of the one part, and Manaffeh Cutler, and Winthrop Sergeant, as agents for the directors of the Ohio Company of affociates, of the other part, fo far as the fame refpects the following defcribed tract of land; that is to fay દ Beginning at a ftation where the weitern boundary line of the feventh range of townfhips, laid out by the authority of the United States in Congrefs affembled, interfects the river Ohio; thence extending along that river fouth-westerly to a place where the western boundary line of the fifteenth range of townfhips, when laid out agreeably to the land ordinance paffed the twentieth day of May, one thousand feven hundred and eighty five, would touch the faid river; thence running northerly on the faid western bounds of the faid fifteenth range of townships, 'till a line drawn due east to the western boundary line of the faid feventh range of townfhips, will comprehend, with the other lines of this tract, feven hundred and fifty thoufand acres of land, befides the feveral lots and parcels of land in the faid contract referved or appropriated to particular purpofes; thence running east to the western boundary line of the faid feventh range of townships, and thence along the faid line to the place of beconfirmed, ginning," be and the fame is hereby confirmed and Prefi- And that the Prefident of the United States be and he hereby is authorized and empowered Jetters pa- to iffue letters patent in the name and under the feal of the United States, thereby granting Rufus Put- and conveying to Rufus Putnam, Manafeh Cutler, Robert Oliver, and Griffin Green, and to their heirs and affigns, in fee fimple, the faid defcribed tract of land, with the refervations in the faid indenture expreffed, in truft for the perfons compofing the faid Ohio Company of dent of U.S. to grant fent in the name of ham, &c. affociates, according to their feveral rights and interests, and for their heirs and affigns, as tenants in common. e tract to Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the To grant Prefident be and he hereby is further autho- one other rized and empowered, by letters-patent as Rufus Putaforefaid, to grant and convey to the faid Ru- nam, &c. fus Putnam, Manaffeh Cutler, Robert Oliver and Griffin Green, and to their heirs and affigns, in truft, for the ufes above expreffed, one other tract of two hundred and fourteen thoufand, two hundred and eighty-five acres of land. Provided, That the faid Rufus Putnam, Manaffeh Cutler, Robert Oliver and conditions. Griffin Green, or either of them, fhall deliver to the Secretary of the Treafury within fix months, warrants which iffued for army bounty-rights fufficient for that purpose, according to the provifion of a resolve of Congrefs of the twenty third day of July, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-feven. on certain tract to Ru Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the To grant Prefident be and he hereby is further autho- one other rized and empowered by letters-patent as afore- fus Putfaid, to grant and convey to the said Rufus nam, &c. Putnam, Manaffeh Cutler, Robert Oliver and Griffin Green, and to their heirs and affigns, in fee fimple, in trust for the uses above expreffed, a farther quantity of one hundred thoufand acres of land. Provided always neverthelefs, That the faid grant of one hundred thoufand acres fhall be made on the exprefs condition of becoming void, for fuch part thereof, prefs conas the faid company fhall not have, within five dition. years from the paffing of this act, conveyed in fee fimple, as a bounty and free of expense, in tracts of one hundred acres, to each male perVOL. II. I On an ex Where to fon, not lefs than eighteen years of Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the be located. faid quantities of two hundred and fourteen thoufand, two hundred and eighty-five acres, and of one hundred thoufand acres, fhall be located within the limits of the tract of one million, five hundred thousand acres of land, described in the indenture aforefaid, and adjoining to the tract of land defcribed in the first fection of this act, and in fuch form as the Prefident in the letters patent, fhall prefcribe for that purpose. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. RICHARD HENRY LEE, Prefident pro tempore of the Senate. APPROVED, April twenty firft, 1792: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States Estate of the late General CHAPTER XXVI. An Act to indemnify the Eftate of the late Major General Nathaniel Green, for a certain Bond entered into by him during the late War. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Re Green, in- ca, in Congress affembled, That the United States demnified fhall and will indemnify the eftate of the late for amount General Green, for the fum of eight thousand bond. fix hundred and eighty eight pounds fix fhil of a certain lings fterling money, being the amount due on the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-fix, on a certain bond executed to Meffieurs Newcomen and Collet, by the faid General Green, as furety for John Banks and Company, and the intereft thereon; excepting therefrom a certain conditional bond given in June one thoufand feven hundred and eighty fix, for about one thousand fix hundred pounds fterling, (be the fame more or less) being part of the aforefaid fum of eight thoufand fix hundred and eighty eight pounds fix fhillings, which was to be paid, only in cafe on certain the faid General Green fhould recover from conditions. the faid Banks, or Banks and Company, a fum fufficient for his indemnity; Provided, it fhall appear upon due inveftigation, by the officers of the Treasury, that the faid General Green, in his life-time, or his executors, fince his deceafe, have not been already indemnified, or compenfated for the faid fum of eight thousand fix hundred and eighty eight pounds fix fhillings, except as aforefaid: And alfo provided, That the faid executors fhall account for a fum being about two thousand pounds sterling, (be the fame more or lefs) recovered of John Ferrie, one of the partners of the said Banks and, Company, by the faid executors, to be in part of the indemnification aforefaid; and alfo fhall make over to the Comptroller of the Treafury and his fucceffors, for the United States, all mortgages, bonds, covenants, or other counter-fecurities whatfoever, now due, which were obtained by the faid General Green, in his life-time, from the faid Banks and Company, on account of his being furety for them as aforefaid, to be fued for in the name of the faid executors for the ufe of the United States. the treafu duty of the And the officers of the Treafury are hereby officers of authorized to liquidate and fettle the fum due ry herein. to the eftate of the faid General Green, to indemnify the fame, as aforefaid, according to the true intent and meaning of this act, and to pay the fame, out of the Treafury of the United States, to the faid executors, to be accounted for by them, as part of the faid eftate. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. RICHARD HENRY LEE, Prefident pro *** tempore of the Senate. APPROVED, April twenty-feventh, 1792: Prefident of the United States. Ca 30th duties now An Act for raifing a farther fum of Money for the Protection of the Frontiers, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. Sec. I. B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, June 1793, That from and after laft day of June next, the in force on duties now in force upon the articles hereincertain ar- after enumerated and defcribed, at their imceafe and portation into the United States, fhall ceafe, others to and that in lieu thereof, there fhall be thence-> ted in their forth laid, levied and collected upon the said articles, at their faid importation, the feveral and refpective rates or duties following: viz: ticles to be collec tead. |