CHAP. CCIX. An Act to place the Name of Mahala M. Straight upon the Pension July 20, 1868. Rolls of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of Mahala M. Straight, widow of Alonzo A. Straight, deceased, late a private in company E, one hundred and twenty-ninth regiment Illinois volunteers, upon the pension rolls of the United States and to pay [her] à pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the fifth day of September, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to continue during her widowhood, subject to the laws now in force in relation to pensions. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCX. · An Act granting a Pension to W. W. Cunningham. Pension to Mahala M. Straight. July 20, 1868. Pension to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of W. W. CunW. W. Cunningham, late a sergeant of company C, thirteenth New York ningham cavalry, on the pension rolls, and to allow and pay him a pension at the rate of fifteen dollars per month, subject to the, provisions and limitations of the pension laws, to commence from the twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXI. - An Act granting a Pension to John W. Hughes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of John W. Hughes, late a private in company I, nineteenth Iowa volunteers, and to pay him a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, until the sixth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and thereafter at the rate of fifteen dollars per month, commencing February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. July 20, 1868. Pension to John W.Hughes. An Act granting a Pension to the Widow and Children of Charles July 20, 1868. widow and chil Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- Pension to rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension dren of Charles rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the W. Wilcox. names of Martha J. Wilcox, the widow, and James W., Clarinda J., Ira E., and Charles E. Wilcox, children under sixteen years of age of Charles W. Wilcox, late of company "B," ninety-seven Illinois volunteers, commencing March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. An Act granting a Pension to Saffrona C. Phelps, Widow of John July 20, 1868. Pension to widow and child Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension of John S. rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the Phelps. names of Saffrona C. Phelps, the widow, and Caleb S. Phelps, child July 20, 1868. Pension to children of Pleasant Stoops. July 20, 1868. Pension to George F. Gorham; to be paid to his guardian. under sixteen years of age, of John S. Phelps, late a second lieutenant in the thirty-fifth regiment of Kentucky mounted infantry, commencing July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXIV. — An Act granting a Pension to the Children of Pleasant Stoops. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and instructed to place upon the pension rolls the names of David Henry Stoops, Pleasant Stoops, and Sturges Stoops, the children under sixteen years of age of Pleasant Stoops, late a member of company F, eighteenth regiment of United States infantry, to date from the day of his death, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXV. — An Act granting a Pension to George F. Gorham, late a Private in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That inasmuch as the said George F. Gorham is now insane, it is ordered and directed that the pension money be paid over to his guardian to be applied to the support of said George F. Gorham during his insanity. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXVI. · Pension to of William Craft. An Act granting a Pension to the Widow and Child of William Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the widow and child Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls the names of Susan F. Craft, widow, and the child under sixteen years of age, of William Craft, late of company" D," eighty-second Pennsylvania regiment, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, to commence April sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty July 20, 1868. Pension to Jeremiah T. Hallett. five. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXVII. — An Act granting a Pension to Jeremiah T. Hallett. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Jeremiah T. Hallett, late a member of company I, first United States infantry, and allow and pay him a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, until the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and subsequently at the rate of twenty-five dollars per month, commencing March tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXVIII. · An Act granting a Pension to Solomon Zachman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be authorized and directed to place the name of Solomon Zachman, of Marion County, Ohio, formerly a member of company "D," eightysecond Ohio volunteers, on the pension rolls, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the thirtieth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to the sixth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and thereafter at the rate of fifteen dollars per month during his natural life. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXIX. July 20, 1868. Pension to Solomon Zachman. July 20, 1868. Pension to William H. Mc - An Act granting a Pension to William H. McDonald. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pen- Donald. sion rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of William H. McDonald, late of company F, sixtieth regiment New York volunteers, and to pay him a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month until June six, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and thereafter at the rate of fifteen dollars per month, commencing March eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXX.— An Act granting Arrears of Pension to Cyrus K. Wood, legal Repre- July 20, 1868. sentative of Cyrus D. Wood, deceased. D. Wood to be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- Arrears of terior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Cyrus K. pension of Cyrus Wood, of Auburn, Maine, father and legal representative of Cyrus D. paid to Cyrus Wood, late of company "H," tenth regiment of Maine volunteer infantry, K. Wood. eight dollars per month from the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, to the sixth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six ; and twenty-five dollars per month from said sixth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, to the eighth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. · An Act granting a Pension to the Widow and Children of Andrew July 20, 1868. Holman. Pension to widow and chil Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension dren of Andrew rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the Holman. names of Kezia Holman, the widow, and the three children under sixteen years of age, of Andrew Holman, late a private in company "G," twentyninth regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry, commencing March twentysixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXXII. — An Act grunting a Pension to John D. Lay. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of John D. Lay a citizen of Daviess County, Missouri, and to pay him a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month until June six, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and thereafter at the rate of fifteen dol July 20, 1868. Pension to John D. Lay. lars per month, commencing on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXXIII. Pension to of Cornelius L. Rice. - An Act granting a Pension to the Widow and Child of Cornelius L. Rice. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inwidow and child terior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the names of Elizabeth Rice, the widow, and William T. S. Rice, the child under sixteen years of age, of Cornelius L. Rice, late a member of company "B," ninety-first regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, commencing December fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. July 20, 1868. Payment to APPROVED, July 20, 1868. CHAP. CCXXIV. - An Act for the Relief of Edward B. Allen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the paymaster-general Edward B. Allen. of the army be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Edward B. Allen, of the State of Indiana, out of any money appropriated for the pay of the army, the full amount of the pay and emoluments of a captain of infantry from the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, to the first day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. APPROVED, July 20, 1868. July 22. 1868. CHAP. CCXXV. - An Act for the Relief of L. Merchant and Company and Peter Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Leander Merchant for cotton Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in wrongly taken; the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Leander Merchant, of the firm of L. Merchant and Company, the sum of one hundred and nine thousand four hundred and twelve dollars and eighty one cents, the proceeds of six hundred and eighty-four bales of cotton, the private property of said firm, taken erroneously and without due authority by the agents of the United States civil and military authorities at Mobile, Alabama, in the month of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, shipped to New York, sold by the United States, and the proceeds thereof paid into the treasury, the charges and expenses of the United States having been deducted to Peter Rose- therefrom; and to Peter Rosecrantz the sum of thirty-nine thousand two hundred and fifty-three dollars and ten cents, the proceeds of two hundred and forty-one bales of cotton, the private property of said Rosecrantz, taken, sold, and appropriated at the same time and place, and in the same manner, the charges and expenses of the United States having likewise been deducted therefrom. crantz. July 23, 1868. Pension to Frances T. Richardson increased. APPROVED, July 22, 1868. CHAP. CCXXXI. An Act granting an Increase of Pension to Frances T. Richardson, Widow of the late Major-General Israel B. Richardson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll the name of Frances T. Richardson, widow of the late Major-General Israel B. Richardson, for pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month from the third day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, or which day General Richardson died from wounds received in the bat tle of Antietam on the seventeenth day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, said pension to be continued during her widowhood, and if that should terminate, then to be continued to Israel Philip Richardson, sole surviving child of said General Richardson, until he shall become sixteen years old. Pension to continue how long. sion. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the pension heretofore al- Provision as lowed to said Frances T. Richardson, under general law, be discontinued, to former penbut the sum received by her under the same shall be deducted from the pension hereby granted, and this pension shall be subject to the provisions of the general pension law. APPROVED, July 23, 1868. CHAP. CCXXXII. - An Act granting a Pension to Martha Ann Wallace. July 23, 1868. Pension to Wallace. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pen- Martha Ann sion roll the name of Martha Ann Wallace, widow of the late BrigadierGeneral W. H. L. Wallace, for pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month, from the tenth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the pension heretofore allowed said Martha A. Wallace under general law be discontinued. APPROVED, July 23, 1868. CHAP. CCLXXVII. - An Act granting a Pension to Violet Henry. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Violet Henry, the widow of Sherrood Henry, late a private in company D, sixteenth regiments United States colored troops, and to pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and also to pay her the sum of two dollars per month for Easter Henry, child under sixteen years of age of the said Sherrod and Violet, from the twenty-fifth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, until she attains the said age. APPROVED, July 27, 1868. Former pension. July 27, 1869. Pension to Violet Henry. Pension to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension Nancy Smith. roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Nancy Smith, widow of Benjamin H. Smith, late a private in company E, twenty-third regiment Massachusetts volunteers, and to pay her a pension, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the first day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and to continue during her widowhood. APPROVED, July 27, 1868. July 27, 1868. Pension to CHAP. CCLXXIX. - An Act granting Increase of Pension to Nancy A. Stocks. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Nancy A. Naney A. Stocks, widow of Reuben Stocks, deceased, subject to the provisions and dren of Reuben limitations of the pension laws, the sum of two dollars per month for Stocks. each of the children of the said Reuben Stocks under sixteen years of Stocks for chil |
