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I have gotten really bored at work so I transcribed this for you.
Probably someone else has already done this but you can use this for
cross checking and/or whatever you need. There are 6 places that I could
not make out. I am not that familiar with the vernacular/events of that era.

items in parentheses '( )' are my best guess.
items in brackets '[ ]' are my comments.

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

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

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12: Feby. 1814.
Ref(ered) to the Com(mittee) on the Public Lands.

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20: Feby. 1814.
Bill reported and committed to a committee of the whole House on monday next:

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13th 6

(600)


Mr (Hxxxxx xxxx) [illegible, possibly the actual writer/pen of the document]

[Body of the resolution]

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 Can not forsee, nor can precaution guard
against them - for whatever Sections of the habitable could, this wreck
of Matter, these conditions of nature occur, They do not fail profoundly
to impress us with awe, and to invite our astonishment  at their
terrible effects - as members of the great human family, our deepest
considerations should not fail to be noted, and our hearts expanded with
charity for the relief of those whose lives are saved from the general
Wreak  - We ought never to forget what was their fate  Yesterday, may be
ours Tomorrow - And whereas it is notorious to this general assembly
that the inhabitants of the late District - now County of New Madrid in
this Territory, have lately been visited with several Calamities of this
Kind, which have destroyed large portions of their Country and involved
in the greatest distress, many families, whilst others had been entirely
ruined, whole districts of country have been d(evis)tated and many
valuable farms (shurly) destroyed - Many of these our unfortunate felow
citizens are now wandering about without a home to go (to) or a roof to
shelter them from the pitiless storms - And wehereas the last light in
which the calamities are received by the enlightened humane guardians of
the United States, has been conspicuously Manifested, by their liberal
distributions in food of the (sufferers) at (Cerr a ca)[a town?], this
General Assembly Cannot therefore Doubt but what it will be equally
ready to extend relief to a portion of it's own City, and 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 offered 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 out of the public fund or as such other way as may
here meet to the wisdom and ability of the general government

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

Geo Bullett
Speaker of the House of Representatives

S Hemmond
President of the Legislative Counsel