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 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. S¤ss.I. Ch. 73,74, 77, 78. 1818. 209 settle the claim of Major-General Jacob Brown, on account of a judg· Account to be ment obtained against him in the Supreme Court of the State of New ¤°“1°d» &·°· York, at the suit of Henry Utley, together with reasonable costs and charges: Provided, That the sum to be allowed on the settlement afore- Proviso. said, shall not exceed the sum of six hundred [and] twenty-one dollars and ninety-two cents. Sec.2. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid sum shall be A,,p,.Op,.,,,t,0,,_ paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 18, 1818. ""'—'“ Srn·u1·¤ I. Cru?. LXXIII.—-dn dc! for the relief ¢fIraae Briggs. April jg, ]8]8_ Be it enacted, &c., That the accounting officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby, authorized to close and balance the ,;`r$;‘;';',l°,:°b, accounts of Isaac Briggs, as surveyor of the lands of the United States balanced and south of the State of Tennessee. ¢l<>¤¢d- Sec. 2. And be itfurtlrer enacted, That when the said accounts shall suit; to be dis. have been so closed and balanced, the Secretary of the Treasury is here- ¢¤¤¤i¤¤¢d· by authorized to direct any suit or suits commenced for the recovery of any balance or balances which may appear to be now due, by the said Isaac Briggs, to the United States, to cease and be discontinued. Approved, April 18, 1818. ..__ S·rn·u·rn I. C1r.u·.LXXIV.-.»9n Act for t/to reliq" of Thomas .2|HlIe•· and Stephen Baker. April 18, 1818. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to To bg paid the pay to Thomas Miller and Stephen Baker, composing the firm of Mil- value of¤h¤3¤¤¤ ler and Baker, of the city of New York, the sum of three thousand five ¥h¥,:8°E°'g”°d hundred dollars, the value of the house in Greenwich, near the city of y` New York, which was rented in the autumn of one thousand eight hundred and twelve, by the said Miller and Baker, to C. Van De Venter, late deputy quartermastengeneral, for the use and occupation of the troops of the United States, which said house, used and occupied at the risk of the United States, was subsequently burnt down, on the fourth of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, whilst used and occupied as aforesaid; which sum shall be in full of all demands, made on the part of the said Miller and Baker, against the United States. _ _ Ssc.2. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid sum of three APPY¤P\'¤¤¤¤¤· thousand five hundred dollars shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 18, 1818. S·rA·r¤·1·¤ I. CHAP. LXXVII.—An Actfcr the relief of Mary Sullivan. April 18, 1818. Be it enacted, rfc., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to Cluimto be liquidate and settle the claim of Mary Sullivan, founded upon a certiti- ¤¤¤l¤d» &·°· cate dated the tenth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty- one, for ten thousand weight of tobacco, or money equivalent, signed by Richard Young, A. D. Q,. M., according to the principles of equity and justice, and to allow to her such sum of money as may appear to be justly due; and the same shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 18, 1818. 1 Srnvrs I. CHAP. LXXVIII.—J1nAct_for the relief of Sel/t Sprague and others. April 18, 1g1g_ Be it enacted, ¢$·c., That the collector of the district of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, be, and he hereby is directeéi to pay to Seth 27 S