John Quincy Adams.
Washington,
_December 20, 1826_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
In the message to both Houses of Congress at the commencement of their
present session it was intimated that the commission for liquidating the
claims of our fellow-citizens to indemnity for slaves and other property
carried away after the close of the late war with Great Britain in
contravention to the first article of the treaty of Ghent had been
sitting in this city with doubtful prospects of success, but that
propositions had recently passed between the two Governments which it
was hoped would lead to a satisfactory adjustment of that controversy.
I now transmit to the Senate, for their constitutional consideration and
advice, a convention signed at London by the plenipotentiaries of the
two Governments on the 13th of the last month, relating to this object.
A copy of the convention is at the same time sent, together with a copy
of the instructions under which it was negotiated and the correspondence
relating to it. To avoid all delay these documents are now transmitted,
consisting chiefly of original papers, the return of which is requested.
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