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Quantities of land assigned to the refugees, nominally.ing lands under the abovementioned act, shall respectively be entitled to the following quantities of land : that is to say, Martha Walker, widow of Thomas Walker, John Edgar, P. Francis Cazeau, John Allen, and Seth Harding, respectively, two thousand two hundred and forty acres each; Jonathan Eddy, Colonel James Livingston, and Parker Clark, respectively, one thousand two hundred and eighty acres each; and the heirs of John Dodge, one thousand two hundred and eighty acres;·Thomas Faulkner, Edward Faulkner, David Gay, Martin Brooks, lieutenant-colonel Bradford, Noah Miller, Joshua Lamb, Atwood Fales, John Starr, William How, Ebenezer Gardner, Lewis F. Delesdernier, John McGown, and Jonas C. Minot, respectively, nine hundred and sixty acres each; and the heirs of Simeon Chester, nine hundred and sixty acres; Jacob Vander Heyden, John Livingston, James Crawford, Isaac Danks, major B. Von Heer, Benjamin Thompson, Joseph Bindon, Joseph Levittre, Lieutenant William Maxwell, John D. Mercier, James Price, Seth Noble, Martha Bogart, relict of Abraham Bogart, and formerly relict of Daniel Tucker, and John Halsted, respectively, six hundred and forty acres each; David Jenks, Ambrose Cole, James Cole, Adam Johnson, the widow and heirs of Colonel Jeremiah Duggan, Daniel Earl, junior, John Paskell, Edward Chinn, Joseph Cone, and John Torreyre, respectively, three hundred and twenty acres each; Samuel Fales, one hundred and sixty acres; which several tracts of land shall, except the last, be located in half sections by the respective claimants.

Approved, February 18, 1801.

Statute II.


Feb. 25, 1801.

Chap. VIII.An Act to discharge Samuel Lewis, senior, from his imprisonment.

Samuel Lewis, senior, to be discharged from imprisonmentBe it enacted, &c., That Samuel Lewis, senior, be discharged from his imprisonment upon a judgment obtained against him in favor of the United States: Provided however, That he shall first assign and convey all the estate, real and personal, which he may now own or be entitled to, to some person or persons, for the use and benefit of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided also, That the said judgment shall remain in full force against any estate which the said Samuel Lewis, senior, may hereafter acquire; and that process may, at any time, be thereon issued against the same.

Approved, February 25, 1801.

Statute II.



Feb. 25, 1801.

Chap. X.An Act for the relief of Nathaniel Holmes.

Account of Major Nathaniel Holmes to be settled.Be it enacted, &c., That the accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to settle the account of Major Nathaniel Holmes, and allow him such sums of money, as shall appear to have been paid by him for transporting and victualling a detachment of troops, from his battalion, in the winter of one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and of one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, from Cape May to Trenton. Approved, February 25, 1801.

Statute II.



Feb. 27, 1801.

Chap. XIV.An Act for the relief of Arnold Henry Dorhman, or his legal representatives.

Patent for land to be issuedBe it enacted, &c., That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to issue a patent for the thirteenth township, in the seventh range, to Arnold Henry Dorhman, or his legal representa-