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 660 TWENTY—FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 241,242,243,244,245. 1836. Sermon I. July 1, 1836. Crn.1¤. CCXLI.·—-An Act for the relief of the heirs of William Forbes, deceased. Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is Payment for hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the trea- P:°l’°'$Y d°‘ sury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, to Gordon Forbes, S myc ’ John A. Parker, and Robert M. Forbes, (heirs at law of William Forbes, deceased,) two thousand one hundred dollars, for certain houses belonging to them, which were destroyed at Kinsale, in Virginia, by the enemy in the late war with Great Britain. Avrnovmn, July 1, 1836. Szrnurx I. July 1, 1836_ CHAP. CCXLII.—-an dctfor the relief of John Cowper. Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is Payment for hereby, directed to pay to John Cowper, out of any money in the trea- Dryswyiivz cel'- sury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand seven hunt"" °l°““‘· dred and sixty-eight dollars and thirty-four cents, for prosecuting the claims of Theodore Armstead, Moses Myers, and James Thorburn, before the commission under the Spanish treaty, commonly called the Florida treaty, which claims enured to the benefit of the United States. Armovnn, July 1, 1836. Snrvrs I. July 1, ,836_ Crisp. CCXLlII.—.ln Act for the relief of John SC Devlin. W Be it enacted, dw., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is Hyman, {0, hereby, authorized to pay to John S. Devlin, quartermaster sergeant of services as the United States marine corps, out of any money in the treasury not °l°*’k· otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred and ninety dollars, being in full for extra services rendered in the capacity of clerk. Approved, July 1, 1836. Summa I. July 1, 1836. Crue. CCXLIV.-—.d-n det authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land Qfl "”'”"""" jice, to issue to David JZ Talbot, a patent for a quarter section of land in Mtssown. Be it enacted, ¤$~c., That the Commissioner of the General Land Ofi Land patent fice be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to issue to David J . to issue to him. Talbot, of Missouri, a patent for the north-west quarter section of section twenty-five, township forty-six, north of the base line, and range five, west of the fifth principal meridian, in Missouri, in conformity with the entry heretofore made by the said David J. Talbot, as assignee of proviso, Haile Talbot, in the land office of St. Louis, Missouri: Provided, however, That the said David J. Talbot, before the issuing of said patent, procure to be surrendered to the United States, at the General Land Ollicc, to be cancelled, the patent for the same quarter section which, erroneously and by mistake, was issued to one Robert Wash, upon the New Madrid claim of one Peter Perron, and which the said Robert Wash is hereby authorized to surrender accordingly. Approved, July I, 1836. S·rnu·r¤ I. July 1, 1836. CHAP. CCXLV.-An dal for the relief of Scioto Evans. Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is Payment for ¤ hereby, directed to pay to Scioto Evans, of Indiana, the sum of fifty- g;’;$°· s°ddl°· (ive dollars, for a horse, saddle, bridle, and blanket, furnished Robert ` Robertson, for the use of the United States, in an expedition against