1848
In Senate of the United
States. | January 20, 1848. | Submitted,
and ordered to be
printed. | Mr. Westcott made the following | Report: |
The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Da- |
vid Whelply, report: [text of the
report]
8vo; pp. 3, verso of last leaf blank. David Whelply claimed
governmental
aid as a reward for his participation in Pike's explorations.
Lewis and Clark are
introduced by the petitioner as one of the precedents
under which he lodged his
claim. It was, however, adversely reported by
the senatorial Committee of
Claims. The public document is in Senate
Reports of Committees, 30th Cong.,
1st Sess., No. 37.
