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TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. S1ass.II. Ch. 43, 44, 45, 47. 1838. 709 Sntrurm II. Cum. Xl.III.·-An Act for the relief of James J. Pattison. March 28, 1838. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro riated, to James J. Pat- Payment tison, the sum of four thousand two hundred clbllars, for his house and {0* Pf¤J>¤¤Y d8- property on the Patuxent, in Calvert county, Maryland, destroyed by °"°Y° ‘ the British troops in June one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Approved, March 28, ]83S. "‘**‘-‘ Snrurs II. Cmp. XLIV.-An det for the relief of the legal representatives of Thomas W March 28, 1838. Bacol, late of Charleston, South Carolina, deceased. ·=—— Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hun- Payment for dred and ninety-six dollars and fifty-six cents, to the legal representa- ‘“:,°F°Y'* °’*P°¤d‘ tives of Thomas W. Bacot, late of Charleston, South Carolina, deceased, goxoigggilng 3 in full compensation for moneys paid and expended by said deceased, in 4 erecting and completing a post·offic.e in the custom-house in said city of Charleston; said custom—house and post-office being the property of the United States. _ Approved, March 28, 1838. """ Snrurs II. C1rA1¤. XLV.——.r2n Act for the relief of the heirs ofloseph Mont, deceased. Mm-ch 28, ]g3g_ Be it enacted, rfc., That certain lots of land, numbered nineteen, twenty, and twenty-one, in township number twenty, range number Authorized to thirteen east, containing four hundred and eighty-eight acres and sixty lmem <>m¤i¤ hundredths, in the district north of Red river, in the state of Louisiana, hind' which has been heretofore sold, and paid for by Job Bass, deceased, be, and the same is hereby, authorized to be patented to the heirs and legal representatives of Joseph Nibert, deceased, assignee of said Job Bass, in the same manner as other lands granted to purchasers from the United States, upon condition that the_ Secretary of the Treasury shall first cause to be surveyed in said district, for the use and benent of schools in said township, lands equal in value to the above described tracts of land sold to the said Job Bass, deceased. Approved, March $28, 1838. -—--— Sm·rua·r·: 1I. Cr-rn. XLVII. —An Act to authorize the Secretary ry" the Treasury to correct a April 4, 1838. mistake in relation to the payment of money info l/ze treasury awarded lo For- ""`"`""" tesgue Whit/le, surviving partner of t/re jirm ty" Conway and Itbrlesque Wlrillle, under I/ie late treaty if indemnity wit/r. France. Bc it enacted, rfc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to correct any mistake which may have Any mistakes occurred in the payment into the treasury, to the credit of the United Wh‘°h":,“3;l“;)"° States, of the first, second, third and fourth instalments of money due to g;:;;;Q°,,,j_ ° ° Fortesque Whittle, surviving partner of Conway and Fortesque Whittle, by the award of the commissioners appointed to carry into effect the contention with France of the fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, the said instalments having been considered as the private property of the said Fortesque Whittle, and paid into the treasury to satisfy debts due from the said Fortesque Whittle individually to the United States, whereas the said moneys were the property of the late firm of Conway and Fortesque WVhittle, and as such were first liable for the payment of the debts of the said firm: And the said Secretary is Amount rnishereby authorized to pay out of the treasury to the person or persons, L";kf;’1ll{’nl‘;::}‘i*° legally entitled to receive the same, the sum of eleven thousand four &c_ ’ hundred and fourteen dollars and fifteen cents, thaglging the amount