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 THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 20'Z, 208, 227, 228, 229. 583 sideration of military services rendered in the army of the United States during the last war with Great Britain. Armzovmn, July 1, 1864. CHA!. CCVII. —An Act for the Reliefof George E .M2sbitt. July 1, 1864. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That George F. Nesbitt be, and _George F. lieshe is hereby, authorized and empowered to put an end to his contract gx3Q3c?;;;;, with the United States, entered into with the Postmaster-General on the with me United twenty-seventh day of March, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty- Swat two, for furnishing the Post-Otiice Department with stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers, on giving to the Postmaster-General sixty days’ notice in writing. Approved, July 1, 1864. CHAP. CCVIH. —An Act jbr the Relief of [da Hofnan. July L 1864- 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- _ rior be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of Ida Hoffman, H5,€;‘3I‘;“t°Id“ widow of the late Solomon Hofman, of Carroll County, Indiana, who was ° shot and instantly killed on the fourteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, while engaged in the performance of the duties of deputy provost-marshal, on the roll of pensioners, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence from the fourteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and to continue during her widowhood. Approved, July 1, 1864. Gnu. CCXXVII. —-An Act for the Reliefty Richard G. Murphy. July 2, 1864- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Richard G. Murphy, _Paymeut to of Minnesota, formerly Indian agent, for services and expenses in the Ilfgfud GM"' removal of Sioux Indians, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, the sum of six hundred dollars. Approved, July 2, 1864. CHAP. CCXXVHI. —An Act for the Relief of the Widow of C. A. Haan. July 2, 1864. Be it enacted by the Senate and [Ruse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to place the name of Mrs. C. A. Peusioutomrs. Haun, of the county of Greene and State of Tennessee, on the pension C- A- H9-“”· roll at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the eleventh day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and to continue during her widowhood. Approved, July 2, 1864. _____ CHAP. CCXXIX. —An Act for the Bette/`qfJohn Williams. Juiy gi 1864, Be it enacted ln; the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mzited States of America in Congress assembled That the quartermaster-general bc, and he is hereby, authorized to audit and pay the account of John Account or Williams, for twenty-five cords bf wood, at two dollars and seventy-five ·g°h¤ Vl3m=¤’g¤• cents per cord, delivered by said Williams to the United States, at Osh- °° ’ t° ° kosh, Wisconsin, under a contract made with the quartermaster of the