 19, 1825.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State, with the documents desired by their resolution of the 13th instant.173 In requesting that the originals may eventually be returned it may be unnecessary to add that the negotiations being by common consent to be hereafter resumed, it is important that this communication should be regarded by the Senate as strictly confidential.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, February 2, 1825.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit a report from the Director of the Mint of the United States, showing the operations of that institution for the last year.
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, March 1, 1826.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith a report from the Director of the Mint of the United States, showing the operations of that institution for the year 1825.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, March 15, 1826.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I now submit to the consideration of Congress the propriety of making the appropriation necessary for carrying into effect the appointment of a mission to the congress at Panama.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, December 8, 1826.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th of January, 1818, I transmit a report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, containing the annual statement of expenditures on those buildings and the account of their progress, required by the said resolution.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, December 11, 1826.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to Congress sundry additional papers appertaining to the report from the War Department relating to Indian affairs, communicated at the commencement of the session.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, December 28, 1826.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information requested by two resolutions of the House relating to certain negotiations174 with the Government of the United Mexican States.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, January 18, 1827.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, together with copies of the correspondence with the Government of the Netherlands relating to discriminating duties.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, February 24, 1827.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, with a statement of its operations during the year 1826.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, December 24, 1827.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate, for their consideration and advice, a convention of friendship, navigation, and commerce between the United States and the Free Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, signed by the respective plenipotentiaries of the parties on the 20th instant at this city. A copy of the convention is likewise inclosed.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, January 11, 1828.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to Congress the annual report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, made in conformity with a resolution of the Senate of the 28th January, 1818.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, January 11, 1828.
To the Senate of the United States:
In answer to the inquiry contained in a resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant, I readily express the opinion that the publication of the message175 and documents to which it alludes may be made without detriment to the public service.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, January 21, 1828.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
A report from the Director of the Mint, together with a statement of the operations of that institution during the year 1827, are herewith transmitted to Congress.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, December 8, 1828.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 26th of May last, I transmit a report of the Secretary of the Treasury, with statements relative to the estimates and appropriations for the expenses of the year 1828 at the last session of Congress.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, January 14, 1829.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, with the annual statement exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1828.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, February 25, 1829.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith a statement of the expenses of the General Land Office for the year 1827, as desired by a resolution of the Senate of the 23d instant.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, February 8, 1830.
To the Congress of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1829.
ANDREW JACKSON.
JANUARY 12, 1831.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1830.
ANDREW JACKSON.
JANUARY 25, 1831.
To the House of Representatives:
I beg leave to call the attention of Congress to the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, herewith transmitted.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, January 16, 1832.
To the Congress of the United States:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1831.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, January 31, 1832.
To the Congress of the United States:
I herewith transmit, for the information of Congress, the third annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, January 19, 1833.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith the fourth annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, which is required by the act of the 3d of March, 1829, to be laid before Congress.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, January 19, 1833.
The Honorable the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE UNITED STATES:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1832.
ANDREW JACKSON.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 15, 1834.
The Honorable the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
SIR: I transmit to Congress a report from the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1833.
ANDREW JACKSON.
[The same message was addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, January 28, 1934.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, which, agreeably to the act for the government and discipline of the same, is to be laid before Congress.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, January 10, 1835.
The Honorable the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE UNITED STATES.
SIR: I herewith transmit to the Senate a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution during the year 1834.
ANDREW JACKSON.
[The same message was addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, January 12, 1835.
To the Congress of the United States:
I transmit, for the information of Congress, the sixth annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia, made in compliance with the act of the 3d of March, 1829.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, December 10, 1835.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate of the United States a report176 of the Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolutions of that body passed on the 2d and 13th days of February last, together with such portion of the correspondence and instructions requested by the said resolutions as has not been heretofore transmitted and as can be communicated without prejudice to the public interest.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, January 28, 1836.
Hon. JAMES K. POLK, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SIR: I transmit herewith the seventh annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, which, in pursuance of the act of the 3d of March, 1829, is submitted to Congress.
ANDREW JACKSON.
JANUARY 16, 1838.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution during the year 1837 and also the progress made toward the completion of the branch mints in North Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana.
M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, January 29, 1838.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the ninth annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of Washington.
M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, January 18, 1839.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report of the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1838.
M. VAN BUREN.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, February 6, 1839.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the tenth annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of Washington.
M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 1840.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution for the year 1839.
M. VAN BUREN.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, February 5, 1840.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the eleventh annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia.
M. VAN BUREN.
FEBRUARY 10, 1840.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate a supplementary report received from the Director of the Mint, containing a complete statement of the operations of the branch mint at New Orleans for the year 1839.
M. VAN BUREN.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, January 27, 1841.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with an act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the twelfth annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia.
M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, January 31, 1842.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith to the Senate a report of the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the institution for the year 1841.
JOHN TYLER.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, January 17, 1843.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith the report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia, made in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 3d March, 1829, with the accompanying documents.
JOHN TYLER.
WASHINGTON, March 1, 1843.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith to the Senate a copy of a report received from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution for the year 1842.
JOHN TYLER.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, D.C. January 19, 1844.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith the report of the inspectors of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia for the past year, with the accompanying documents.
JOHN TYLER.
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 20, 1844.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, exhibiting the operations of the Mint and branch mints for the past year.
JOHN TYLER.
WASHINGTON, February 3, 1845.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith to the Senate a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the institution for the year 1844.
JOHN TYLER.
[The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.]
WASHINGTON, February 11, 1845.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for this District, together with accompanying documents.
JOHN TYLER.
WASHINGTON, January 28, 1846.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia, made in compliance with the act of the 3d March, 1829.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10, 1846.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, showing the operation of the Mint and branch mints for the year 1845.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, January 16, 1847.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with the resolutions of the 3d of March, 1829, I transmit herewith the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, February 4, 1847.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution for the year 1846.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, January 18, 1848.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia, made in compliance with the act of the 3d March, 1829.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, January 31, 1848.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, showing the operation of the Mint and branch mints for the year 1847.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, January 11, 1849.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia, made in compliance with the act of the 3d March, 1829.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, January 22, 1849.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, showing the operations of the Mint and branch mints for the year 1848.
JAMES K. POLK.
WASHINGTON, January 28, 1850.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, showing the operations of the Mint and its branches for the year 1849.
Z. TAYLOR.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, February 5, 1850.
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
I herewith transmit the annual report of the inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia, made in compliance with the act of the 3d March, 1829.
Z. TAYLOR.
WASHINGTON, January 30, 1851.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, showing the operation of the Mint and branch mints for the year 1850.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, February 15, 1851.
The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I have the honor herewith to transmit to the House of Representatives the report of the inspectors of the penitentiary of the United States in this District for the year ending December 31, 1850.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10, 1852.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, showing the operations of the Mint and its branches for the year 1851.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1852.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith the report of the inspector of the penitentiary of the United States in the District of Columbia for the year ending the 31st of December last.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, February 8, 1853.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I herewith communicate, for the information of Congress, a copy of the report of the Director of the Mint for the past year.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON CITY, February 10, 1853.
The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I transmit to the House of Representatives herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, accompanied by the annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia for the year ending 31st December, 1852, as required by law.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, February 1, 1854.
The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, showing the operation of the Mint and branch mints for the year 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1854.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary for the District of Columbia for the year ending December 31, 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, February 8, 1855.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith the report of the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the Mint and its branches for the past year.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, March 27, 1856.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith a report of the operations of the Mint of the United States and its branches, including the assay office, for the year 1855.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, February 3, 1857.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I transmit herewith the report of the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the Mint and its branches for the last year.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.