Petition of Samuel Stearns
Document 1794Stearns' petition for compensation is denied. He claims that he was out of the country during the period when such claims were authorized by Congress but in fact he was in Canada only two months and did not sail for Europe until after the period specified by Congress had elapsed.
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Document Signed
Description
Stearns' petition for compensation is denied. He claims that he was out of the country during the period when such claims were authorized by Congress but in fact he was in Canada only two months and did not sail for Europe until after the period specified by Congress had elapsed.
Date
12/01/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of War
Repository
Document number
1794120100001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
[United States Senate]
Samuel Stearns
Congress
Notable locations
Department of War
Canada
Europe
Notable items
compensation
present application
Resolve of Congress of the 23rd July 1787