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 EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch.5'7, 58, 59, 60, 61. 1824. 297 Srnurs I. CHAP. LVH. --.011 Act for the relief of Ichabod Lord Skinner. May 5, 1824. Be it enacted, rfc., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to settle the accounts of Ichabod Lord Skinner, His accounts lately engaged as a sub-contractor in " making a road from Cumberland, as s“b‘°°“‘ in the state of Maryland, to the state of Ohio," on principles of equity; égigigjio b° and that the balance which may be found due to the said Ichabod Lord Skinner be paid to him out of any money in the treasury unappropriated; Provided, That the proceedings of the said Secretary be iirst Prcviw approved by the President of the United States. Armcovnn, May 5, 1824. m- Snrnri: I. Crnu-. LVIII.—An Act for the relief of Elijah Vansyclrel, ry` Philadelphia. May 5, 1824. Be it enacted, rye., That the credit allowed by the existing laws upon the duties due, and remaining unpaid, to the United States, at the cus- The payment tom-house at Philadelphia, on three hundred and fifty-two cases of su- °f §42l7j‘}b° gar, the property of Elijah Vansyckel, which were destroyed by fire on £jg,.°;,]§;,S_ °r the night of the fifteenth of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, and not insured against fire, which duties amounted to four thousand two hundred and seventeen dollars, be, and the same is hereby, prolonged, for four years, from the respective times when said duties may be payable: Provided, That the said bonds be renewed, with audi- P’°VlS°· cient surety, to the satisfaction of the collector of the said district of Philadelphia. Approved, May 5, 1824. Snruri: I. Crux-. LIX.——An Act for the relief of Charles Gwynn, of Baltimore. May 5, ]324_ Bc it enacted, <§~c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Charles Gwynn, of Baltimore, out of any Payment, 5;,0, money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of nine hun— dred and forty-four dollars sixteen cents and a half, being so much paid by him into the treasury of the United States, on a judgment obtained against him, as surety for the faithful administration of the estate of William Greetham, deceased, more than the assets of that estate had produced. Ar-:-novnn, May 5, 1324. m Szururra I. CHAP. LX.—.»fln .x2ct to authorize the settlement tf the accounts of Benjamin Lin- MBV 5· 1824- coln, and others. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed, to cause the accounts standing upon bi°¢°}¤jl¤t¤ b¢ the books of his department, against Benjamin Lincoln, David Humph— c;,;r£€d?"d reys, and Cyrus Griffin, to be balanced and cancelled,said accounts consisting of charges against them as Commissioners for negotiating a treaty with the Creek Indians, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. Approved, May 5, 1824. Srrrvrs I. CHAP. LX1.—-dn Act for the relief of Captain Thomas Staniford. May 5, ]824_ Be it enacted, Qc., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby, directed to credit, on the ac- Accoumm count of Thomas Staniford, the sum of seven thousand two hundred OYHGGYSGY fgé and eighty-two dollars and ninety-three cents, being the amount of giffgyfgf "°' vouchers acoidjpntally lost, of money disbursed as paymaster, and which, $7282 93 cts, ‘ 8