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THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rss. 17, 18,19, 20, 21. 1855. 871 [No. 17 A Resolution explanatory of an Act entitled "An Act for the Reliefo/` Abigail March 3, 1855. Sta_]7`ord.” '“'*‘*"" Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in making payment under Amendmentot the act of Congress entitled "An act for the relief of Abigail Stafford,” if Q; 1863* the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to settle the same in` conformity with the resolution passed by Congress on the third day of June, seventeen hundred and eighty-four. Approved, March 3, 1855. [No. 18.] Joint Resolution jbr the Final Adjustment of the Account <y" John D. Colmesnil. March 3, 1855. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-General be directed to cause the account of John D. Colmesnil, President of the Ohio B<=€X¤¤¤i¤¤¥i<>¤ and Mississippi Mail Line Company, to be reexamined, for the purpose _(}£h;°°§TD§O1?f of determining whether any further compensation is due, in law or equity, mesnil. to said John D. Colmesnil, and to pay to him such sum as may be adjudged to be due, for the use of himself and associates, out of any funds in the treasury appropriated to the transportation of the mails ; the decision of the department being subject, as in all other cases, to the proviso of the eighth section of the act of July second, eighteen hundred and thirty- 1836, ch. 270. six, entitled “An act to change the organization of the Post—OH‘ice Department, and to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts thereof" Approved, March 3, 1855. [N0. 19.] Joint Resolution jbr the Relief ty} James Hughes. March 3, 1855. Be it resolved bg the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to adjudicate and settle the claim of James Hughes, of $;€m<>¥I}¤¢j¤t<>¤" Madison county, Tennessee, for such clothing as was furnished by him to a gzggcs mms company of volunteers engaged in the Seminole war, commanded first by Captain Alexander B. Bradford, and afterwards by Captain Jesse Mc- Mahon, and that the value of said clothing, when ascertained by the Secretary of War, be paid to the said James Hughes, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1855. [No. 20.] Joint Pesolutionjbr the Relief ty" Joel Ihnry Dyer. March 3, 1855. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the treasury pay to Joel Henry Dyer, who was a private in Cap-- to ,;§’°I§d DY°" tain Alexander Baler’s company of Tennessee volunteers, in the Sem- $g20_4;£ ms his inole war, the sum of eight hundred and twenty dollars and forty-three pay 35 ¤· S01di¤¤'· cents, in full satisfaction for the services of said Joel Henry Dyer as judge-advocate in the regiment, in said war, commanded by Colonel Alexander B. Bradford, less the amount which has been paid said Dyer for his services as a private in said company. Approved, March 3, 1855. [No. 21.] Joint Resolutionfor the Relief of John Dugan. March 3, 1855. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In-