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 598 TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch.249,250,251,€252. 1834. the Receiver of the Land Office at Shawneetown, Illinois, for the purchase of the south-east quarter of section eighteen, township six, south of range one east, of the lands offered for sale at Shawneetown, which land was forfeited, and has reverted to the United States; said scrip to be receivable in payment for the purchase of the same or any other land which has been offered for sale in the state of Illinois. Approved, June 30, 1834. Senor: I. -——- June 30, 1834. Cunv. CCXLIX.-.H»n .tlct for the relief of John Chandler and T/Wlliam Johnson. Be it enacted, rye., That the Postmaster-General be authorized and pw,,,,,,,, of directed to pay to John Chandler and William Johnson, sureties of J. money eollset- B. Grillin, formerly postmaster at Selma, in the state of Alabama, the sd l"°‘“l.‘h°’“ sum of three hundred and ninety-seven dollars, collected from them. as Sum ws` Approved, June 30, 1834. Sururs I. gum, 30, 18;% Cnn. CCL. —-.h'n Act to authorize the heirs and legal representatives of James ·—-—-—————·-—— Latham, deceased, to withdraw and relocate a land warrant. Be it enacted, ·$~c., That the heirs and legal representatives of J amos Authorized to Latham, deceased, be, and they are hereby, authorized to withdraw the
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rei;;;?,',?,:; to quarter of section number nine, in township number eight north, in name. range east, in Peoria county, Illinois; and to relocate the same on any surveyed land which has not been reserved from sale in the state of proviso_ Illinois; and which is subject to entry at private sale: Provided, that it shall not be located on any land upon which an improvement has been made, without first obtaining the permission in writing of the person who may occupy any such improvement. Approved, June 30, 1834. STLTUTE I. —-——— June 30, 1834. CHAP. CCL1.-——An Actfcr the relief of George Gordon, assignee and representative '“"""'""”"` of the heirs of Matthew Ramey, deceased. Be it enacted, rfc., That George Gordon, as assignee and represent- Lam] claim ative of the heirs of Matthew Rainey deceased, be, and he is hereby, confirmed- confirmed in his claim to a settlement right to a tract of six hundred and forty acres of land, situate on a branch of the river Dcsperes, ten or twelve miles west of St. Louis, and embraced in a tract of land which was surveyed for Matthew Rainey and to he located in such manner as to embrace the improvements made by the said George p,°,;,,_,_ Gordon: Provider], That this act shall be considered only as a relinquishment of the title on the part of the United States, and not prejudicial to the rights of third persons. Approved, June 30, 1834. Srnurs I. —·—·~ Jung 39, ]334, Crntr. CCLII. -·.fln Act for the relirf of the heirs of James Bell, deceased. Be it enacted, ¢§-c., That the proper accounting officers of the trea- ,;;,,,,0,,,],, u, sury be, and they are hereby, directed to settle the several accounts of \>¤_¤¤¤\¢d and James Bell, deceased, late of Chambly, in the British province of Lower ¥‘““l· Canada, and who was superintendent of workmen and artilicers in the service of the United States, at Chambly aforesaid, on equitable principles, for moneys advanced, services rendered, and for stores, materials, and supplies of various kinds furnished by him to troops of the United States, and for the construction and repairs of the fortifications at Chambly, the construction of vessels of war, and for wood for the garrison, including timber taken to Ticonderoga, and excluding the charge for the loss on continental money; said accounts commencing in Oc-