United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/4th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 42
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May 30, 1796
Chap. ⅩⅬⅡ.—An Act for the relief of Sylvanus Bourne.
Be it enacted, &c., That the accounting officers of the Treasury be
authorized and directed to settle the account of Sylvanus Bourne,Treasury to settle accounts of S. Bourne. Vice-Consul
of the United States at Amsterdam, for advances by him made,
for the relief of the master and crew of the ship Washington, which was wrecked on the coast of Holland in November last; and that the
amount thereof be paid him out of the Treasury of the United States
Approved, May 30, 1796.