The question
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House roll call 22 · 15th Congress · Feb 27, 1818
Recorded vote
TO AMEND A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT THE PETITION OF THE IRISH EMIGRANT SOCIETY FOR THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE PUBLIC LAND IN THE ILLINOIS TERRITORY OUGHT NOT TO BE GRANTED, BY STRIKING THE WORD "NOT".
AmendmentTerritories & states
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The official record
- This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
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