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 400 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 279, 280, 281, 282, 283. 1868. age at the time of his death, to wit: George, born Novcmher tweiftb, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; J cgegh, boi; 1\£archEwentyQe1ghgh,eigl£- teen hundred and fifty-sevexr an ary ., om ecem er eevent , eighteen hundred and sixty-ohe, until they severally attain the age of sixteen years. Aprnovnp, July 27, 1868. July 27, 1868. CHAP. CCLXXX. — An Act granting a Pension to Robert Watson. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United P°¤Si<>¤ W States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the R°b°“ w°°°°°` Interior bc, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the {ensue; lawg, the mime of Robert Watson late a private in company u, tent regiment. Tennessee infantry voluhteers, and to pay him a pension, at the rate of eight dollars per month, from the nineteenth day of Aug;1st,;1g$itee3 hundred and sixty-four, to the sixth day 0 June eivhteen iun re an sixty-six, and thereafter at the rate of fifteen doilarg per month during' his natural lite. Arvnovrzn, July 27, 1868. inn; 27, 1868. CHAP. CCLXXXI. —- An Actfar the Reliqfq/'Mary Scott. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension to States of America in Congress assembled, Tlmt the Secretary of the In- terior is hereby uuthorizcd and directed to allow and pay to Mary Scott, ham scm. widow of William Scott, Into st private in company I, fifteenth regiment Massachusetts volunteers,a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, from the twenty-first day of October, eivhteen hundred and sixty-one the date of the deu,tl1 of her said liusbandruntil the tenth day of August; eighteen hundred and sixty-six, the date of the commencement of the pension heretofore allowed her, and the additional sum of two dollars per mouth for each child of said William Scott under sixteen years of age to commence from the twenty-fifth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and to continue until said children shall severally attain the age of sixteen years. Approved, July 27, 1868. jg];j}fl',_@6§;_ CHAP. CCLXXXII. —- An Act for the lleliq"¢y"Sezh Lea. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S €:'}¤l°¤ *° States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- ° ‘°°' terior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Seth Len of Knox County in the State of Tennessee and pay him u pension as ai second lieutenant; commencing January fifteeixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. Approved, July 27, 1868. July 77, YB6B- CHAP. CCLXXXIII. -—- An Act to provide ortluz Distribution of lhe Reward of ered by the Presidmt of the United States or the Capture of Jejérs0n Davis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United m§mg"g{T;’;r_ States of America in Congress assembled, That the reward of one hunrmon Davis, dred thousand dollars offered for the capture of Jeferson Davis by the lA5>Wlg> Md President of the United States in his proclamation of May second, eigh- Qgf x55p: Nc_ teen hundred and sixty-fivc, shall be paid as Follows: To James H. Wilson, of the State of Illinois, late major-general of volunteers, three thousand dollars; to Benjamin D. Pritchard, of the State of Michigan, lztto lieutenant-colonel of the fourth Michigan cavalry, three thousand dollars;