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754 TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess.III. Ch. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50. 1839. _S»n·run III. March 2, 1839. CHAP. XLVI.-An Act for the relief if Dennis Tlramcll. Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, To be placed directed to place the name of Dennis Tramell on the pension list, under °Rg:'§."}';r:’;EI; the act of June seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, at the rate of 1832, Cb_ H6_one hundred and twenty dollars per annum; and to pay him at that rate, from the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, during his natural life. Amrovrrn, March 2, 1839. Srururi: III. March 2, jg3g_ Cine. XLVII. — An Act authorizing the settlement if the accounts of the heirs of """·*··i’"‘° Captain Jesse Copeland. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers be authorized Amounts to to adjust and settle, according to the principles of justice and equity, be settled. &¤· the claims of the heirs of Jesse Copeland, late a captain in the army of the United States; and if any balance shall he found due to said heirs from the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to pay the same to them out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Armzovun, March 2, 1839. Scururs HI. ·—··—··· March 2, 1339, Gun. XLVIII.-dn Act for the relief of Jesse E. Dow. Be it enacted, rf-c., That there be paid to Jesse E. Dow, out of any Payment {Oi- money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hunb€¤FL¤8 PWS- dred and fifty-three dollars and thirty-three cents, for his time and ex- {°j:;°M°;d,::;‘:¤_ penses in bearing despatches from Commodore Elliott, commanding the nm., sw, United States’ naval squadron in the Mediterranean, and from Mr. Kavanagh, our chargé d’afl"aires in Portugal, to the Navy and State Dq>art— ments of the United States. Appnovnn, March 2, 1839. Srxrurs III. """“' March 2, ]33g_ Can. XLIX.——·.ln ./tcl for the relief of Nathaniel Mitchell. Be it enacted, &c., That the Treasurer of the United States pay to Paymentpf Nathaniel Mitchell the sum of two thousand three hundred and ninety—

E¤°¤m W two dollars and twenty-one cents', out of any money in the treasury not

,31;,;,,::,:: Y otherwise appropriated, out of the fund appropriated for the service of against him. the Post Office Department; being the amount paid by said Mitchell to satisfy a judgment recovered against him in the supreme judicial court of Maine, on the first Tuesday of July, eighteen hundred and thirty- seven, in favor of William Merriam, for acts done by said Mitchell under orders from the Postmaster-General, in arresting the said Merriam on a charge for violating the post office laws of the United States. Approved, March 2, 1839. Srnrvm III. '*"' March 2, 1839. Cun. L. —An .0ct for the relief of Tilforcl Taylor. Be it enacted, &c., That Tilford Taylor be, and he is hereby, au- Upon retin- thorized to relinquish to the United States the east half of the south-west q¤yi¤h·¤e 8 E}"- quarter of section two, in township forty-seven, and range five west, in {:',:,:;$i,g,.,,ed the district of lands now offered for sale at Saint Louis, in the state of toenter another Missouri; and, upon such relinquishment being made, the said Taylor WW- shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter any other half—quarter section of unappropriated land in said district, which shall be liable to entry at private sale. · Approved, March 2, 1839. · -