U.S. Congressional Serial Set: Documents on Great Britain (The Americas) before 1861

33 sources, in chronological order.

Title Date Citation Pages
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Twenty-seventh Congress December 7, 1842 Serial Set Vol. No. 413, Session Vol. No. 1, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Doc. 1 767
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Twenty-seventh Congress December 7, 1842 Serial Set Vol. No. 418, Session Vol. No. 1, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, H. Doc. 2 767
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Illinois, in favor of the occupation and settlement of the Oregon Territory. February 10, 1843 Serial Set Vol. No. 415, Session Vol. No. 3, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Doc. 158 1
Oregon Territory. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, in reference to the Territory of Oregon. February 11, 1843 Serial Set Vol. No. 421, Session Vol. No. 4, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, H. Doc. 141 1
Resolutions of the General Assembly of Illinois, in relation to the settlement of the boundary line of the Territory of Oregon. February 24, 1843 Serial Set Vol. No. 416, Session Vol. No. 4, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Doc. 217 1
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with resolutions of the Senate, copies of correspondence in relation to the Quintuple Treaty. February 24, 1843 Serial Set Vol. No. 416, Session Vol. No. 4, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Doc. 223 48
Construction of the Treaty of Washington, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the House of the 22d February, 1843. February 28, 1843 Serial Set Vol. No. 422, Session Vol. No. 5, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, H. Doc. 192 12
Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-eighth Congress December 5, 1843 Serial Set Vol. No. 431, Session Vol. No. 1, 28th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 1 703
Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-eighth Congress December 5, 1843 Serial Set Vol. No. 439, Session Vol. No. 1, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 2 726
Resolutions to provide for the termination of the 10th article of the treaty with Great Britain of 1842. January 30, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 433, Session Vol. No. 3, 28th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 125 1
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) correspondence in relation to the tenth article of the Treaty of Washington, providing for the reciprocal surrender of fugitive criminals. February 21, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 433, Session Vol. No. 3, 28th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 135 35
Oregon. Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, asking the occupation and settlement of Oregon. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Territories. February 28, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 442, Session Vol. No. 4, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 157 1
Fugitive criminals. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of papers relative to certain fugitive criminals from Florida. March 5, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 442, Session Vol. No. 4, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 160 8
Northeastern boundary. Letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting to the Committee of Ways and Means the letter of Albert Smith, Esq., relative to the northeastern boundary. March 9, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 442, Session Vol. No. 4, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 169 6
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) copies of correspondence in relation to the interpretation of the tenth article of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain of the 9th of August, 1842 March 21, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 434, Session Vol. No. 4, 28th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 210 36
Suppression of the slave-trade on the coast of Africa. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for copies of instructions given the commanding officers of the squadron, for the suppression of the slave-trade on the African coast, &c.; and copies of instructions given by the British government to their squadron. March 22, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 444, Session Vol. No. 6, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 263 1
Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress. December 3, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 449, Session Vol. No. 1, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, S. Doc. 1 702
Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress. December 3, 1844 Serial Set Vol. No. 463, Session Vol. No. 1, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 2 698
Fugitive criminals from Florida. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report from the Secretary of State, and copies of documents relative to fugitive criminals from Florida. February 12, 1845 Serial Set Vol. No. 465, Session Vol. No. 3, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 114 12
Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith. February 26, 1845 February 28, 1845 Serial Set Vol. No. 458, Session Vol. No. 9, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, S. Doc. 150 414
Northeastern boundary. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence between this government and Great Britain, within the last two years, in relation to the "Washington Treaty," and to the free navigation of the River St. John, and to the disputed territory fund; in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of 19th December last. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. February 10, 1846 Serial Set Vol. No. 483, Session Vol. No. 4, 29th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 110 78
Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington. April 20, 1846 Serial Set Vol. No. 474, Session Vol. No. 5, 29th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 300 48
Report of the Secretary of State, transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, reports of the commissioners under the treaty of Washington, of August 9, 1842. August 8, 1848. -- Read, and ordered to lie on the table. August 10, 1848 Serial Set Vol. No. 510, Session Vol. No. 8, 30th Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 71 11
African Squadron. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in reference to the African Squadron. July 22, 1850 Serial Set Vol. No. 578, Session Vol. No. 9, 31st Congress, 1st Session, H. Exec. Doc. 73 5
Message from the President of the United States, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, further correspondence growing out of the Treaty of Washington of July 4, 1850. January 3, 1854 Serial Set Vol. No. 694, Session Vol. No. 4, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 13 19
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the correspondence between Mr. Schenck, United States minister to Brazil, and the Secretary of State, in relation to the African slave trade. March 14, 1854 Serial Set Vol. No. 698, Session Vol. No. 8, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 47 14
In executive session, Senate United States. Thursday, June 26, 1856. Resolved, that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the resolution submitted by Mr. Slidell on the 29th May, 1854, requesting the President to signify to the government of Great Britain the wish of this government to terminate the eighth article of the treaty with that government of the 9th August, 1842, relative to the employment of a naval force for the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa, and from the report submitted by Mr. Slidell from the Committee on Foreign Relations on the said resolution. June 26, 1856 Serial Set Vol. No. 836, Session Vol. No. 1, 34th Congress, 1st Session, S. Rpt. 195 4
In the Senate of the United States. Mr. Polk made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. 216.) The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the memorial of George M. Weston, the Commissioner of the State of Maine, have had the subject under consideration and now report... March 30, 1858 Serial Set Vol. No. 938, Session Vol. No. 1, 35th Congress, 1st Session, S. Rpt. 135 2
Instructions to African Squadron. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for a copy of all instructions given to the commanders of our African Squadron since the ratification of the treaty of 1842, &c. March 1, 1859 Serial Set Vol. No. 1008, Session Vol. No. 9, 35th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Exec. Doc. 104 32
In the Senate of the United States. Mr. Simmons made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 191.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of George M. Weston, Commissioner of the State of Maine, report... February 20, 1860 Serial Set Vol. No. 1039, Session Vol. No. 1, 36th Congress, 1st Session, S. Rpt. 62 1
African slave trade. March 26, 1860 Serial Set Vol. No. 1065, Session Vol. No. 6, 36th Congress, 1st Session, H. Misc. Doc. 52 1
Number of persons belonging to the African Squadron who have died, &c. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for the number of persons in the service of the United States, belonging to the African Squadron, who have died, &c. April 24, 1860 Serial Set Vol. No. 1056, Session Vol. No. 12, 36th Congress, 1st Session, H. Exec. Doc. 73 2
The slave trade. (To accompany Bill S. No. 464.) May 31, 1860 Serial Set Vol. No. 1070, Session Vol. No. 4, 36th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 602 5