Speech of Hon. John A. Dix, of New York, on the Bill to Indemnify American Citizens for French Spoliations Prior to 1800; Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Monday, April 27, 1846
by Dix, John Adams
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Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1846. Pamphlet. Very Good -. 16 p.; 22 cm. Disbound. John Adams Dix (1798-1879) was a U.S. Senator for New York state from 1845 to 1849. He played an important role in preventing Maryland from seceding at the beginning of the Civil War. After the war he served as minister to France from 1866 to 1869 and governor of New York in 1873 and 1874. In this speech he commented on one of many attempts to settle the French spoliation claims (claims presented by United States citizens against France for vessels and cargo taken by privateers prior to September 30, 1800), which continued unsuccessfully for over a century. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: disbound; foxing; otherwise, clean and solid.
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- Title
- Speech of Hon. John A. Dix, of New York, on the Bill to Indemnify American Citizens for French Spoliations Prior to 1800; Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Monday, April 27, 1846
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- Dix, John Adams
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- Pamphlet
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- Used - Very Good -
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- Blair and Rives
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1846
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- Law; American History;
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