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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess.III. Ch. 78, 80. 1815. 153 Scrucra II1. CHAP. LXXVI]I.—-dn Act for the relief of the dnacosta Bridge Company. March 3_ 18l5· Be it enacted, eye., That the proper accounting officers of the war —*"""'"' department he, and they are hereby, directed to audit and settle the g;,‘;£:,f‘}Q;`,h° elaim of the Anacosta Bridge Company, on account of the injury sus- ggstruetign or tained by them in the destruction of their bridge over the Eastern their bridge Branch of the Potomac, by ascertaining, or causing to be ascertained, the value of the injury thereof, at the time of such destruction, in such manner, and upon such terms, as may embrace the merits of their claim. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the amount of such valuation, APPY<>P\'i¤Yi°¤· when so ascertained, shall be paid to the said company, or their agent, legally authorized, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon such company, or owners, releasing to the United States all claim on account of the injury aforesaid, and that the same be applied to the purpose of rebuilding or repairing the said bridge. Arpsovsn, March 3, 1815. ---——— Snrvrn III. CHAP. LXXX.—An Act concerning Invalid Pemioners. March 3, 1815. Be it enacted, rye., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby Certain pa,. directed to place the following named persons, whose claims have been ¤<>¤¤ to be transmitted to Congress, pursuant to a law passed the tenth day of April, g}:;??;" p°“' eighteen hundred and six, on the pension list of invalid pensioners of 1806, eh. 25. the United States, according to the rates, and to commence at the times, herein mentioned, that is to say: Robert Holberd, at the rate of five dollars per month, to commence Pensioners and on the thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. *h°“ "°‘°‘· Eli Short, at the rate of three dollars and seventy-five cents per month, to commence the thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Spencer Darnell, at the rate of five dollars per month, to commence on the fourteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Abraham Estes, at the rate of three dollars and seventy-five cents per month, to commence the seventeenth day of April, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Willis Tandy, at the rate of one dollar and twenty-tive cents per month, to commence the seventeenth day of April, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Samuel Sharon, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per month, to commence the seventeenth day of August, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Alexander Naismith, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per month, to commence the twentieth day of August, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Isaac Gray, at the rate of six dollars and sixty-six cents per month, to commence the twenty-second day of September, eighteen hundred and fourteen. , Thomas Williams, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per month, to commence the twenty-seventh day of July, eighteen hundred and fourteen. John R. Rappleye, at the rate of five dollars per month, to commence the. second day of September, eighteen hundred and fourteen. John Sweeny, at the rate of seven dollars and fifty cents per month, to commence the seventeenth of March, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Joshua Merrill, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per month, to commence the fourth of August, eighteen hundred and fourteen. Grieve Drummond, at the rate of five dollars per month, to commence the twenty-eighth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifteen. John NVard, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per month. to 20