http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4565.htm U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 3 Extracted Ancestry.com no baur, bauer, bower Description: Responsible for the allocation of federal funds, the United States Congress received thousands of claims for money, land, or aid in the first seventy-five years of the Union. This database is the third volume of claims to the House of Representatives in the early nineteenth century. It contains a variety of claims, including applications for pension benefits, compensation for services provided to the government, land, and change in pension benefits. Each entry provides the claimant's name, nature of the claim, and what action was taken by the House. In some entries, a residence is listed. Although most of the records are for claims in the first half of the nineteenth century, a few can be found from 1799. Including the names of nearly 20,700 men and women, this can be a useful source of information to researchers of early Americans. Name Nature of Claim Congress Session Manner Brought Journal Page Referred to Committee Date Report Bill House Disposed Senate Disposed Congress Date Comments Charles Schultze (See John Bowers, administrator of.) 26 1 182 Barbara Vineyard (See widow of Martin Bowers) 28 1 262 Joseph White For the reward of $500 allowed by resolution for the apprehension of James Bowers 3 1 Petition 120 Select 22 Mar 1794 Referred to Secretary of War Joseph White, widow of For the reward of $500 allowed by resolution for the apprehension of James Bowers 4 2 Petition 612 Claims Joseph White, widow of For the reward of $500 allowed by resolution for the apprehension of James Bowers 5 2 Petition 318 Claims 29 May 1798 Adverse Laid on table Joseph White, widow of For the reward of $500 allowed by resolution for the apprehension of James Bowers 18 1 Petition 59 Pens. & Rev. Cl'ms 23 Dec 1823 Adverse Laid on table Joseph White, widow of For the reward of $500 allowed by resolution for the apprehension of James Bowers 31 1 Petition 598 Judiciary 169 Adverse Discharged Good Luck Brenda Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore [email protected] http://members.aol.com/fiddlerben/gtindex.html surnames: Wolfgram, Kratochvil, Secor/Sicard, Jacques, Leguerre, Vallee and and