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JAMES MADISON.

WASHINGTON, June 3, 1813.

To the Senate of the United States: 

In compliance with their resolution of the 3d instant, the Senate are informed that the office of the Secretary of the Treasury is not vacated, and that in the absence of Albert Gallatin, commissioned as one of the envoys to treat with Great Britain and Russia, the duties of that office are discharged by William Jones, Secretary of the Navy, authorized therefor according to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “An act making alterations in the Treasury and War Departments,” passed May 8, 1792.

JAMES MADISON.

WASHINGTON, June 5, 1813.

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

I lay before Congress copies of certain legislative acts of Pennsylvania,[102] transmitted for that purpose by the governor of that State.

JAMES MADISON.

[Footnote 102:  “A supplement to an act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the river Delaware and the Chesapeake Bay” and extracts from the act mentioned.]

JUNE 7, 1813.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit to the Senate a report[103] of the Secretary of State, complying with their resolution of the 3d instant.

JAMES MADISON.

[Footnote 103:  Transmitting correspondence relative to an interchange of ministers with the Swedish Government.]

WASHINGTON, July 12, 1813.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

I transmit to the House of Representatives a report[104] of the Secretary of State, containing the information requested by their resolution of the 21st of June last.

JAMES MADISON.

[Footnote 104:  Relating to the British declaration and order in council of April 21, 1812.]

WASHINGTON, July 12, 1813.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

I transmit to the House of Representatives a report[105] of the Secretary of State, containing the information requested by their resolutions of the 21st of June last.

JAMES MADISON.

[Footnote 105:  Relating to the French decree of April 28, 1811, purporting to be a definitive repeal of the Berlin and Milan decrees, etc.]

WASHINGTON, July 28, 1813.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit to the Senate a report[106] of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, containing the information requested by their resolution of the 27th instant.

JAMES MADISON.

[Footnote 106:  Relating to the loan of $16,000,000 authorized by act of February 8, 1813.]

DECEMBER 20, 1813.