1839. sury, and filed the same in the Treasury Department. that the respective laborers whom he employed in his service under his contract with the Government, shall have received compensation for their labor; or until he shall have filed with the Secretary of the Treasury a satisfactory bond that the balances (if any) justly due to such laborers, shall be fully satisfied by the said Bargy. Approved, March Sd, 1839.

8.

to be placed on

CHAP. 102. An ACT for the relief of Sarah Windham, widow of the late Josbes
Lamb, a soldier of the Revolution.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemWindham bled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorJist of pension- ized and required to place the name of Sarah Windham, of Andannapolis, State of Maryland, on the list of pensioners of the United annum, from 4th States, and pay her the sum of one hundred and twenty dolMarch, 1831. lars per annum, from the fourth March, eighteen hundred and thirty one, and to be continued during her natural life.

per

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

be placed on roll

sioners, and pd.

CHAP. 103. An ACT granting a pension to Michael McCray.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem

M. McCray to bled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed of invalid pen- to place the name of Michael McCray, of the county of Venan$266 per month, go, State of Pennsylvania, on the roll of invalid pensions, aud from 1st Jan. pay to him the sum of two dollars and sixty-six cents per month, during his natural life, commencing on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.

1838.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

viving partner

CHAP. 104. An ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of Adam Smith, [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemA. Smith, sur- bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury cause to be paid to the of Smith & Hus- legal representatives of Adam Smith surviving partner of Smith sey, to be paid and Hussey, six hundred and twenty-seven dollars and twentyprepared for the five cents, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap propriated, in full compensation for stone prepared by them (the said Smith and Hussey) for the Cumberland road west of Zanesville, in the State of Ohio.

$627 25, for stone

Cumberland road.

to cause said

Chief engineer SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Chief Engineer stone to be taken be, and he is hereby, required to cause the stone so as aforesaid charge of by the prepared by the said Smith and Hussey, on the twelfth mile of road, or other the said road west of Zanesville, as well as that which has been for use U. . . broken up and ready for use, as that which was put upon the

supit. of said

person, and sold

said road to be broken, to be taken charge of by the superintendent of the said road, or other person to be by him appointed, and sold for the use of the United States.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

1839.

CHAP. 105. An ACT for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of the late
Robert Farmer, deceased.

representatives

of land.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the heirs and legal representatives of the late Heirs and legal Robert Farmer, deceased, be, and they hereby are, confirmed in of R. Farmer,detheir title to a certain tract of land, commonly called the Island; ceased, confirm bounded on the north, by the Bayou Chatague; on the south, by to a certain tract the Bayou Marmott; on the east, by the river Mobile; and on the west, by the said bayou, situate about a mile above or north of the city of Mobile, in the State of Alabama, and containing about four hundred acres, more or less; and the Commis- Com. General sioner of the General Land Office is hereby authorized to issue thorized to issue a patent to said heirs agreeably to their petition: Provided a patent however, That this act shall be deemed and taken only as relinquishment on the part of the United States of all their right, title, claim, and interest to the said tract of land. And provided Further provi further, That this relinquishment shall not extend to more than four hundred acres of land, nor shall the same in any manner interfere with the prior legal or equitable rights of others. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

Land Office au

80.

Proviso.

CHAP. 106. An ACT for the relief of James Moor.

render a certifi

to

loosa, 10th July,

land, and upon

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That James Moore, of the county of Bibb, in the State J. Moore auof Alabama, be and he hereby is, authorized to surrender the thorized to surcertificate which issued to him from the land office at Tuscaloosa, cate issued in the said State, on the tenth day of July, eighteen hundred and ofice at Tusca thirty-two, for the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of 1832, for certain section three, in township number twenty-three, of range surrender theretwelve east, in the said district, which was purchased and paid of, or, if a patent for by him through mistake; and, upon the surrender of said patent, and filing certificate, or, if a patent shall have issued for the said tract of land, upon the surrender of his patent, and filing his relinquish-land office, he ment in said land office, the said James Moore shall be entitled to a certificate to a certificate from the register and receiver of said land office and receiver of for the amount which was so paid by mistake; which shall be said land office received in payment for any other tract of land in said land dis- paid by him, trict which may be subject to private entry.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

has issued, his

his relinquishment in said

be entitled

from register

for the amount

which shall be received for other land in said district.

1839

his attorney, R. Clark, author

to U. S. in such

Gen.Land Office

CHAP. 107. An ACT for the relief of Menzies Gilespie, late a soldier of the United
States army.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemM. Gilespie, by bled, That Menzies Gilespie, by his attorney, Robert Clark, is authorized to relinquish to the United States, in such form as the ized torelinquish Commissioner of the General Land Office may prescribe, all the form as Com right, interest, and title of the said Menzies Gilespie to warrant may prescribe, number two thousand four hundred and eighty-three, issued thir all right, &c. in teenth February, eighteen hundred and fifteen, for bounty land. issued 13th Feb. in consideration of services rendered in the late war; and when so land. Upon such surrendered, the Commissioner of the General Land office shall plicate to be is- issue a duplicate warrant in lieu of the said warrant heretofore sued, which issued; which warrant shall be receivable in payment of lands a ble in payment any land office of the United States.

warrant 2153,

1815, for bounty

surrender a du.

shall be receiva

for land.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

200 acres of land

CHAP. 108. An ACT for the relief of Nicholas Phelan, heir at law of John Phelan deceased.

[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 cause to be issued to Nicho las Phelan, heir at law of John Phelan, deceased, late of the city of Baltimore, a warrant for two hundred acres of land, for the service of said John Phelan, as a lieutenant or captain in the war of the Revolution. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

to be issued to N. Phelan.

counting officers

settle and adjust

CHAP. 109. An ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of Major Tarban

Woodson.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asse Proper ac- bled, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and of Treasury to they are hereby, authorized and required to settle and adjust the the accounts of account of the legal representatives of Major Tarlton Woodson, legal represen- and to pay the balance of the account of said Woodson which T. Woodson and was found due on the tenth of February, one thousand seven found due hundred and ninety-one; and that the same be paid out of any 10th Feb. 1791 to money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

tatives of Major

any balance

be paid.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

CHAP. 110. An ACT for the relief of the heirs of Crocker Sampson, deceased. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemSec. War to bled, That the Secretary of War cause to be issued a duplicate sued a duplicate of warrant number one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, issued

cause to be is

1839.

issued to C. Sampson, for

to Crocker Sampson, a lieutenant in the Massachusetts line of the army of the Revolution, for two hundred acres of land: Pro- of warrant 1915 vided, That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to affect the interest of any bona fide assignee of said original 200 acres of land. warrant, if the same shall be still in existence; in which event, the duplicate hereby authorized shall be null and void.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

Proviso.

CHAP. 111. An ACT for the relief of Farish Carter, and the heirs of Charles Williamson, deceased.

ter 6 quartersee

land in Florida.

adm'r of C. Wil

em

ter one hal

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Farish Carter be, and he is hereby, authorized F. Carter emand empowered to enter six quarter sections of land on any un-powered to enreserved and unappropriated land in Florida, in lieu of so many tions of certain quarter sections for which he had paid the United States, and held certificates from the receiver; and that Seaton Grantland, S. Grantland, administrator of Charles Williamson, be, and he is hereby, au- liamson, thorized and empowered to enter one half-quarter section of land powered to enin the name and for the use of the heirs of the said Charles Wil-quarter section liamson, on any unreserved and unappropriated land in Florida, in Florida, and and one other half-quarter section on any land of the United section of any States which has been offered for sale, in lieu of that much land other land U. S. for which the said Williamson had paid the United States, and held certificates from the receiver; and that patents do issue free of purchase to the said Farish Carter and the heirs of the said Williamson, respectively, for the land so entered. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

of certain land

one half-quarter

which has been

offered for sale. Patents to is

sue free of pu chase

CHAP. 112. An ACT for the relief of E. H. Williams, administrator of the estate of
Doctor Hazel W. Crouch.

W. Crouch, the

[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 ascertain the time that Doctor Sec. of War Hazel W. Crouch attended on the sick at Fort Moultrie and at to allow Dr. H. the Charleston depot, under a contract made on behalf of the sum due for atUnited States by Major Pool, of the army; and that he allow Moultrie and therefor the sum due under said contract, and for such medicine as was furnished by Doctor Crouch.

tendance at Fort

the Charleston depot, under contract with Major Pool, and medicine

for

furnished.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury pay the amount so allowed out of any money in the Sec. Treas. to Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

pay the amount allowed.

CHAP. 113. An ACT for the relief of Nathaniel Plumb.

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

1839. bled, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and reSec. War to quired to cause to be issued to Nathaniel Plumb, or his legal re presentatives, a bounty land warrant for one hundred acres of Plumb, or his land, to which he is entitled for services rendered during the atives, a bounty Revolutionary war.

cause to be issued

to N.

legal represent

land warrant for

100 acres of

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

land.

placed on pen

CHAP. 114. An ACT granting a pension to Susannah Rowe, widow of John Rowe,

deceased.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem S. Rowe to be bled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized sion roll, and and required to place the name of Susannah Rowe, widow of paid $60 per an- John Rowe, deceased, of the State of Virginia, on the pension roll; and that there be paid to her sixty dollars per annum during her natural life; commencing on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one. Approved, March 3d, 1839.

num, fron 4th

March 1831.

All

certain judg

ment

W. Jones, sus

counting officers

ed to settle and

CHAP. 115. An ACT to provide for the settlement of the claims of Walter Jones against the United States.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assem further bled, That all further proceedings in a certain judgment, for the proceedings in a United States of America, against Walter Jones, rendered at May against term, eighteen hundred and thirty, in the circuit court of the Dis pended. trict of Columbia for the county of Washington, be suspended; Proper ac- and that the proper accounting officers of the Treasury depart of Treasury De. ment be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to adjust partiment direct and settle the accounts and claims between the United States and adjust the ac- the said Walter Jones upon principles of equity and justice; and claims between if, upon such settlement, it shall appear that the United States U. S. and said are indebted to the said Jones in a sum over and above the ciples of equity amount of said judgment, it shall be the duty of the District atIU. S. are in torney of the United States for the District of Columbia to enter Johs over the said judgment satisfied; and the balance due to said Jones shall amount of said be paid to him out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise attorney shall appropriated: Provided, however, That said settlement shall be ment satisfied, made within twelve months from the date hereof.

counts

and

Jones upon prin

and justice.

debted to

judgment, dist.

enter said judg

and the balance shall be paid

said Jones. Proviso.

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

J. L. Stokes to

CHAP. 116. An ACT for the relief of James L. Stokes, and for other purposes.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assem permitted ke bled, That James L. Stokes is hereby permitted to complete his entry and purchase a quarter section of land, situate in the land chase of a cer-district north of Red river, in the State of Louisiana, it being the tion of land. northeast quarter section of section number sixteen, township