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The proceedings of the court of inquiry recently assembled and still sitting at Frederick by virtue of Orders Nos. 65 and 68, so far as the same relate to the causes of the failure of the campaign of Major-General Scott against the Seminole Indians in 1836, were heretofore submit...
Andrew Jackson WAR DEPARTMENT, February 15, 1837 . Major-General ALEXANDER MACOMB, President of the Court of Inquiry, etc SIR: I have the honor to inclose a copy of the opinion of the President of the United States on the proceedings of the court of inquiry of which you are president, relative ...
Andrew Jackson HERMITAGE, August 7, 1836 . C. A. HARRIS, Esq., Acting Secretary of War. SIR: I reached home on the evening of the 4th, and was soon surrounded with the papers and letters which had been sent here in anticipation of my arrival. Amongst other important matters which immediately en...
Andrew Jackson HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, ORDER 46. The Major-General Commanding the Army has received through the War Department the following General Order from the President of the United States: General Order. WASHINGTON, June 21, 1834. Information having been rece...
Andrew Jackson ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR. SIR: You will, after the receipt of this, report to the President for dismissal every clerk in your office who shall avail himself of the benefit of the insolvent debtors act for debts contracted during my Administration. Very respectfully, ANDREW JACKSON...
Andrew Jackson ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, ORDER 29 The following general order has been received from the War Department. It is published for the information of all concerned: DEPARTMENT OF WAR, Washington, June 12, 1830. Congress at their last session passed an act repealing so much of the mil...
Andrew Jackson In all applications by any invalid to obtain a pension in consequence of any disability incurred, no payment therefore shall commence until proof shall be filed in the Department and the decision of the Secretary had thereon; and no pension will be allowed to anyone while acting ...
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