Report of the Committee of Claims on the Petition of David Valenzin: Washington, D.C., February 10, 1804

This pamphlet contains the supplementary report of the Committee of Claims regarding the petition of David Valenzin, a German merchant, whose property was seized by the American squadron in the Mediterranean. The report details the events surrounding the seizure of the Imperial polacca Paulina, Valenzin's arrest, and the subsequent legal proceedings. The document includes correspondence and documents related to Valenzin's case, in which he claimed oppressive conduct by American commandants. The report was read and ordered to be referred to a committee of the whole house on Monday, February 1, 1804. Additional pages detail the further history of the case, including Valenzin's petition to Congress for compensation after the court ruled in his favor, his subsequent suicide, and the posthumous return of some funds to a family member by the U.S. Consul in Egypt. Published in Washington, D.C. in 1804. Not found in Rosenbach or Singerman collections.

Associated People/Businesses

• Valenzin, David

Geography

• Washington, D.C.

Subjects

• Claims
• Maritime law
• International relations
• Jewish merchants

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56