344 NINETEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 69, 70, 71. 1826. which said section of land has since been sold, by mistake of the officers of the Government of the United States, at the Land Office at Crawrmyism fordsville, in the state of Indiana 2 Provided, however, That, before the payment of the said sum of nineteen hundred and twenty dollars, or any part thereof, to the said James Wolcott, and Mary his wife, they shall execute a release, conveying all their interest in and to said section of land to the United States, which they shall deposit with the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Approved, May 18, 1826. Srnrurs I. May 18, 1826, Cru?. LXIX.-—tdn Act for the relief of James Cook. Bc it enacted, rfc., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay unto Pgymgnt to James Cook, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise approprihimfvr sugplies ated, the sum of one hundred and forty-eight dollars and forty cents, the 2;'£;‘;;l1Bi§· balance due him as assignee of James McLaughlin, for supplies furnished ` the troops of the United States, in the years one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, and one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, under a contract made with Lieutenant Fuller. Approved, May 18, 1826. Srnurs I. May 18, 1826. CHAP. LXX.—-Jin Act for the relief of Arthur Jones. Bc it enacted, ch., That Arthur Jones be, and he is hereby, autho- MW ¤‘Fli¤q¤l¤h rized and empowered to relinquish and surrender to the Government of gf°f;:§":;3°:6_ the United States, the east half of the south-west quarter of section .,.,5,,, ,’pmm thirty, in township four, of range two west, containing eighty acres, and °f•¤¤¤h¤r eight-hundredths of an acre, a patent for which issued in his name, °h°'“f°"‘ dated the first day of October, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, on a declaration for relinquishment erroneously made: in consideration of which relinquishment and surrender, as above-mentioned, to the register and receiver of the land office in Huntsville, they are hereby authorized and required to cause a patent to be issued, in the name of the said Arthur Jones, for the west half of the said south-west quarter of section thirty, in township four, of range two west, in lieu of the east half of said quarter section, hereby authorized to be relinquished on the proviso_ application of the said Jones: Provided, It shall be made at any time previous to said land being oflered for sale by the United States. Approved, May 18, 1826. Smrure I. May 18, 1826. Cntr. LXXI. -,0n Act for the relirf ry" Hem-y Hitclwock. Bc it enacted, dm., That the proper accounting officers of the trea- A credit al- sury department are hereby authorized and required to enter to the credit lg‘\;_°l‘§°l;;';‘slg'r of Henry Hitchcock, a sum not exceeding two hundred and seventy the ,,,8 of the dollars, it being the sum stated to have been paid by said Hitchcock, for militia. four horses, to individuals belonging to the company of Captain Thomas H. Boyles, of the militia, in the late territory of Mississippi: Provided, Proviso. however, That credit, as aforesaid, shall not be given, unless, within a reasonable time, the said Hitchcock produces to said accounting officers such evidence as would have authorized the payment for said horses, under the provisions of the act of the ninth of April, one thousand AerqfApi·;i9, eight hundred and sixteen, entitled "An act to authorize the payment UW ¢h-40· for property lost, captured, or destroyed, by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States, and for other purposes." Approved, May 18, 1826.
