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Official United States congressional report titled Report of the Committee of Claims on the Petition of John Anderson, with a Bill for His Relief, dated December 31, 1817. Two printed pages from the proceedings of the United States House of Representatives concerning the petition of Colonel John Anderson of the Michigan Territory, who sought compensation after his Detroit residence was occupied by officers of the 28th United States Infantry under General William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812 and subsequently destroyed by fire on December 14, 1813. The report summarizes sworn testimony from Brigadier General Lewis Cass, quartermaster C. Harrison, Captain Johnson McGawen, and other witnesses regarding the government’s occupation of the home, its destruction, and the committee’s recommendation that Congress grant Anderson relief in the amount of $1,300.

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Colonel John Anderson was a resident of the Michigan Territory whose claim arose from the aftermath of the War of 1812. Following the American recapture of Detroit, his home was requisitioned for military quarters before being accidentally destroyed by fire while occupied by United States troops. The resulting petition became the subject of a formal congressional investigation and stands as an early example of the federal government’s consideration of compensation claims for civilian property lost during wartime military operations.

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