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1798 - Message From The President Of The United States, Accompanying A Report To Him From The Secretary Of State, And Sundry Documents Reltaive To The Affairs Of The United States On The Mississippi; The Intercourse With The Indian Nations And The Inexecution Of The Treat Between The United States And Spain

Miscellaneous Federal Documents & Reports

This publication contains the January 23, 1798, report of President John Adams concerning the situation of the United States affair in the territories, the incursion of England from Canada on the Mississippi River, Indian relations, and the unsigned treaty with Spain. Also contained in this book is a report from the Secretary of State, as well as a number of documents relating to the problems encountered on the Mississippi River and the unexecuted treaty with Spain.

1910 - The United States Consulate In California

Miscellaneous Documents and Reports

This is the story of the first and only United States consulate in California. Thomas Oliver Larkin served in four different official capacities under the United States government -- as United States consul in California from 1844 to 1848; as confidential agent of the government from 1846 to 1848; as navy agent from 1847 to 1849; and as a naval store keeper from 1847 to 1848. Rumors of war with Mexico over Texas and later with England over the Oregon boundary reach California.

When Larkin became consul for the United States, the US consular service was on an uncertain basis …