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the third of May, 1822." The records of 

 the meeting at which the service was 

 voted, together with the report of the com- 

 mittee and the letters of presentation to 

 and acceptance from Captain Lamson, 

 copied from the "Asylum and Feliciana 

 Advertiser" of June 19, 1822, are given 

 below : 



TRIBUTE TO VALOR. 



The President and directors of the 

 Louisiana State Insurance Co. have voted a 

 piece of plate to the value of three hundred 

 dollars to Captain Lamson of the brig 

 "Belvidere" and two hundred in cash to 

 his crew for their gallant defence of their 

 vessel against the attack of a piratical 

 cruiser on the third ult. off Key Sal. We 

 annex a copy of the proceedings of the 

 board and of the correspondence between 

 the President of the company and Cap- 

 tain Lamson. 



Louisiana State Insurance Co. 

 June 7, 1822. 



The report of the Committee appointed 



