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FORTYFIGHTH CONGRESS. Slsss. LI. Ch. 62, 63, 69, 70, 71. 1885. 683 CHAP. 62.—·;\u act granting 11 pension to Ebenezer K. Marden Feb. 13, 1885. Be it enacted by the Senate and [base of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Ilr dg’°"°’°"K‘M”` tenor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place 011 the pepsion_ pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Ebenezer K. Marden, late a private in Company O, Sixth ltegiiiiciit New Hampshire Volunteers. Approved, February 13th, 1885. CHAP. 63.-An act for the relief of the executrix of Ayres P. Merrill. Feb. 13, 1885. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the claim of Katherine C. MK“Fh‘°““° C, B· B. Merrill, executrix of the last will and testament of Ayers P. Merrill, of°$u’0€§(;:0z8r? deceased, and late of the State of Mississippi, for quartermaster and M0m11,d.¤c0aw1, coniniissary stores and supplies alleged to have been taken and used by _ Claims og to be the United States Army during the rebellion, from the plantations of ;*"gE:;§,"·”i0 CES said Merrill in the vicinity of Natchez, Mississippi, be referred to the gg38E_ Quarterniaster-General, who shall investigate the justice and legality of said claim and report the amount and value of said stores and supplies taken and used by the Army of the United States, and also what amount has been paid on the same; and that he report all the facts and evidence for the consideration of Congress. Approved, February 13th, 1885. CHAP. 69.-An act to increase the pension of Simpson Harris. Feb. 14, 1885. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S_ _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- P‘g‘I{’:‘;’;§“'ff·_ rior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to increase the pension c,,,,md_ of Simpson Harris. a soldier of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve and who now holds pension-certincate numbered thirty-seven hundred and six, to the sum of fifty dollars per month. Approved, February 14th, 1885. HH CHAP. 70.-—An act granting A pension to Mary. A. Knawber Feb. 14, 1885. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- MAY! A· K¤¤W· terior he, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the b°f;°M,°¤ pensionioll subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension ' laws, the name of Mary A, Knawber. Approved, February 14th, 1885. CHAP. 71.—An act granting an additional pension to Vfatnon S. Bentley Feb. 14, 18%. Be it enacted by the Senate and Iloiuse of Representatires of the United _ ‘ States of America in Congress assemlrlerl, That the Secretary of the In- ,_;\ “i”°“ b- BWV terior he, and he is lierehy amtliorized and direrted to place on the °·,i__,,S,,_u iu_ p¢*ll>i<n1-roll, Slllll(‘('[ t<»ilw]»l’•>\‘isl1»l1Hlllltllillnltilllelllsof(liv l)(’ll>ll1Il lan s, cpg;g,gp{], the name ni. \\';1t>on S. llentley. of New Marlborough, Mass;u·lms¤~t!<,