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Louisville Kentucky Octr 16th 1826
I William P. Thomasson of Louisville Kentucky late a member of the General Assembly of Kentucky do at the request of Captain Wyllys Hall hereby certify that application was made through one of my colleagues (Samuel M Brown Esquire) to the Legislture for compensation to Captain Hall Com =mander and others, owners of the steam boat me= =chanic for $425 as compensation for conveying General Lafayette from line island to the point where said boat sunk, which application was rejected by a majority of 46 to 32 in the house of Representatives This statement is not made only from my recollection of the facts as they transpired at the time but is taken ^from the Journal of the House of Representatives which is now before me Witnessing hand at Louisville this date above
Captain Hall claimed only $250 as a compensation for conveying the General and the other $200 was intended as a partial remuneration for the loss he had sustained by the sinking of his boat
