BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled,
THATthere be issued, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, a register
or enrolment for the Schooner Robert Henry, formerly a British vessel, but now owned
by
John P. Baldwin
, a citizen of the State of Florida; and which said vessel, having been wrecked on
the Florida
Reef and condemned and sold, was purchased by him, and which
he has
caused to be repaired and refitted for sea again: Provided, It shall be proved to
the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that the cost of repairing and
refitting said schooner in the United States, after
her purchase by the present owner exceeds
three-fourths of the original cost of building a vessel of the same
tonnage in the United States
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02/09/1848
Secretary.
02/09/1848
Passed the Senate
February 9, 1848
Attest
Asbury Dickins–February 9, 1848
Attest
Secretary.
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An act to authorize the issuing of a register or enrolment to the schooner Robert Henry.
An act to authorize the issuing of a register or enrolment to the schooner Robert Henry.
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02/10/1848
Clerk
02/10/1848
In the House of Representatives
February 10. 1848
Resolved that this Bill do pass.
Attest
Tho. J CampbellFebruary 10. 1848
Resolved that this Bill do pass.
Attest
Clerk
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6. Commerce
HR passed
HR passed
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papers
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| 14 Feb 1848 Exd 27 Mar 1848 | Mr Upham S |
| "Peck H. R |
Partially Printed Document, 2 page(s), Volume 468, RG 46, Entry 427: Records of the United States Senate, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate, Senate Bills and Resolutions Upon Which Further Action Was Taken, 1847-1849, NAB