1839. nary seaman, to CHAP. 163. An ACT granting a pension to the widow of John March, deceased. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemWidow of J. bled, That there be paid out of the navy pension fund, to the March, an ordi- widow of John March, deceased, an ordinary seaman of the be paid a pen- United States ship Adams, who received an injury while in the half what he line of his duty, a pension equal to half that to which he would been entitled to, have been entitled, provided the proof required by the regulaproof had been tions of the Navy Department had been produced; to commence produced. on the twenty-second day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and to end on the day of his death. sion equal to would have provided certain Approved, March 3d, 1839. tegraff, to be roll of Revolu CHAP. 164. An ACT granting a pension to Mary Uptegraff, of Butler county, [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem M. Uptegraff, bled, That the Secretary of War be directed to place the name of widow of J. Up- Mary Uptegraff, widow of Isaac Uptegraff, deceased, and late placed on the a pensioner of the United States, on the roll of Revolutionary tionary pension- pensioners, and pay the same amount of pension per annum ers, and paid the which her said husband received in his lifetime; the same to pension per an- commence and take effect at and from the first of March band received. eighteen hundred and thirty-one, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. same amount of num as her hus Approved, March 3d, 1839. placed on the CHAP. 165. An ACT granting a pension to John Clark. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemJ. Clark to be bled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed invalid pension to place the name of John Clark on the invalid pension roll, and roll, and paid that he be paid at the rate of six dollars per month, out of any $6 per month. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. Approved, March 3d, 1839. CHAP. 166. An ACT for the relief of Henry Grady, of Macon county, North Carolina. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem H. Grady to be bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to Henry Grady, Corn delivered of Macon county, North Carolina, five hundred and six dollars, Fort Butler, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, it being for six hundred and fifty bushels of corn delivered by in 1837 him at Fort Butler, in the Cherokee nation, for the use of the United States troops, in the year eighteen hundred and thirtyApproved, March 3d, 1839. seven. 1S39. CHAP. 167. An ACT for the relief of Chauncey Calhoon. audited and set principles adop [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 the Treasury be directed to audit Claim of C. and settle the claim of Chauncey Calhoon for three hundred and Calhoon to be five dollars and fifty-three cents, upon the principles adopted in tled upon the the act of Congress approved fourteenth June, eighteen hundred ted in act 14th and thirty-six, entitled "An act for the relief of Jesse Smith and others;" the said claim being for a due bill of that amount given by Thomas Tupper, late assistant deputy quartermaster general, to said Calhoon, for a balance due him for work and materials furnished for the Madison barracks at Sacketts Harbor, in the year eighteen hundred and sixteen. Approved, March 3d, 1839. June 1836. CHAP. 168. An ACT for the relief of Thomas M. Burland. land confirmed A patent to be issued. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Thomas M. Burland be, and is hereby, confirmed in T. M. Burhis purchase of fractional lot number one, of section twenty-eight, in his purchase in township number seventeen north, range thirteen east, entered of certain land. and paid for by him at the land office at Monroe, in the district for the sale of lands north of Red River, in Louisiana, containing one hundred and forty-six acres and fifty-eight hundredths of an acre, and that a patent be issued to him for the same. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the register of the land office at Monroe, in the district aforesaid, shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, designate in some other place, and reserve for the use of schools in the aforesaid nate and reserve township, a fractional section, or quarter section, or lot, as nearly the equal as may be in quantity and value to that hereby confirmed schools, and to to said Burland, and notify the school administrators of the pa- administrators rish in which said township may be, of such designation and re- tion and reserservation as soon as it shall be made. Approved, March 3d, 1839. Register of land office at Monroe, under direction of Sec. Treas. to desig other land for use of notify the school of such designavation. CHAP. 169. An ACT for the relief of A. J. Picket and George W. Gayle. [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 allow to A. J. Picket and to A. J. Picket, George W. Gayle, as aids-de-camp to C. C. Clay, late Governor and G.W.Gayle, aids-de-camp. to be allowed 1839. of Alabama, the pay and emoluments to which their rank entito C. C. Clay, tles them, for their services one month, in the year eighteen hunlate Gov. of Ala dred and thirty-six, in obtaining, organizing, mustering, and pay and marching volunteers of the militia of Alabama to suppress Inwhich their rank dian hostilities; and that the amount so allowed, to be paid out entities them for of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. the emoluments to one service. Approved, March 3d, 1839. certificate for CHAP. 170. An ACT for the relief of Isaac D. Saunders. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemA bounty land bled, That the Secretary of War cause to be issued to Isaac D. 160 acres of land Saunders, as assignee of Edward Bevin, a bounty land certifi to be issued to cate for one hundred and sixty acres of land; to be located on some part of the public lands set apart for that purpose. Approved, March 3d, 1839. 1. D. Saunders. T. James au in common, cer minimum price. Provided. CHAP. 171. An ACT for the relief of Samuel Massey and Thomas James, of the county of Crawford, in the State of Missouri. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem 8. Mussey and bled, That Samuel Mussey and Thomas James, of the county of thorized to en- Crawford, in the State of Missouri, be, and hereby are, authorized ter, as tenants to enter, at the proper land office, as tenants in common or joint tain lands at the partnercy, such lands in township thirty-eight, of the ranges fire and six, west of the fifth principal meridian, as they may desire, at the minimum price: Provided, however, That the selection of lands shall be confined to the aforesaid township thirty-eight, of the ranges five and six west of the principal meridian, in the county of Crawford, in the State of Missouri; and this act shak not be construed so as to permit the aforesaid Mussey or James to select, or purchase, or occupy, any lands in said township that may now be in the possession of any actual settler, or under improvement. Approved, March 3d, 1839. warrant for 100 CHAP. 172. An ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of James Maxwell of Pennsylvania. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemA bounty land bled, That the Secretary of War cause to be issued to the legal acres of land to representatives of James Maxwell, of Pennsylvania, for his serlegal represen-vices during the war of the Revolution, a bounty land warrant tatives of J. for one hundred acres of land. be issued to the Maxwell Approved, March 3d, 1839. CHAP. 173. An ACT for the relief of Abraham Stipp. 1839. of the acres of Va to C. Fie main unsatis to A. Stipp, in 2d section act [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 the Treasury be, and he is hereby, Scrip for so authorized and required to issue scrip to Abraham Stipp, of Ver-200 million county, in the State of Indiana, and in his name, on the land granted by authority of a warrant (number four thousand six hundred and rer in military bounty land thirty-three) granted by the State of Virginia to Charles Fierer, warrant No. for two thousand acres of military bounty land, or for so much 4633, as may rethereof as may remain unsatisfied, in conformity with the provi-fied, to be issued sions contained in the second section of the act entitled "An act conformity with making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of 3d March 1835. Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirtyfive," approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-five," approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-five; the said A. Stipp to Abraham Stipp first having filed a bond, with sufficient security, in at least douin a penalty at least double the amount of the scrip so to be is- ble the amount sued; conditioned to reimburse to the United States the amount of such scrip in case any other person shall hereafter claim and establish a right to said warrant. The said scrip shall be exe- Said scrip to cuted in the form prescribed by the act entitled "An act for the the form prerelief of certain officers and soldiers of the Virginia line and navy 30th May, 1830. and of the continental army during the Revolutionary war," approved May thirty, eighteen hundred and thirty. It shall be as- Assignable, how signable, as in said act is provided, and available for the pur- what purposes. poses in that act mentioned, or in the acts amendatory or supplemental thereto. Approved, March 3d, 1839. first give bond of the scrip. be executed in scribed by act available, for CHAP. 174. An act for the relief of Captain John Vannettin and his company, for their services, during the late war. of the commis [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Paymaster General of the United States pay to Capt. J. VanCaptain John Vannettin, and to each of the commissioned offi- nettin, and each cers, non-commissioned officers and privates, the amount to which sioned officers each is entitled for a tour of duty in the service of the United be paid what States as Ohio draughted militia, commencing on the eleventh to for a tour of of May, and ending on the twenty-fifth of May, eighteen hun-duty in service dred and thirteen, both days inclusive. and privates, to they are entitled as draughted militia, from 11th to 25th May $263 22 appro mo- priated. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That two hundred and is13. sixty-three dollars and twenty-two cents be paid out of any ney in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated to carry into effect the first section of this act; payment to be made to the In legal representatives where the person who performed the ser- to be made to the vice has or shall decease without receiving the amount due to legal representApproved, March 3d, 1839. him. case of death, payment atives. 15 the 1839. owners, Galaxy to CHAP. 175. An ACT for the relief of Joseph R. Folsom and the owners and crew of the schooner Galaxy, of Bucksport, in the State of Maine. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemJ. R. Folsom, bled, That the collector of the customs for the district of Penobmaster and crew Scot, in the State of Maine, is hereby authorized and directed to of fishing schr. hr pay to Joseph R. Folsom, the owners, master, and crew of the paid, to be dis- fishing schooner Galaxy, of Bucksport, to be distributed according to law, the ing to law, the same said vessel would have been entitled to receive as a bounty, or drawback, if she had been actually at sea ceive as a bout during the whole time required by law to be entitled to said ty, had she been bounty, she having been lost before she had accomplished her required by law. full term required by law. Approved, March 3d, 1839. tributed accord same said vessel would have been entitled re at sea the time CHAP. 176. An ACT for the relief of Joseph Safford and other heirs at law of l seph Safford, late of the New Hampshire line in the Revolutionary war, deceased. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemA duplicate bled, That a duplicate warrant for two hundred acres of land be warrant for 200 issued by the proper officer to Joseph Safford and the other heirs be issued to J. of Joseph Safford, late a lieutenant in the New Hampshire line other heirs of J. in the Revolutionary war, deceased, in lieu of warrant number of warrant No. one thousand six hundred and eighty-three, which heretofore is1683, alleged to sued to the same persons, and which has been, as they allege, be lost. lost by time or accident. acres of land to Safford and Safford, in lieu Approved, March 3d, 1839. G. cate, within 12 direction of Sur La certain land, to him under 382. CHAP. 177. An ACT for the relief of George Rowe. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as Rowe au- sembled, That George Rowe, a resident of the parish of Ouachita, Tharized to lo- in the State of Louisiana, is hereby authorized to locate, within months, under twelve months after the passage of this act, under the direction veyor Genl. of of the Surveyor General of Louisiana, on any unlocated lands in lieu of some in the district for the sale of lands south of Red river, in the land confirmed aforesaid State, a tract not exceeding four hundred superficial certificate No. arpens; which said tract and privilege is granted to the said George Rowe, in lieu of an equal quantity confirmed to him by the register and receiver in the aforesaid land district, under Patent to be certificate number three hundred and eighty-two; and the proper officers of the Government are hereby authorized and required to issue a patent for said quantity of land as soon after the location aforesaid and return thereof as it can be done: Provided, That the said George Rowe, or his legal assignee or representative, shall, at the time of making such location, execute a deed in due form of law, relinquishing and conveying to the United States all the right or title which he the said George Rowe, his heirs, assigns, or other legal representatives, has of ever had to the tract of land on the Bayou Bœuff, in lieu of which issued-when. 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