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 THIRTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch.66, 67, 68. 1815. 151 Joshua Sands, late collector of the port of New York, the account of damages, interest and charges, in the cases of the brig Harriet, otherwise called the John, and cargo, and the Jennet, and cargo, seized by him whilst he was collector of the port of New York, for a violation of the act to suspend commercial intercourse between the United States and France, for which seizures suits were brought, and damages and costs recovered, against the said collector; and to satisfy and discharge the same, a sum sufficient is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 27, 1815. Snrurs III. CHAP. LXVI. ——— An del for the relief of William H Washington. March 1, 1815 Be it enacted, <§•c., That the proper accounting officers of the war To be ,,0m_ department be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to ascer- pensated for tain the value of the house belonging to William H. Washington, situ- PY°P*”Y d°‘ ated near the west end of the Potomac bridge, and which was lately °"°y°d“ destroyed by order of an officer of the United States; which valuation shall be made in such manner, and upon such terms, as may embrace the justice of his case. Sue. 2. And be it further enacted, That the value thereof, when as- App,0p,img0n_ certained, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon the said William H. Washington releasing to the United States all claim on account of the destruction of the aforesaid house. Approved, March 1, 1815. Srnrnrz III. CHAP. LXVII. -An Act for the relief of Solomon Frazer, and the representatives March I 1B15_ of Charles Eccleston. i--?--- Be it enacted, &c., That Solomon Frazer, and the representatives of Released {mm Charles Eccleston, of the state of Maryland, be, and they are hereby, pqymentof s released from the payment of the amount of a judgment obtained against .i¤dgm¤¤l· Solomon Frazer, as security for James Frazer, collector of the port of Vienna, in the state of Maryland: Provided, however, That nothing in this act contained, shall be considered as releasing from the claim of the United States any property of James Frazer, which may be in possession of his representatives. Approved, March 1, 1815. Snrnrs III. Guan. LXVIII.-.8n Act for the relief of the heirs of James Hynnm. March 1, 18I5_ Be it enacted, dye., That the heirs of James Hynum, of the Mississippi Donation of territory, shall be entitled to a donation of two hundred and twenty-six j,md_ acres of land, according to the provisions of an act of Congress, passed the third day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and three, entitled "An act regulating the grants of land, and providing for Ac, of jqamh the disposal of the lands of the United States south of the State of Ten- 3, 1803, ch. 27. nessee," to be located, surveyed, and granted, in the manner prescribed in the said recited act; and to be subject to the dower of the widow of the said James Hynum, as fully and completely as if the title to the said land had been vested in the said James Hynuni. Sec. 2. And be it jizrt/ter enacted by the authority aforesaid, That fayments on all sums of money paid by Margaret Hynum, widow of the said James $6;*1 lgng l° be Hynuni, since the death of the said James, as part of the price of the m lm ° ' said land, in contemplation of a purchase thereof, shall be refunded to the said Margaret; and the receiver of public moneys in the land dis-