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164 FOURTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 78, 80, 83, 84, 85. 1816. S·u·r·u·rn I. APN 26, l8l6- Gnu. LXXVI11.-An Act for the relief of Charles Lzvauz Trudeau, M., 6,,,,,,. Ik Be it enacted qc., That Charles Levaux Trudeau, or his legal repre. qumer sections sentatives, be authorized to enter with the register of the land office, °H"‘d¤°‘°· without payment, any six quarter sections of land in place of other lands confirmed by the board of commissioners west of Pearl river, in the Mississippi territory, provided the same do not exceed one thousand acres, which has been offered at public sale in the Mississippi territory; and on return being made to the commissioner of the general land oiHce, a patent shall issue as in other cases. Approved, April 26, 1816. STATUTE I. April 26» 1816* Crux-. LXXX.—-An Act authorizing the payment of a sum of money to John T. __________` Courtnay and Samuel Harrison, or their legal representatives. _ Be it enacted, e§•c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he ug? °°b°l’°"l is hereby authorized and required to pay to John T. Courtnay and Samuel Harrison, citizens of Virginia, or if either or both of them he dead, then to their legal representatives, the sum of three hundred and seventy-five dollars, to be equally divided between them; which sum is paid them in consequence of their exertions in saving from being destroyed by fire, the gun-boat schooner Asp, belonging to the United States, when she was set on fire and left burning by the enemy, after having been taken by them, in an action in the month of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, in the river Potomac. Approved, April 26, 1816. S·r.u·u·r: I. jfl %· *8*6- crm. LXXXIII.-——-An an for at may of Ephraim stem. Acco"", ,0 be Be it enacted, Qc., That the proper accounting officers of the war settled, etc. department be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to audit and settle the accounts of Ephraim Shaler, late a lieutenant in the army of the United States, and to allow him, in the settlement thereof, such credits as may be equitable and just. Approved, April 26, 1816. Sururz I. ________ APTU 264 l8l6· Crum. LXXXIV.-—.f]n Act for the relief of a company of the twentieth brigade """"""“"‘_"‘ of Virginia militia, contmaruled by Captain. Jonathan Wamsly. _ _ Be it enacted, e§·c., That the accounting officers of the war depart- ,$§;‘;’;u£”*m' ment be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to audit and ` settle the claims of such of the commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of the Virginia militia, lately under the command of Captain Jonathan Wamsly, while in the service of the United States, as served a tour of duty at Norfolk, and to allow them, in the settlement thereof, the amount of their pay while in the service of the United States, which was drawn in their behalf by the said Captain Wamsly, after their discharge from service, and not paid over to them. App,°pm,km_ 2. And be it further enacted, That the amount of the said claims shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 26, 1816. STA’l‘U'!‘1·;'l. APM mir wm Crnr. LXXXV.—-dn Act for the relief of the supervisors of the county of Clinton, in the State of New York. {-;‘;;’,l°:$;t'°" Be it enacted, cya., That the commissioner to he appointed by virdsstmyad. tue of the act, entitled "An act to authorize the payment for property