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FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 93, 94, 97, 98, 99. 1878. 527 CHAP. 93.-An act for the relief of Silas M. Norton, postmaster at Bristol, Connecticut. May 4, 1878. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Silas M. Norton. ury be, and hereby is, directed to place to the credit of the Post Office C red_it in acfund the sum of one hundred eiglity-seven dollars and seventy cents; °°““* °*· and the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department is hereby directed to credit Silas M. Norton, one hundred eighty-seven dollars and seventy cents in his account as postmaster at Bristol, Connecticut, being the amount of money orders paid by him, and destroyed by when his office was burned April thirteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy- three. Approved, May 4, 1878. CHAP. 94.-An act for the relief of William L. Hickam, of Missouri, guardian of the Lfay 4, 1g7g_ minor children of Hillary J. Jenkins. ——-H., Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- Wm,,,,,, L_H,,,k_ rior be, and hereby is, instructed and directed to cause the pensionagent nin, guardian. at Saint Louis, Missouri, to issue and deliver to William L. Hickam a D¤DU<>=¤f*> check duplicate check,nnmbered sixtyone thousand eight hundred and seventy- t°‘ two, for the sum of sixteen hundred and sixteen dollars and thirty-three cents, in favor of William L. Hickam, as guardian of the minor children of Hillary J. Jenkins, for one lost in the mail November thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six: Provided, That the Secretary of the Inte- p,.,,,,w_ rior is satisfied that the same has not been paid; and that said Hickam give bond, with security approved by the Secretary of the Treasury to hold the United States harmless against the payment of the original draft. Approved, May 4, 1878. CHAP. 97.—An act granting a pension to Mrs. Esther A. George. May 9, 1878. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- ES,,h,,,A_G,,0,.g,,_ rior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension- Pension to. roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension-laws, the name of Mrs. Esther A. George, widow of George W. George, late a. second lieutenant in Company I, Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, war of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to take eifect from and at'ter the passage of this act. Approved, May 9, 1878. CHAP. 98.-An act granting a pension to Elizabeth D. Stone. May 14, 1878. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- Elizabeth D. rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension- S¤i>)¤¤· _ t roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension-laws, the °““‘°" °' name of Elizabeth D. Stone, widow of Brinton Stone, late an acting assistant surgeon in the United States Navy, to take effect from the passage of this act. Approved, May 14, 1878. CHAP. 99.——An act granting a pension to Anna L. Robbins. May 14, 1878. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ·y° the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- Anna L. Rob rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the 1,,,,,, pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension-laws Pension to.