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 '1`WENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch.61,62,63,64. 1839. '75’7 that was recovered in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-four, in the guig of the United States for the northern district of the state of New or. Approved, March 2, 1839. ···—··* Snrurs III. CHAP. LX].-dn Aci for the relief of Thomas McClelland and James Smit/1,. MMG}! 2. 1839- Be it enacted, cfm., That Thomas McClelland and James Smith, ` Sureties of the late Samuel Smith, receiver of public moneys at Saint SQTGUGS Of S- Stepherfs, in an official bond, bearing date the fifth day of August, S,!""};)]-'°°°i"°' eighteen hundred and twelve, be, and they are hereby, released from hai;} riaileiiigd their said liabilities: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall fF9m’*l¤<=if li¤l>i- be held to discharge the estate of the said Samuel Smith from the pay- h{l°°‘ · ment of any balance which may be due the United States for moneys mmm received by him while receiver as aforesaid. Arpnovnn, March 2, 1839. _"_° Scrnuriz III. CHAP. LXlI.—An Act for the relief of Archibald R. S. Hunter. March g, 1839. Be it enacted, c§·c., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to Archibald R. S. Hunter the sum of twenty-five dollars, for forage taken for Payment for the use of a troop of volunteer militia, who were in the service of the f°"°$° ‘“l“’T' fc" United States during the year eighteen hundred and thirty-six, while public S€m°°' said troop were without the rations of forage allowed by law. APPROVED, March 2, 1839. ’*"‘ Sururn III. CHAP. LXlIl,———An Alot for the relief ay' Hiner Stigermire. March 2, jg3g_ Be it enacted, <$~c., That Hiner Stigerniirc be. and he is hereby, authorized to relinquish to the United States, in such form as the Com- Upon mtg"- missioner of the General Land Office shall prescribe, the south-east q¤fiShi¤g verquarter of the south—west quarter of section thirty-one, township forty- ;’:;‘€;";gé,,';‘;Y five north, in range one east of the fifth principal meridian, in the dis- trac; trict of lands now oH`e-red for sale at Saint Louis, in the state of Missouri; and upon such relinquishment being made as aforesaid, the said Stigermire shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter the southwest quarter of‘the north-west quarter of section thirty-one, township forty-five north, in range one east, being the same which the said Stigermire originally intended to enter, as set forth in his petition: Provided, proviso_ That the same is still subject to entry. A1-Pnovisn, March 2, 1839. Sururs III. CirAP. LXIV. —An Hclfnr the relief of Joseph M Hernandez. March 2, 1g3e_ Be it enacted, Q-c., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized to examine and adjust all ciajms {0; claims of Joseph M. Hernandez which have arisen since the commence- ¢9T·¤¤¤l<=,&§- ment of the late hostilities with the Seminole Indians in Florida, and °° °°x°mm° ' allow him for all corn taken and put into pits by order of an officer in the service of the United States, deducting from the same any sum he may have realized from a sale of a part thereof in a damaged state by order of General Eustis, and for all corn at his plantation that was used by troops in the military service, and for all cattle killed and for forage taken by order of an officer, and for cane taken for forage by the troops, the value of the cane to be fixed at what it was worth as an article of forage, and for property impressed into the military service of the United States by order of an officer, where the same was never regained by him, deducting any sum which may appear to have been paid for the use of the same while in the service aforesaid; likewise for claim for the