I saw your request for someone to type out the following proclamation.
It was, in fact, hard to read.
I've done this sort of thing before and I thought I would give it a try.
Hope you find it useful.

Jerry W. Yancey
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This is in reference to the William Clark transcription I sent last night.
I managed to fill in a few of the blanks and also make a few corrections a
nd so I wanted to send you the latest version.  I'm sure there are still a 
few errors, but the thrust of his message seems eloquent and clear.

Jerry W. Yancey 


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A Resolution for the relief of the Inhabitants of the County of New Madrid

Resolution of the Assembly of the Missouri Territory for the relief of the inhabitants of the County of New Madrid who have 
suffered Earthquakes.

12: Feby. 1814
Refd to the Comte on the Public Lands.

25: Feby 1814
Bill reported and committed to a committee of the whole House on monday rept:

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A Resolution for the relief of the Inhabitants of the County of New Madrid

Whereas in the Catalogue of miseries and afflictions, with which it has pleased the Supreme Being of the Universe, to visit 
the inhabitants of this earth, there are none more truly awful and destructive than Earthquakes - Man's wisdom cannot foresee 
nor can precaution guard against them - to whatever sections of the habitable world, that wreck of matter, these convulsions 
of nature occur; They do not fail profoundly to impress us with awe, and to ... our astonishment at their terrible effects.  
As members of the great human family, our deepest consideration should not fail to be with, and our hearts exhausted with 
charity for the relief of those whose lives are spared from the general wreck.  We ought never to forget that what was their 
fate yesterday may be ours tomorrow - And whereas ... notorious to this general assembly, that the inhabitants of the late 
Dalburt - Crow County of New Madrid in this Territory, have lately been visited with several calamities of this kind, which 
have deluged large portions of their country and involves in the greatest distress, many families, whilst others have been 
entirely ruined, whole districts of country have been devastated and many valuable farms utterly destroyed - Many of these our 
unfortunate fellow citizens are now wandering about without a home to go to or a roof to shelter them from the pitiless storm 
- And whereas the last light in which the Calamities are viewed by the enlightened humane goodness of the United States, has 
been continuously manifested, by their liberal contributions in favor of Citizens, under similar circumstances - Be it 
therefore resolved by the General Assembly for the Territory of Missouri, that they do recommend the inhabitants of the said 
County of New Madrid, who have thus suffered, to the consideration of the National Legislature, and that in the opinion of the 
said general assembly, provisions ought to be made by law, for granting to the said inhabitants relief, either out of the 
public cause or in such other way as may seem ... to the wisdom & charity of the general government.

St. Louis, January 12th, 1814
William Clark
Governor of the Missouri Territory

Geo Bullett
Speaker of the House of Representatives

S. Hammond
President of the Legislative Counsel