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his assignee or assignees, to whom he may have conveyed the same, or any part of said lots, in his lifetime, according to the E right which the said heirs, or assignee or assignees, may have thereto under the said Peter Alba: Provided, That this confirma- Proviso. tion shall only extend to the relinquishment of any title which the United States may have to said lots.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

CHAP. 204. An ACT for the relief of George Innes.

inspector at N.

[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 here- G. Innes to be paid $548 30, in by, authorized to pay to George Innes, out of any money in the fall for his serTreasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred vices as deputy and forty-eight dollars and thirty cents, being in full for his com- Y from July pensation for services rendered by him as deputy inspector of the 1823. revenue in the port of New York, from July, eighteen hundred and twenty-two, to August, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, E both inclusive. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

1822 to August

CHAP. 205. An ACT for the relief of Henry L. Reviere.

authorized

to

mum price, cer

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Henry L. Reviere, of West Florida, be, and he is H. L. Reviere, hereby authorized to enter, at a minimum price, one quarter enter at a minisection of land, or a fraction equal to one quarter, as near as may tain land. be, in fractional section twenty-three, in township four, range fourteen, south and west, and lot number five, in section number fourteen in same township, including the settlement of the said Reviere; to be bounded by sectional and fractional lines according to Government surveys; to which pre-emption the said Henry L. Reviere was entitled by inhabitation and cultivation, under the act passed June twenty-nine eighteen hundred and thirty-four; which was reserved erroneously from entry at the time, and before the expiration of the act. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

CHAP. 206. An ACT for the relief of Henry Lynch.

authorized to

[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 Sec. Treas. authorized, on behalf of the United States, to cause to be re- cause to be released and assigned to the children of Henry Lynch, the interest leased and asin the estate of his father heretofore assigned by the said Henry, children of H. one of the sureties of his brother, Dominick Lynch, for the use terest in the esof the United States, upon obtaining the benefit of the act for the tate of his fa

signed to the

Lynch, the in

ther, &c.

1839. relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States, passed the second of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and the act in addition thereto, passed the fourteenth of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

thorized to enter

in the Zanesville

to private entry,

land entered and

CHAP. 207. An ACT for the relief of Solomon Sturges, assignee of Rezin Frazier. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem 8. Sturges au- bled, That Solomon Sturges be, and he is hereby, authorized to one half-quarter enter one half-quarter section of land of any of the lands of the section of land United States in the Zanesville land district, in the State of Ohio. district, subject subject to sale in private entry, in lieu of the east half of the northin lieu of certain west quarter of section nine, township four, range five, of the paid for by R. military land in the Zanesville land district, which was entered and paid for to the United States on the thirtieth day of April, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, by one Rezin Frazier, who afterwards assigned the same and his interest therein to the said Solomon Sturges: Provided, That the said Sturges shall reli quish to the United States all his right and claim in and to the land so entered by said Frazier and assigned to him, in such form as the Commissioner of the General Land Office shall prescribe. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

Frazier.

Proviso.

allowed as com

CHAP. 208. An ACT for the relief of Ezekiel Jones.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem E. Jones to be bled, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and mander of the they are hereby, authorized to allow to Ezekiel Jones, for his revenue cutter services as commander of the revenue cutter "Washington," while acting in while acting in conjunction with the navy of the United States in eighteen hundred and thirty-six, the same amount of pay as a the same pay as lieutenant in the navy would be entitled to receive for like ser navy would be vices, deducting therefrom the sum which he has already received like services. therefor.

Washington,

conjunction with the navy,

a lieut. in the

entitled to for

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

per annum, from

appointment as

CHAP. 209. An ACT for the relief of Samuel McComb.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre 8. McComb to sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem be allowed $1000 bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury allow to Samuel Me the time of his Comb, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropr commissioner to ated, the sum of one thousand dollars per annum, from the period superintend the of his appointment as commissioner to superintend the erec Branch Mint at tion of a Branch Mint, at Charlotte, North Carolina, in May to the comple-eighteen hundred thirty-five till the completion of the same tion of the same. eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, when his accounts were pre

erection of a

Charlotte,

sented for settlement, in full compensation for his services as commissioner or otherwise. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

1839.

CHAP. 210. An ACT for the relief of Cornelius Taylor.

General author

lor, and pay him

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, author-Postmaster ized to settle the claim of Cornelius Taylor, for extraordinary ized to settle the expense incurred in carrying the mail between St. Augustine and claim of C. TayJacksonville, and St. Augustine and San Pablo, caused by the what he is equitably entitled to. war with the Indians; and that he pay the said Taylor such amount as he is equitably entitled to, out of the funds of the Department; which amount is hereby appropriated for that object. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

CHAP. 211. An ACT for the relief of Joseph Jackson.

Jackson, for a

[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 audited and Claim of J. settled the claim of Joseph Jackson, for a horse lost in the service horse lost in serof the United States, in Florida, for want of forage, upon the vice U. S. to be principles stated in the report of the Committee of Claims accom- tled, how. panying this bill. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

audited and set

CHAP. 212. An ACT for the relief of Sibel Barnes.

widow of T.

paid a pension

[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, author-s. Barnes, ized and directed to pay to Sibel Barnes, of Ohio, widow of Tho- Barnes, to be mas Barnes, late of Middletown, Connecticut, out of any money of $80 per anin the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a pension, at the num. rate of eighty dollars per annum, during her natural life, to commence on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirtyApproved, March 3d, 1839.

one.

CHAP. 213. An ACT for the relief of Thomas Todd.

issued granting

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office be, and Patent to be he is hereby directed to issue a patent granting in fee simple to in fee simple to Thomas Todd, late a soldier in Captain Harris' company of Ts Teirs, ar the light dragoons, who enlisted for a period of during the war of case may be, eighteen hundred and twelve with Great Britain, or to his heirs, tion of land.

his as

one quarter sec

1839.

as the case may be, one quarter section of land, in conformity with such rules and regulations as have been prescribed for the issuing of patents for bounty lands due to the soldiers of said Approved, March 3d, 1839.

war.

thorized to sur

cate issued to

and paid for by

CHAP. 214. An ACT for the relief of William Moor, and for other purposes. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem W. Moor, au- bled, That William Moor, of the county of Bibb, in the State of render a certifi- Alabama, be, and he hereby is, authorized to surrender the cer him for certain tificate which issued to him from the land office at Tuscaloosa land purchased on the seventeenth day of January, eighteen hundred and thirtymistake. four, for the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of sec tion number three, township number twenty-three, and rarge thirteen east, which was purchased by l:im, and paid for, through W. Moor to re- mistake; and that he receive scrip for the amount by hims the amount paid, paid, which shall be received in payment for any other tract of which shall be land in the said land district which may be subject to private enother lands. try: Provided, That the said William Moor file in said land office his relinquishment to said tract of land.

ceive scrip for

receivable for

Proviso.

thorized to sur

cate

issued to

and paid for

take.

T. Nichols au- SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Thomas Nichols, of render a certifi- the county of Jefferson, in the State of Alabama, be, and he is him for certain hereby, authorized to surrender the certificate which issued 10 land purchased him from the land office at Tuscaloosa, for the southwest quarter through mis- of the southeast quarter of section thirty, of township sixteen, T. Nichols to and range five west, which was purchased and paid for by him through mistake; and that he receive scrip for the amount by which shall be him so paid, which shall be received in payment for any other other land. tract of land in said land district, subject to private entry; and Patent if issued if a patent shall have issued to said Nicholas for said tract of ed, and a relin- land, he shall surrender said patent, and file a relinquishment quishment filed. of his title thereto, before said scrip shall issue.

receive scrip for

the amount paid,

receivable for

to be surrender

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

Ambrister certain land,confirmed.

CHAP. 215. An ACT to authorize the President of the United States to cause be issued to Michael Ambrister, assignee of Us-se-yoholo, a Creek Indian, a patent for a certain reservation of land in the State of Alabama.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress a The claim of M. Sembled, That the claim and title of Michael Ambrister to the to south half of section fourteen, in township nineteen, of rar four east, in the Coosa land district, purchased by him of Usyoholo, alias Toney, the head of a Creek Indian family, whe was entitled to the same under the provisions of the treaty between the United States and the Creek tribe of Indians, co cluded on the twenty-fourth of March eighteen hundred and thirty-two, be, and the same is hereby, confirmed.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

CHAP. 216. An ACT for the relief of Stephen Marsters.

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to the receiver

9th Sept.1835, for

refunded

upon S. Mars

[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, Amount paid directed to refund to Stephen Marsters, of the State of Indiana, at Laporte, on the amount paid to the receiver of public money at the Laporte certain land, to land office, in the State of Indiana, on the ninth day of September, be one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, for the southeast ters surrenderquarter of section thirty-one, in township thirty-one north, of the duplicate range two east; which sum is hereby directed to be refunded to sued to him for said Stephen Marsters upon his surrendering to the Secretary of the Treasury the duplicate certificate issued to him for said quarter section by the receiver aforesaid.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

ing

certificate is

said land.

CHAP. 217. An ACT for the relief of Dudley Walker.

navy, to be paid

[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 Dudley Walker, a purser in the navy, D. Walker, a out of any money not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one purser in the hundred and fifty-eight dollars, and fifty-two cents, for advances $158 52, for admade by him under authority of his commanding officer, to seamen who afterwards deserted from the United States schooner Saint Louis. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

vances made to

seamen who af

terwards desert-
ed.

CHAP. 218. An ACT for the relief of Thomas Cushing.

to

cause to be paid

as managing

[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, Sec. Treas. auauthorized to allow and cause to be paid to Thomas Cushing as thorized managing owner of the fishing schooner Commerce, of Boston, to T. Cushing, and to the crew thereof, to be divided and distributed to and owner of the among them as the law in such cases provides, the bounty al- fishing schooner lowed to vessels engaged in the cod fishery, the said schooner to the being of the burden of sixty-five tons, employed four months and bounty allowed fourteen days in such fishery, actually at sea, in the year eighteen gaged in the cod hundred and thirty-five, and having taken five hundred and fishery. fifteen quintals of fish in that time: to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

Commerce, and

crew

thereof, the

to vessels en

CHAP. 219. An ACT for the relief of Patrick Green.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as

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