Testimony before commissioners to examine Massachusetts claims for monies, 1861-1917 (bulk 1867).

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Testimony before commissioners to examine Massachusetts claims for monies, 1861-1917 (bulk 1867).

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The state secretary, serving as the governor's secretary, kept a record of testimony taken before a federal commission to examine Massachusetts's claims for funds expended for coastal defense, pursuant to a Congressional resolution of July 26, 1866. Testimony investigates expenditures of funds for purchase or manufacture of ordnance, building and equipping of steamers, and erection of fortifications required for coastal defense pursuant to St 1863, c 118, which authorized the governor to enter into arrangements with the federal government for reimbursement of such expended sums.

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