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 TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 50, 51, 54, 61. 1828. 377 Snruriz I. (Jun, L.-An Act for the relief of William Gentry, of Missouri. Muy 9, l828· Be it enacted, (fw., That William Gentry, of Saline county, in the state of Missouri be, and he is hereby, authorized to relinquish to the May reliuquish United States the n0rth·west quarter of section twenty-tive, in township :,°;:$'°a;f3':;n_ fifty, in range twenty, west, of the fifth principal meridian, in Missouri; te, anoihm-ju and to enter, instead thereof, the north-east quarter of the same section, lieu ¤h<>r¤¤£ if it shall remain unsold when he shall make his application; or if it shall have been· sold, then he may enter any other quarter section, in the same land district, that shall be liable to entry at private sale, instead of the said north—east quarter; for which he has heretofore paid the United States, in consequence of the mistake of the Clerk in the Register’s office, at Franklin, in inserting the said north-west quarter in the entry. Approved, May 9, 1828. '""""""' Srrruu I. CHAP. LI.——An Act for the relief of Elvirzgton Roberts, of Mississzjipi. Muy 9. 1828- Be it enacted dec., That Elvington Roberts, of Adams county, in the state of Mississippi be, and he is hereby, authorized to relinquish MW *j°ll"°l“l°h to the United States the east half of the south-east quarter, section g,·°§,':§‘"&:Q°2,,_ twenty-four, in township two, of range four, east, in the state of Missis- my amiherin sippi; and to enter, instead thereof, the east half of the south-west ll¢u ¤l¤¢¤¤¤f· quarter of section number twenty-four, in township number two, of range number four, east of the basis meridian, in the district of lands sold at Washington, Mississippi, if the same shall remain unsold when he makes application g or if it shall have been sold, then he is permitted to enter any other half quarter section in the same land district, that shall be liable to entry at private sale, instead of the lands relinquished by the proyisions of this bill. Approved, May 9, 1828. Sruura I. CHAP. LIV. -./2n het for the relief of W?ll0ughby Barton. May 15, 1g2S_ Be it enacted, &·e., That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to adjust and settle the contract of gcnmctfor Willoughby Barton with the Commissioners of the Navy for live oak, live-oak tobe entered into on the eighth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and "dl““‘°d• twenty-hve, upon the same terms on which a like contract, entered into between Robert Newell and the Commissioners of the Navy, on the twenty-second day of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-tive, was settled. APPROVED, May 15, 1828. Srarvcrs I. Crue. LXI. -.6n Act for the benejit of John B. Dupuis. May 19, 1828. Be it enacted, rye., That a location of a Madrid certificate, made on the twenty-second day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred Location of rt and twenty-three, for six hundred and forty acres, in the state of Mis- Bgfjgg, f33H' souri, being the south-west quarter of section twenty-two, the north-east c0,,g,mcd_ quarter of section twenty-eight, and the northern half of section twenty- seven, in township fifty-two north, range seventeen west, in the name of John B. Dupuis, be, and the same is hereby, confirmed, and that a patent for the same shall issue to the said John B. Dupuis, upon the presentation of a plat and certificate of the survey thereof, at the proper office: Provided, however, That it shall operate as a relinquishment proviso_ only on the part of the United States. Approved, May 19, 1828. 48 SZG2