The Register of Debates is not a verbatim account, but a compilation of the debates and activities from the 18th Congress, 2nd Session (Dec. 6, 1824) through the 25th Congress (Oct. 16, 1837), including important state papers and public documents with laws enacted during the sessions.  Since speeches were not recorded verbatim, the Members of Congress were invited to amend or revise their speeches before printing, this practice continues on today, although significant alterations are prohibited. Moorehead, Joe and Fetzer, Mary, ed. Introduction to United States Government Information Sources. 4th ed., Co., Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1992.  Palic, Vladimir, Government Publications, A Guide to bibliographic Tools. 4th ed., Washington, Library of Congress, 1975.

Historians of this time frame find the " Register of Debates" a valuable research tool. Davidson College Library's collection includes the "Debates" from the 18th Congress 2nd Session (1824) to the 25th Congress (1837).  These volumes are on Reserve at Circulation.

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