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NINETEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch.65,66,67,68. 1827. 361 Oliice, upon the presentation of a plat and certificate of surve of said tract of land, executed by a proper officer, issue a patent for the same, which patent shall operate as a relinquishment only on the part of the United States. Approved, March 2, 1827. ""”" S-nature II. CHAP. LXV. ——An Act for the relief of William Morrison. March 2, 1827. Be it enacted, dw., That the accountin officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby, directedg to adjust the claim of Wil- Claim fQ1‘¤:£· liam Morrison, late a contractor for supplies to the army, and allow him gglizfgermzla credit for sixty-nine beef cattle, taken from near the military post of Prairie du Chien, or Fort Crawford, in July, eighteen hundred and sixteen, by certain predatory tribes of Indians; and the amount, so found to be due, shall be paid to the said William Morrison, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1827. `_"" Srncra II. CHAP. LXV1.—An Act for the relief of Richard W Steele. March 2, 1827. Be it enacted, &§·c., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury liquidate and adjust the account of Richard W. Steele, late a sol- Account to be dier in the eighteenth regiment of infantry, who enlisted for and durin “°§§l°d ”° the war, but who, by mistake, was reported as having enlisted for and °° °r' during the term of live years, and to make him such allowance for pay and bounty, not including land, as he is entitled to, under an enlistment for and during the war: Provided, The said Steele did not leave the proviso_ service until the close of the war. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the money found due to Appropriation. him, be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1827. """— Snrurs II. Cnn. LXVI1. —An Act for the relief of Ikaac Richer. March 2, 1827. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed topay raymsmw to Isaac Ricker, or his legal representatives, out of any money in the him f¤¤¤h<>r¤¤ treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred dollars, 'mp'°“°d‘ being the value of a horse, saddle, and bridle, impressed into the public service by Colonel Miller, in the year eighteen hundred and twelve, and captured by the British, at the surrender of Detroit by General Hull. Approved, March 2, 1827. Snrurs II. CHAP. LXV11I.·-—-An Act for the relief of Polly Bell, alias Polly Collins. Much 2. mz,. Bc it enacted, &c., That Polly Bell, otherwise called Polly Collins, or, """’“_"' in case of her decease, her legal representative, be, and hereby is, an- May 8,,,,,,,, thorized to enter with the Register of the Land Office for the Choctaw pectiqn pflnnd District, in the state of Mississippi, one section of land, in said district, m M“°’”‘PP" of any lands within the same, which have not been offered at public P _ sale: Provided, That the said Polly Bell, otherwise Polly Collins, shall ’°“°°' release to the Governor of the state of Mississippi, for the use and benefit of a seminary of learning, all her right, title, and interest, in section numbered thirty-two, of township nine, and range four west, in said Choctaw District, which section has been heretofore entered by the Governor of said state for the use aforesaid: And provided, also, That proviso, the said Polly Bell, otherwise Polly Collins, actually rgsided upon the 46 2