A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Presidents -- United States; United States -- History -- Sources; United States -- Politics and government
First. The total amount of public lands belonging to the United States
which remain unsold, whether the Indian title thereon has been
extinguished or not, as far as that amount can be ascertained from
surveys actually made or by estimate, and distinguishing the States and
Territories respectively in which it is situated, and the quantity in
each.
Second. The amount on which, the Indian title has been extinguished and
the sums paid for the extinction thereof, and the amount on which the
Indian title remains to be extinguished.
Third. The amount which has been granted by Congress from time to time
in the several States and Territories, distinguishing between them and
stating the purposes for which the grants were respectively made, and
the amount of lands granted or money paid in satisfaction of Virginia
land claims.
Fourth. The amount which has been heretofore sold by the United States,
distinguishing between the States and Territories in which it is
situated.
Fifth. The amount which has been paid to France, Spain, and Georgia for
the public lands acquired from them respectively, including the amount
which has been paid to purchasers from Georgia to quiet or in
satisfaction of their claims, and the amount paid to the Indians to
extinguish their title within the limits of Georgia.
Sixth. The total expense of administering the public domain since the
declaration of independence, including all charges for surveying, for
land offices, and other disbursements, and exhibiting the net amount
which has been realized in the Treasury from that source.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, _May 1, 1832_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
I transmit herewith, for the use of the House, a printed copy of two
treaties lately ratified between the United States of America and the
United Mexican States.
ANDREW JACKSON.
(The same message was sent to the Senate.)
WASHINGTON, _May 2,1832_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
In compliance with a resolution of the House of the 1st instant, in
relation to the imprisonment[15] of Samuel G. Howe, I transmit herewith
a report from the Secretary of State, by which it appears that no
information on the subject has yet reached the Department of State but
what is contained in the public newspapers.
ANDREW JACKSON.
[Footnote 15: In Berlin, Prussia.]
WASHINGTON, _May 29, 1832_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
In compliance with the resolution of the House of the 18th instant, I
transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with copies of
the several instructions under which the recent treaty of indemnity with
Denmark was negotiated, and also of the other papers relating to the
negotiation required by the resolution.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, _May 29, 1832_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
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