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Resolved by the General Assembly of Illinois, That the memorial [of]
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M. A. Chinn, be referred to the Board of Public Works, with instructions to make such an indemnification
as may appear to be just.
1On January 21, 1840, John J. Hardin in the House of Representatives presented the memorial of Marcus A. Chinn, which the House referred to the Committee on Claims. John Henry of the aforesaid committee reported back the memorial on January 31 with the resolution,
which the House adopted. The House informed the Senate of the resolution’s adoption,
but the Senate took no action.
Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their Called Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 217, 310-11; Journal of the Senate of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at
Their Called Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 3.
Printed Transcription, 2 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at Their Called Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 310-11