sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, required to place the name of Polly Dameron, widow of Charles Dameron, deceased, upon the revolutionary pension roll, under the act of seventh July, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyeight; and that he pay her at the rate of eighty dollars per annum for and during her natural life; said pension to commence on the fourth of September, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

Approved March 3, 1849.

lowed her.

CHAP. 150.-AN ACT for the relief of Catharine Clark.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asA pension of sembled, That the name of Catharine Clark, (widow of Jo$8 a month al- seph Clark, a seaman in the navy of the United States, and wounded in the service of the same during the war with Tripoli,) be placed on the roll of invalid pensions, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the first of January, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, to continue during her natural life.

Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 151.—AN ACT for the relief of Captain Alexander McEwen.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asA pension of sembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, re$10 per month quired to place the name of Alexander McEwen on the roll of

allowed him.

invalid pensions, and that he pay him, semi-annually, at the rate of ten dollars per month, for and during his natural life, commencing on the fifteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

Approved March 3, 1849.

A pension of $8

CHAP. 152.-AN ACT for the relief of Maurice R. Simonds.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of Maurice R. Simonds, lately serva month allowed ing under General Taylor in Mexico, be placed on the roll of invalid pensions, at the rate of eight dollars a month, commencing the first day of March, eighteen hundred and fortyeight, to continue during his natural life.

him.

Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 153. AN ACT for the relief of Major Charles Larrabee. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War cause to be paid to Major Charles Larrabee a pension at the rate of forty dollars per month, in lieu of the pension now allowed him, to commence on the fourth day of September, eighteen hundred and fortyeight, and continue during his natural life.

Approved March 3, 1849.

To be paid a month in lieu of allowed him.

pension of $40 per

the pension now

CHAP. 154.-AN ACT for the relief of Alexander Montgomery, captain and assistant quartermaster of the army.

for losses actual

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of six thousand dollars be, and is here. To be paid $6000 by, appropriated, out of any unexpended money in the treas- ly sustained by ury of the United States, to indemnify Alexander Montgomery, hier of the U.S. captain and assistant quartermaster, for losses actually sustained as a disbursing officer of the United States in the war with Mexico.

Approved March 3, 1849.

him as disbursing

CHAP. 155.-AN ACT for the relief of Jesse Washington Jackson.

A pension of 8 allowed him.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of Jesse Washington Jackson, a sol dier in the army of the United States during the war with Great dollars per month Britain, be placed upon the roll of invalid pensions, at the rate of eight dollars a month, commencing the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-eight. Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 156.-AN ACT for the relief of Elizabeth S. Cobbs.

ed her.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of Elizabeth S. Cobbs, widow of the A pension of $25 late Waddy V. Cobbs, then a major in the army of the United per month allowStates, be placed on the roll of invalid pensions, at the rate of twenty-five dollars a month, commencing the first of January, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, to continue during her natu ral life.

Approved March 3, 1849.

Treasury to as

due the deceased

CHAP. 157.-AN ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of Captain
George R. Shoemaker, deceased.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress asSecretary of the sembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is certain the am't hereby, instructed to ascertain what amount of money is due under contract, Captain George R. Shoemaker, under contract, for his services, fond pay theme and to pay such amount so due to the legal representatives of to his legal repre- the said Shoemaker, out of any moneys in the treasury not sentatives. otherwise appropriated.

and same

Approved March 3, 1849.

pension of $8 per

CHAP. 158.-AN ACT for the relief of Robert Ramsay.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, To be paid a required to pay to Robert Ramsay, whose name is now on the month, in lieu of roll of navy pensioners, the sum of eight dollars per month, the pension now from the first day of January, anno Domini eighteen hundred and forty-eight, instead of the sum which the said Ramsay has heretofore received, and that the same be continued during his natural life.

allowed him.

Approved March 3, 1849.

Accounting of

CHAP. 159.-AN ACT for the relief of Daniel Robinson.

Massa

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the treasury be, and they are hereby, instructed to ascertain the amount of ficers to ascertain damages sustained by Daniel Robinson, of Gloucester, and pay the am't chusetts, in consequence of a violation, on the part of the Unitained by him in ted States, of à contract made between the United States and the violation of a the said Daniel Robinson, and to pay to him, out of any money contract, by the in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the said amount of damages by him sustained.

of damages sus

consequence of

U. S., made with

him.

the sum awarded

trict court of the

Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 160.-AN ACT for the relief of Noah A. Phelps.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as

in

To be paid sembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is 9416 13, it being hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money him by the dis- the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Noah A. Phelps, of U. B. for district Connecticut, the sum of four hundred and sixteen dollars and of Connecticut. thirteen cents, it being the sum awarded to him by the district court of the United States for the district of Connecticut, on the fourth Tuesday of May, eighteen hundred and forty-six. Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 161.-AN ACT for the relief of H. Carrington, executor of Paulina
Le Grand, deceased.

The Secretary

Wehalf pay

him the half year

Paulina

Le

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to pay to H. Carrington, executor of the last will of Paulina Le Grand, deceased, the half yearly pen-ly pension due to sion of three hundred dollars, which was due and owing to the Grand, deceased. said Paulina in September, anno Domini eighteen hundred and forty-four; and which pension was duly demanded by the said Paulina in her lifetime, but not paid, because the necessary appropriation had not been made. Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 162.-AN ACT for the relief of Hervey Jones.

A pension of $8 per month allow

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of Hervey Jones, a private in the militia of New York during the last war, be placed upon the ed him. list of invalid pensioners, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and to continue during his natural life. Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 163.-AN ACT for the relief of Eve Boggs..

A pension of $80 per annum

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be authorized and directed to place the name of Eve Boggs, of the county of Davidson, allowed her. and State of North Carolina, widow of John Boggs, on the revolutionary pension roll, and that she be paid at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, during her life, to commence on the fourth day of September, eighteen hundred and forty-seven. Approved March 3, 1849.

CHAP. 164.-AN ACT for the relief of Satterlee Clark.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is, au

thorized to pay to Satterlee Clark, out of any money in the $15,632 61 to be

treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifteen thousand paid him.
six hundred and thirty-two dollars and sixty-one cents.

Approved March 3, 1849.

for arrears of pension.

CHAP. 165.-AN ACT for the relief of John Campbell.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asTo be paid $288 sembled, That there be paid to John Campbell, of Penobscot county, Maine, the sum of two hundred and eighty-eight dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, it being for arrears of pension from January, eighteen hundred and forty, to January, eighteen hundred and forty-six. Approved March 3, 1849.

paid him.

CHAP. 166.-AN ACT for the relief of William P. Yonge.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as$214 96 to be sembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William P. Yonge, the sum of two hundred and fourteen dollars and ninety-six

cents.

Approved March 3, 1849.

paid him, in full for work done up

road under con

CHAP. 167.-AN ACT for the relief of John W. Hockett.

[SFc. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as$303 52 to be sembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the on the national treasury not otherwise appropriated, to John W. Hockett, of tract with the U. Illinois, late a contractor upon the Cumberland road in the said State, the sum of three hundred and three dollars and fifty-two cents, being the amount in full due and unpaid to him for work done upon the national road, in pursuance with and according to contract with the United States. Approved March 3, 1849.

S.

A pension of $10

ed her.

CHAP. 168.-AN ACT for the relief of Mary Buck.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, auper month allow-thorized and directed to place the name of Mary Buck, of Bucksport, in the State of Maine, upon the revolutionary persion roll, and pay her, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten dollars per month, commencing on the fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and to continue dur ing her natural life.

Approved March 3, 1849.