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 752 TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess.III. Ch. 39, 40,41. 1839. Srnure III. March 2, 1839. Cmp. XXXIX.-An Act for the relief of William W Stevenson and Joseph —····‘*·" Henderson. Be it enacted dw. That in lieu and full consideration of seventy-six In lieu of cer- acres, part of the soifth-west quarter of section two, township one north, ml! l¤¤d *0 and range twelve west, in the territory of Arkansas, to which the said ggfgngémh William W. Stevenson had established his right of pre-emption, but established his which was embraced in the location of a thousand—acre tract granted by Yl8h*,°fP*'°· Congress for the erection of a court-house and jail at Little Rock, in
 * ,';2:,ul°::,,:l;;l°` said territory, the said Stevenson is hereby authorized to enter at the

&.c. ’ proper land office, a quarter section of any of the, unappropriated and unimproved land in said territory ; and upon making such entry, a pa- 1832, ch. 1*29. . . . . tent shall issue as m other cases, conveying to the said Stevenson a fee simple title to the same. I,,1,,,,,,,f,,c,_ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in lieu and in full consimin land to deration of the south-west quarter of section one, in township one north, z·,"hl°h  $1** in range twelve west, (south of the Arkansas river,) in the territory of ,:,§§g{;€d°,,,§S` Arkansas, to which Joseph Henderson had established hrs right of prerightpf pre- emption but which was enclosed in the location of a thousand—acre °.mP‘,‘°“¤ °“*h°· tract grzinted by Congress for the erection of a court—house and Jail at  °° °m°r’ Little Rock, in said territory, the said Henderson, his heirs or assigns, is hereby authorized tolenter at the proper land office a quarter section of any of the unappropriated and ummproved land in plaid territory; and upon making such entry a patent shall issue as IH other cases convey- ing to said Henderson, his heirs or assigns, a fee-simple title to the same. Armzovnn, March 2, 1839. Srsrvcrn III. March 2, ,839. Cin?. XL.-An Act for the relid of Robert Murray. Be it enacted, &·c., That Robert Murraybe, and he is hereby, au· M,,,, ,,,;,,,,3,,,,,}, thorized to pelilnqngsh to th<iUn;te;lHState% ip such fprmthas thehCom; certain lan, missioner o e enera an ce s a prescribe, e nor -wes “"d °"‘*" °¤· quarter of the north—west quarter of section thirty-two, township fifty- mhermch five north, range twenty-nine west, of the fifth principal meridian, in the district of lands now offered for sale at Lexington, in the state of Missouri; and, upon such relinquishment being made as aforesaid, the said Murray shall be and he is hereby authorized to enter any other quarter quarter sectidn of unappropriateil land in said district which shall be liable to entry at private sale. Avvnovno, March 2, 1839. S·rt·ra·ra III. March 2, ,83% Cr-rn. XLI.-—An Act far the relief of John Wiley and Jeferson Greer. Whereas it appears that John_Wiley and Jefferson Greer, of the county Preamble_ of Calloway and state of Missouri, purchased, each of them, from the Government of the United States, at the land office at St. Louis, in the state of Missouri, a halfiquarter section of land, for which each got a certificate from the receiver. of public lands at said office; the said Wiley purchasing his in April, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, and the said Greer purchasing his in August, eighteen hundred and thirty-one; and whereas it further appears that the said Wiley and Greer, after having improved and cultivated the said lands purchased as aforesaid for three and four years, purchased of the Government lands which the Government had previously sold to others; therefore, for the relief of said Wiley and Greer, Be it enacted, dm., That John Wiley and Jefferson Greer, of the county of Calloway and state of Missouri, or the legal representatives