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 3'Z8 TWENTIETH CONGRESS. S1:ss.I. Ch. 62, 63, 64, 65. 1828. Sruurs I. May 19, 182.9. Cine. LXII.-An graatipfccompenfatjlegnr to Rebeqaa Bclodget, for hel- right ·————-- o wer m proper y em men zone. Be it enacted, c., That the Postmaster-General shall, out of the Ailcwancqto proceeds of the (ciieueral Post-Office, pay to Rebecca Blodget, during ,,,5,, mp,,,, in and thirty-three cents, commencing from the twentieth day of February, Washington. in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six: Provided, That P'°“’°· before any payment be made, the s;idURebgcca Blodget shall, in due form of law, execute a release to the nite States of all her right of dower, in the buildin now occupied as a General Post-Office, in tide city of Washington, and the lots whereon the same is erected, and which are occupied as appurtenances thereto, particularly the lots number one and number four, in square number four hundred and thirty. pm ohh., m,. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the part of the annuity nuuyto be paid, which shall be due for the time between the said twentieth day of Febwm"' ruary, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and the time of executing the release above provided for, shall be paid when the said release shall be delivered, and that part which shall grow duo thereafter, shall be paid in quarterly payments. Approved, May 19, 1828. Senor: I. ——-·-· Mu! 19, 1828- Cgn. LXIII.-.6n Jai for lhe1•;l:;_C'uqfd;f;e1’;eij‘wesentativu af Patience Gordon, 1 Be it enacted, dw., That there be paid to the legal representatives of Yuymentvf a Butience Gordon, deceased, the sum of one hundred and forty-five dolf;;‘fi°“'° °f lurs and fifteen ninetieths, with interest at six per centum per annum, from the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty- eight;_ it being the specie value of a certificate issued in the name of the said Patience Gordon, by the Commissioner of Loans for the state of New Jersey, bearing date April seventh, seventeen hundred and se- _ venty-eight, numbered two thousand and twenty-seven, out of any moneys P'°“°°· in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That the said legal representatives shall first execute and deliver to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, a bond in such sum, and with such security, as the said Comptroller shall direct and approve, to indemnify the United States from and against the lawful claim of any other person or persons, for, or on account of, the said certificate. Approved, May 19, 1828. S·n·ro·r¤ I. """—' May lg, 1g2S_ CHAP. LX1V.·——dn Act for the relief of PVi'lliam Bell. Bc it enacted, qc., That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, L,,,,,., pmm authorized and required to issue letters patent, in the usual form, to to issue for his William Bell, for his improvement in the construction of the carriage S: for cannon, to be used on board of vessels of war, and letters patent for ,5 lh, _.,,,,.,.,,;, his invention to ascertain the depth of water in the hold of a vessel; `fg ealqnpp for upon his complying with all the provisions of the several acts of Con· 8,:8* “'¤’· gress relative to the issuing of letters patent for inventions and improvements, except so far as the said acts require, on the part of aliens, u resxlence of tty; yepés iréélée United States. rrnovr-m, ay, . Struct: I. - May 19, 1828. CHAP. LXV. ——.z2n dot for the relief of  Brown and Aaron Stanton, q' ' the state of Induma. Be it enacted, rye., That the sum of one hundred and thirty-two dollars and fifty cents, be paid out of any money in the treasury not other-
 * ‘,‘?‘,,:Q;m:,’;§,*;f her natural life, the yearly sum of three hundred and thirty-three dollars