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id^ir^accompanied by the following bill; which was read and passe second reading.
2	tives of the United States of America in Congress assen
3	That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, direct
4	ascertain, by the best evidence which the nature of the
5	will admit of, the value of the houses and other propel
6 James Edwards, of the late Edward M. Wanton, and o
7 Nehemiah Brush, destroyed at Micanopy, Florida, in the
8	eighteen hundred and thirty-six, by order of Lieutenant'
9	nel B. K. Pierce, the commanding officer of that post, to
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33d CONGRESS 1st Session.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
February 28, 1864.
Committee on Military Affairs, submitted a repor
A BILL
For the relief of James Edwards and others.
1	Be	it	enacted	by	the Senate and House of Repres