I transmit to Congress a report from the Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the progress made on them during the last season, of their present state, and the expenditures incurred and of those that may be requisite for their further prosecution.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

DECEMBER 23, 1808.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

According to the request of the House of Representatives in their resolution of November 11 that copies should be laid before them of all acts, decrees, orders, and proclamations affecting the commercial rights of neutral nations issued or enacted by Great Britain and France or any other belligerent power since the year 1791, and also of an act placing the commerce of America in English ports upon the footing of the most favored nation, I now transmit them a report of the Secretary of State of such of them as have been attainable in the Department of State and are supposed to have entered into the views of the House of Representatives.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

JANUARY 5, 1809.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the Director of the Mint of the operations of that establishment during the last year.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

DECEMBER 4, 1809.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

I now transmit a report of the Secretary of the Navy, containing statements[41] from that Department referred to in my message of the 29th ultimo.

JAMES MADISON.

[Footnote 41:  Showing the condition of the Navy and the application of appropriations made for the Navy and Marine Corps.]

DECEMBER 16, 1809.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

I transmit to both Houses of Congress a report from the Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the progress made on them during the last season and of other explanations relative thereto.

JAMES MADISON.

JANUARY 5, 1810.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

The Director of the Mint having made to me his report of the operations of the Mint for the year 1809, I lay the same before you for your information.

JAMES MADISON.

JANUARY 12, 1810.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

I communicate to the House of Representatives the report[42] of the
Secretary of State on the subject of their resolution of the 3d instant.