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 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 209, 210. 1848. 745 Crnr. CCIX.-An Act for the Relief of David Wztkinson. Aug. 14, 1848. Be it enacted by t/te Senate and House of Representatives of the _ United States of America in Congress assembled, That 'the Secretary David Wmdm of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to cause son to be paid to be paid to David Wilkinson the sum of ten thousand dollars, as a {'fSL°;;`f’2hEf°';,:;‘f remuneration to him for the benefits accruing to the public service ple of tiiepgaaga from the use of the principle of the gauge and sliding lathe, of which Wl S¤<j]·¤ls law he was the inventor, now in use in the workshops of the government w,,;;',,,:,';,`; at the ditferent national arsenals and armories; the same to be paid of the governout of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. ‘“°“°‘ Armzovmu, August 14, 1848. Gun. CCX. —An Act for the Rcliefqf John Lortmer Graham, late Postmaster Aug_ 14, 1g4g_ in the City ofJV'¢w York. ———-—·-———· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the h,`:)}:: b;"c,$T; United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Auditor of ed an amount the Treasury for the Post-Ofhce Department credit the account of §£_"“,}i;°g’:bgf;’;E John Lorimer Graham, late postmaster in the city of New York, with ments nam nie asum equal to the debit, for his disbursements from the post-office l’:°f·;S‘?:° $3:3 fund, in leasing ground and buildings, and fitting the same for the ,,,d° bidding, principal branch post-office in that city, under the direction of Charles &c., for the pps;- A. Wickliife, late Postmaster-General.  " "' Sec. 2, And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster-Genera] #2-,0431,,, be pay to the said John Lorimer Graham the sum of two thousand seven paid him out of hundred and four dollars and thirty-one cents, the said Graham having  d TOQEEQQQS overpaid that amount at said date. overpaid by mm Ammovnn, August 14, 1848.