The American's Own Book

The Declaration, the Constitution, the life of every signer, and every President's inaugural from Washington to Pierce — the patriotic shelf of an American parlor of 1855, complete in one volume.

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837

7 pages in this part of The American's Own Book.

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837

To the Senate, and House of Representatives:

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837: Portugal

Having received satisfactory evidence that discriminating tonnage duties were charged upon vessels of the United States in the ports of…

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837: Mexican

Since that time, an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary has been accredited to this government by that of the Mexican…

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837: Congress

Not perceiving in what manner any of the powers given to the executive alone, could be further usefully employed in bringing this…

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837: January

The balance in the treasury on the first day of January, 1837, was forty-five millions, nine hundred and sixty-eight thousand, five hundred…

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837: Mississippi

Stipulations have been made with all the Indian tribes to remove them beyond the Mississippi, except with the band of the Wyandotts, the…

Van Buren's First Annual Message, December 4, 1837: Indians

The interests of the United States would also be greatly promoted by freeing the relations between the general and state governments, from…

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