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In the Senate of the United States. January 22, 1855. -- Ordered to be Printed. Mr. Evans Made the Following Report. (To Accompany Bill H.R. 364.) The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to Whom was Referred an Act from the House of Representatives for the Relief of William A. Duer, John Duer, and Beverly Robinson, Trustees of the Estate of Sarah Alexander, Widow of Major General William Alexander, Commonly Known as Lord Sterling, Have Had the Same Under Consideration, and Submit the Following Report ...

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