[27]. For discussion of the Prestwich claim, see Totten, I, 63 et seq.

[28]. Journals of Congress, vol. 4 (ed. 1823), p. 39.

[29]. The Department of State of the United States; Its History and Functions (Hunt), 50, 51.

[30]. See Totten, I, 212.

[31]. Totten, I, 171 et seq.

[32]. Life of Franklin (Bigelow), III, p. 252.

[33]. 18 Stat., 23.

[34]. 18 Stat., 420.

[35]. 25 Stat., 387.