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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1814
Page
5
The document outlines acts from 1813 detailing prize money for Captain Ames Lawrence and Lieutenant Riot widthy for captures against British forces, funds appropriated for defense, and a fisheries act requiring written voyage agreements. It covers payment schemes, defense spending authorization, and penalties for deserters aboard fishing vessels.
Government acts authorize the President to build armed barges for coastal defense and allocate 250,000 dollars from unallocated treasury funds. The second act extends the deadline to issue and locate military land warrants, authorizing trade and patent grants for warrants located before October 1, 1816, with adherence to prior act procedures. James Madison approved these measures in 1813 and 1815.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Congress authorizing treasury officers to pay five hundred dollars to Thomas Slog for services as an examiner and witness in an inquiry into claims in the Kaskaskia district. payment to be from treasury funds not otherwise appropriated.
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