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paid to them.

CHAP. 161. An ACT for the relief of John Fraser and company, of Charleston, South Carolina.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Amount of add. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and anal duty to be directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to John Fraser and Company, of Charleston, South Carolina, the additional duty imposed by the act of the third March, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, on twenty bales of plains, ordered under the act of fourteenth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, by David Lamb, of Liverpool, andimported in the ship Lady Rowena, at the port of Charleston, in the month of August last: Provided, That satisfactory proof shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Treasury, that the said plains were ordered previous to the passage of the act of the third of March eighteen hundred and thirty-three, and that said duties have not been returned in debentures on the exportation of said merchandise. Approved 28th June, 1836.

Grease of duty to

Praviso

CHAP. 162. An ACT for the relief of John F. Lewis.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Amount of in- That the Secretary of the Treasury refund to John F. Lewis, a sum paid to him. equal to the increase of duty imposed by the act of the nineteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, entitled "An act in alteration of the several acts imposing duties on imports," on a quantity of matting imported from China, invoiced at two thousand two hundred and ten dollars, and entered at the custom-house in Philadelphia, on the first of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight; Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall not make the payment above directed until he shall have satisfactory proof that the duties have been actually paid, and have not been returned in debentures; that the order for the purchase of the said matting was given previously to the first of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven; and that the said John F. Lewis had it not in his power to countermand the said order after the passage of the said act of the nineteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight; And provided, further, That satisfactory evidence be furnished to the Secretary of the Treasury, by the oath of the merchant, or otherwise, that the said John F. Lewis did not realize the ordinary profit on the said importation.

Proviso.

Approved, 28th June, 1836.

CHAP. 163. An ACT for the relief of Abraham Forbes, a spy in the late war.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Abraham Forbes be, and is hereby, allowed to enter three

hundred and twenty acres of land, on any of the public lands
subject to entry at private sale, for services rendered by him as a May
Canadian volunteer.
Approved, 28th June, 1836.

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enter 320 acres of land,

CHAP. 164. An ACT granting a pension to Theophilus E. Beekman, late first licutenant in the forty-first regiment of the United States infantry.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place $17 per mont the name of Theophilus E. Beekman, late first lieutenant in the from 1st Jan. 1835 forty-first regiment of the United States infantry, on the roll of invalid pensioners, and pay to him the sum of seventeen dollars per month during his natural life, commencing on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.

Approved, June 28th, 1836.

CHAP. 165. An ACT for the relief of William Hewes.

March,

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid to William Hewes, anuually, for the term of 20 per annum his natural life, out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty dollars, to commence on the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyApproved, June 28th, 1836.

one.

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CHAP 166. An ACT for the relief of Henry Keefer.

per month from Jan. 1st

[SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be directed to place the name of ss Henry Keefer, upon the list of invalid pensioners, at the rate of 1836. eight dollars per month, commencing on the first of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and pay him out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.

• Approved, June 28th, 1836.

CHAP. 167. An ACT for the relief of Francis Bashford.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be directed to place the name of Fran-sa eis Bashford, upon the list of invalid pensioners, at the rate of 1 April, eight dollars per month, the payment to commence on the twelfth

1393.

per month

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of Aput, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three,
and pay him out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved, June 28th, 1836.

CHAP. 168. An ACT for the relief of Bernard Pompilly.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. $8 per month, That the name of Bernard Pompilly be placed upon the list of invalid pensioners, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. Approved, June 28th, 1836.

from

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Jan.

from 4th March, 1831.

CHAP. 169. An ACT for the relief of Elisha Lucas.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, $20 per annum That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, required to place the name of Elisha Lucas, of the State of Vermont, on the list of revolutionary pensioners, and to pay him a pension, at the rate of twenty dollars per annum, from the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and to continue during his natural life. Approved, June 28th, 1836.

CHAP. 170. An ACT granting pensions to certain persons therein named.

[SEC. 1] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, directed to place on the invalid pension roll of the United States, the names of the following, whereupon they, and each of them, shall be entitled to receive the pensions severally set to their names, respectively, during life that is to say: James Whitsit, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the first day of January, one J. Stewaat $5 thousand eight hundred and thirty-four; Jacob Stewart, at the rate of five dollars per month, to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.

J. Whiteit per month.

per month

$8

Approved, June 28th, 1836.

CHAP. 171. An ACT for the relief of Thaddeus Tuttle.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

$20 per annum That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and from 4 Mar, required to place the name of Thaddeus Tuttle upon the list of

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revolutionary pensioners, and to pay him at the rate of twenty dollars per annum, commencing on the fourth of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one. Approved, June 28th, 1836.

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CHAP. 172.` An ACT to provide for the paying of certain pensioners of the
United States, at Pulaski, in the State of Tennessee.

agency at

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and Secretary of War required to establish a pension agency, at Pulaski, in the State of exey at Pulaski Tennessee, for the payment of all pensioners of the United States, resident in the counties of Lincoln, Giles, Lawrence, and Wayne, in said State; Provided, That the establishment of such Provise. agency can be made without any charge to the United States.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and hereby, is authorized to make the necessary arrangement for the payment of said pensioners.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take To take effect is effect from and after the first day of August next.

Approved, 28th June, 1836.

of August.

CHAP. 173. An ACT for the relief of James Steel.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place $13 35 per month from 4th March, James Steel on the list of revolutionary pensioners of the United 1831. States, at the rate of thirteen dollars and thirty-five cents, per month, commencing on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, to continue during his natural life. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That Elizabeth Steel, the May be claimed by his wife. wife of the said James Steel, be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to claim for and receive said pension, for and in behalf of the said Steel, on furnishing satisfactory proof of the identity and residence of the said James Steel and Elizabeth Steel. Approved, 28th June, 1836.

CHAP. 171. An ACT for the relief of Davis Hunt.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, directed to $40 per annum place upon the list of revolutionary pensioners, Davis Hunt, of from March 4th New York; and that said Davis Hunt be paid at the rate of forty dollars per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, anno Domini, eighteen hundred thirty-two.

Approved, June 28th, 1836. .

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CHAP. 175. An ACT for the relief of Relief Harris.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, $80 arrears of That there shall be paid out of the Treasury of the United persion to be paid States, to Relief Harris, widow and administratrix of Oliver Harris, deceased, the sum of eight hundred and forty dollars. being the arrears of pension due to the said Oliver Harris, as a revolutionary soldier, from April seven, eighteen hundred and eighteen, up to August nine, eighteen hundred and twenty-six. at eight dollars per month; which said sum shall be paid the proper accounting oflicers of the Treasury, out of any moneys therein, not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, June 28th, 1836.

bim.

CHAP. 176. An ACT for the relief of James Taylor.

[SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen -tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Amount of pen That there be paid, out of any money in the Treasury not othersion to be paid to wise appropriated, to James Taylor, of Massachusetts, a revolutionary soldier, a pension from the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, at the rate of eight dollars a month, to the fourth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. Approved, 28th June, 1836.

82033 per annum,

CHAP. 177. An ACT for the relief of John Dal.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to from th March, place John Dal, on the list of revolutionary pensioners of the United States, at the rate of twenty-three dollars and thirty-three cents per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, to continue during his natural Approved, June 28th, 1836.

life.

CHAP. 178. An ACT granting a pension to William Lawrence, late a colonel in the army.

[SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. 830 per month That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, authorized and from date of his required to pay to William Lawrence, late a colonel in the army,

resignation.

out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. a pension at the rate of thirty dollars a month, to commence at the date of his resignation and to continue during his natural Approved, 28th June, 1836.

life.