to be paid $24, 1839. rendered in the service of the United States in the late war with To be located, Great Britain, to be located on any of the unappropriated lands where. lands which have been offered for sale and are subject to private enSaid Baxter try in the Territory of Wisconsin. And the Secretary of the being the three Treasury is hereby directed to pay to said Zebulon Baxter, the sum of twenty-four dollars, in full for three months' extra pay, acts of 1816 & 17. given by the acts of eighteen hundred and sixteen, and eighteen hundred and seventeen to that class of soldiers in certain cases. Approved, March 3d, 1839. months' extra pay, given by be paid $570 20, land road. CHAP. 191. An ACT for the relief of Thomas Sinnard. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem T. Sinnard to bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized for extra work to pay to Thomas Sinnard, out of any money in the Treasury on the Cumber- not otherwise appropriated the sum of five hundred and seventy dollars and twenty cents, for extra work done on the Cumberland road in grading on section number one E, of Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana; and, also, for iron work in the following bridges, to wit: White Lick, Black's bridge, Mad creek, and Hancock creek and bayou. Approved, March 3d, 1839. 160 acres of land nadian volun teer. CHAP. 192. An ACT for the relief of William Clark. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asA warrant for sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby dito be issued to rected to issue a land warrant for one hundred and sixty acres W. Clark, a Ca- of land to William Clark, a Canadian volunteer, to be located on any of the unappropriated lands which have been offered for where. sale, and are subject to private entry in the Territory of Wiscon Said Clark to sin: and also, that the Secretary of the Treasury do pay to said be paid $21, be; William Clark, the sum of twenty-four dollars; for three months extra pay; all which shall be in full compensation for the services of said Clark in the late war with Great Britain. Approved, March 3d, 1839. To be located, ing 3 months' extra pay. Kingsbury, a corporal of in CHAP. 193. An ACT for the relief of Margaret Kingsbury. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as M. Kingsbury, sembled, That Margaret Kingsbury, widow of Oliver Kingsbury, widow of Oliver deceased, late corporal of Captain Larkin's company of the fantry, killed in twenty-second regiment of infantry, who enlisted on the thir service U. 8. teenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, for free of the term of five years, and who was killed on the twenty-fifth of any land sub- day of July, eighteen hundred and fourteen, in the battle of authorized to enter cost, 160 acres private sale. Bridgewater, be, and she is hereby, authorized to enter free of 1839. cost, one quarter section of one hundred and sixty acres, of any ject to entry at of the public lands subject to sale at private entry, and that a patent issue to her for the same; which tract shall be taken for, and in full consideration of, the land bounty to which, by the act of one thousand eight hundred and twelve, he the said Oliver Kingsbury, would be entitled to if living. Approved, March 3d, 1839. CHAP. 194. An ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of John Dawson deceased. "Dawson, decd. to locate 640 acres La. in lieu of quantity taken from them [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as- Legal represembled, That the legal representatives of John Dawson, deceased, sentatives of J. or their assignees, are hereby authorized to locate, on any public authorized land in the north western district for the sale of lands in the State of land in northof Louisiana, the quantity of six hundred and forty acres, in lieu western district of the same quantity which has been taken from them, and same appropriated to public purposes; which location shall be made in for public purthe office of the register of the said district at Natchitoches who "Location to be shall issue a proper certificate of said entry and location to the made in office said legal representatives, on the presentment of which to the chitoches, who Commissioner of the General Land Office, a patent for the same tificate of same. shall issue for said land, in the manner directed by law: Pro-Patent to be vided, That the said entry or location shall be made within sentation twelve months after the passage of this act, and shall conform to to Com. Gen❜l. the legal surveys. poses. register at Nat shall give a cer issued on pre of said certificate Land Office. Proviso. Dawson, at time location, to de register afore SEC. 2. And be it further enacted That, at the time of mak- Legal repreing the aforesaid entry or location, the said legal representatives sentatives of J. of John Dawson, deceased, or their legal assignee or assignees, of making said shall produce to the aforesaid register of the land office at Natchi- posite in off. of toches and deposite in his office a deed of release and quit claim said, a deed of to the United States, made in due form of law, of all their right, release, &c. title, and claim to the same quantity of land, near Fort Jesup, in Louisiana, in lieu of which the land now granted is given. Approved, March 3d, 1839. CHAP. 195. An ACT for the relief of David Ballentine. forfeited land D. Ballentine, [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 cause to be issued to Certificate of David Ballentine, of Ohio, assignee of Patrick Duffy, a certifi- scrip for $147 50, cate of forfeited land scrip for one hundred and forty-seven dol- to be issued to lars and fifty cents, it being the amount paid by said Patrick assignee of P. Duffy to the receiver of public moneys at the land office at Zanes- first instalment ville, in the year eighteen hundred and seven, as the first instal-paid said Duffy, ment for a quarter section of land, and which subsequently re- subsequently verted to the United States for non-payment, and was sold to another purchaser. Approved, March 3d, 1839. Duffy, being the for land which reverted to U.S. 1839. Register Natchitoches to chal a certificate for certain land, CHAP. 196. An ACT for the relief of J. Eloi Rachal. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem at bled, That the register of the land office at Natchitoches, in the grant J. Eloi Ra State of Louisiana, grant to J. Eloi Rachal a certificate for the quarter of section number sixteen, of township number upon his produc- eleven, of range number nine, situate on the right or southwest er's receipt for bank of Red river, about twenty-three miles above Natchitoches, acre of said the same being land to which he claims the right of pre-emption, upon his producing the receiver's receipt for the sum of one dol lar and twenty-five cents per acre for each acre in said quarter section contained. ing the receiv. $125 for each land. Other land to be selected for the use of said lands. Prov 180. of SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury cause to be selected one quarter section of land, in schools, in lieu the same district, for the use of schools, in lieu of the quarter section named in the first section of this bill: Provided That the school commissioners for the parish in which said land is situated, and a majority of the free white male inhabitants of the township, over twenty-one years of age, shall consent to such change. Approved, March 3d, 1839. and P. Going to CHAP. 197. An ACT for the relief of James H. Grant, Moses W. Simpson, and [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as J. H. Grant, sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, M. W. Simpson, directed to pay James H. Grant, Moses W. Simpson, and Pres be paid the same ton Going, the same amount that was paid to other privates in paid to other Captain Ayers Maupin's company of volunteers, under an act privates in Cap of Congress passed the first day of March, eighteen hundred company of vo- and thirty-seven, concerning volunteers raised in the summer of act 1st March, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. amount as was tain A. Maupin's lunteers, under 1837. Approved, March 3d, 1839. his legal repre assigns, and W. CHAP. 198. An ACT for the relief of Henry Stoker, William G. Belknap, and [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre H. Stoker, or sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as sentatives Por sembled, That Henry Stoker, or his legal representatives of G. Belknap, and assigns, and William G. Belknap and Benjamin Walker, or their B. Walker, or legal representatives or assigns, of the parish of Natchitoches, sentatives or as- in the State of Louisiana, are hereby authorized to locate, on any to locate unappropriated public land in the northwestern district for the certain land in sale of lands in the State of Louisiana, as follows: Henry Stoker, in lieu of other or his legal representatives or assigns, six hundred and forty their legal repre. signs, author ized N. W. dist. La., S. for public purposes. at Natchitoches to acres, and Belknap and Walker, or their legal representatives or 1839. assigns, six hundred and forty acres, in lieu of the same quanti- land taken by U. ties of land taken by the United States for public purposes, near Fort Jesup, in the State of Louisiana: and the register of the Register land office at Natchitoches is authorized and required to have have said locasaid locations made, and issue certificates of such locations, SO tions made, &c. that patents may issue for the same: Provided, Said loca- Proviso. tions shall be made within twelve months from the passage of this act, conforming to the legal surveys. knap and Walk making such lo site in off. register aforesaid, SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That at the time of Said Stoker, making such locations or entries, the said Henry Stoker, and the and said Belsaid Belknap and Walker, or their legal representatives or er, at time of assigns, shall produce to the aforesaid register, and deposite in cations, to depohis office, their several deeds conveying to the United States an unincumbered title that they or any of them may claim to have deeds of conin and to any tract or tracts of land claimed by them, or either &c. of them, near Fort Jesup, in lieu of which the land granted by this act is given. Approved, March 3d, 1839. veyance to U.S. to be paid $1019 CHAP. 199. An ACT for the relief of Griffith Coombe and John P. Ingle, trustees of the house in the city of Washington commonly called "the brick capitol." [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 Griffith Coombe and John P. G. Coombe, Ingle, trustees of the house in the city of Washington called and J. P. Ingle "the brick capitol," the sum of one thousand and nineteen dollars 43, in full satisand forty-three cents, out of any money in the Treasury not apartments in otherwise appropriated, in full satisfaction for the rent of certain apartments in the said house, contracted for by the Secretary of = State for the use of the commissioners under the treaty with Naples. Approved, March 3d, 1839. tion for rent of "the brick capi tol." D. Kelly to be arsenal at Dear CHAP. 200. An ACT for the relief of Irad Kelly and Datus Kelly. [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 pay to Irad Kelly 1. Kelly and and to Datus Kelly, out of any money in the Treasury not other-paid for certain wise appropriated, for thirty-four pieces of stone delivered at stone, for the the wharf at the river Roque, in Michigan, for the arsenal at bornville. Dearbornville: their value to be ascertained by the price agreed to be ascertainupon by the parties to the contract; to be paid for each foot of ed, &c. stone delivered, and the quantity of feet to be ascertained by the best evidence that can be produced; the person having deceased who was to have measured said pieces. Approved, March 3d, 1839. The value, how 1839. A. Levacher De to be allowed 7 to which she is CHAP. 201. A ACT for the relief of the representatives of Ann Levacher De Vin [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as Accounts of sembled, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Van Brun to be be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to settle the settled, and she account of Ann Levacher De Van Brun, and to allow her seven years' half pay, years' half pay, to which she is entitled on account of the ser entitled on ac- vices of her husband, John Levacher De Van Brun, deceased, count of the ser- who was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, in the Maryland continental line, and died before the close of the war; and that Sum found due the sum found to be due be paid out of any money in the Treato be paid to her sury not otherwise appropriated, to the representatives of Am Levacher De Van Brun. Approved, March 3d, 1839. vices of her hus band. representatives. CHAP. 202. An ACT for the relief of Polly Lining, executrix of the last will ai testament of Charles Lining, deceased, who in his lifetime, and at the time of his death, was executor of the last will and testament of Edward Blake deceased. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem No proceed- bled, That no proceedings shall be had against Polly Lining ings to be had executrix of the last will and testament of Charles Lining, de Lining, to en- ceased, who in his lifetime, and at the time of his death, was tion or other-executor of the last will and testament of Edward Blake, dewise a judgment recovered by U. ceased, to enforce, by execution or otherwise, a judgment reco 8. against her. vered by the United States against her, in the district court of the United States, at Charleston, South Carolina, in July, eighteen hundred and thirty-five. Approved, March 3d, 1839. against Polly force by execu the heirs and as Alba to 15 lots sacola, purchas Gov. in 1817 con firmed. CHAP. 203. An ACT for the relief of the heirs and assignees of Peter Alba & ceased. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as The title of sembled, That the title of the heirs of Peter Alba, late of Penssigns of P. cola, in the Territory of Florida, deceased, or of such person of of land in the persons as by assignment from said Peter Alba may have claims suburbs of Pen- thereto, to fifteen lots of land in the suburbs of the town of Pened by said Alba sacola, in the Territory of Florida, designated as follows, viz: of the Spanish numbers thirty, eighty-seven, three hundred and five, three hu dred and twenty-one, three hundred and forty-two, three hundred and forty-three, three hundred and forty-four, three hundred and forty-five, three hundred and forty-six, three hundred and fortyseven, three hundred and twenty-seven, three hundred and thirty five, three hundred and thirty-six, three hundred and thirty-seven, and three hundred and twenty-eight; all which were purchased by the said Peter Alba of the Spanish Government, in the year eighteen hundred and seventeen, be and the same are hereby, confirmed, respectively, to the heirs of the said Peter Alba, or to |
