- An Act granting a Pension to Margaret C. Long.

July 27, 1868.

Margaret C.

CHAP. CCXC. 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 Long roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Margaret C. Long, widow of Jessee K. Long, late a private in company E, twenty-eighth Kentucky volunteers, commencing June six, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCXCI.

· An Act granting a Pension to James Rooney.

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 James Rooney, late a member of company B, seventh Missouri cavalry, commencing April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCXCII.

An Act granting a Pension to Margaret Davis. 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 Margaret Davis, widow of William H. Davis, late an acting surgeon in the eighteenth Missouri volunteers, and pay her a pension at the rate of seventeen dollars per month.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to

James Rooney.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to Margaret Davis.

-An Act granting a Pension to the Widow and minor Children July 27, 1868. of Hiram Hitchcock.

widow and

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 minor children roll, subject to the limitations and provisions of the pension laws, the of Hiram Hitchnames of the widow, Jane E. Hitchcock, and the minor children, under cock. sixteen years of age, of Hiram Hitchcock, late a hospital steward in the eighteenth Wisconsin regiment volunteers, commencing January seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCXCIV.

- An Act for the Relief of Zadock T. Newman.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to

man.

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, directed to place the name of Zadock T. New- Zadock T. Newman, late a private in the seventh provisional regiment enrolled Missouri militia, upon the pension roll, at the rate of four dollars a month from the second day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to continue during his natural life, subject to the provisions of the pension laws. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

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 Alice A. Alice A. Dryer.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to Ann Williams.

Dryer, widow of Hiram Dryer, late a major of the thirteenth regiment of United States infantry, whose name is now on the list of pensioners, the sum of twenty-five dollars per month during her widowhood, in lieu of the pension she is now receiving; this act to take effect from the fifth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, the day of the death of said Hiram Dryer.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCXCVI. - An Act granting a Pension to Ann Williams.

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 Ann Williams, widow of John Williams, late of company E, third regiment of Wisconsin cavalry, commencing May twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCXCVII.

Pension to George Truax.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to Elizabeth Cassidy.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to Margaret Filson.

-An Act granting a Pension to George Truax, late a Private in Company H, First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers."

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 George Truax, late a private in company H, first regiment of Virginia volunteers, on the pension roll, to be paid a pension to the extent of one fourth disability, to be increased or cease as the subsequent examinations of the surgeon may disclose, subject to the rules and regulations of the pension department, to commence on the twenty-ninth day of October, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCXCVIII. — An Act granting a Pension to Elizabeth Cassidy. 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 Elizabeth Cassidy, widow of Michael Cassidy, late a first lieutenant in the sixty-ninth regiment of Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, commencing July fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

СНАР. ССХСІХ.

·An Act granting a Pension to Margaret Filson.

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 Margaret Filson, widow of George W. Filson, to receive a pension to bear date from first January, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

July 27, 1868. CHAP. CCC.-An Act to place the Name of Ellen Curry, Widow of James Curry, deceased, a private Soldier of Company F, 39th Regiment Illinois Volunteers, upon the Pension Roll of the United States.

Pension to Ellen Curry.

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 to place the name of Ellen Curry,

widow of James Curry, deceased, private soldier in company F, thirtyninth regiment Illinois infantry volunteers, upon the pension roll of the United States, subject to the laws now in force in relation to pensions.. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

СНАР. СССІ.
· An Act granting a Pension of seventeen Dollars per Month to David July 27, 1868.
Duhigg, of Lynden, Vermont, Father of late First Lieutenant Dennis Duhigg, of Company
M, First Regiment Vermont Artillery.

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 required to place on the pension roll the name of David Duhigg, father of late First Lieutenant Dennis Duhigg, of company M, first regiment Vermont artillery, who was killed in battle, and that the said David Duhigg, in consequence of the service and death of his said son, be paid during his natural life a pension of seventeen dollars per month, to commence from the passage of this act.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

Pension to David Duhigg.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to Charles Ham

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- stead. sion roll, subject to the limitations and provisions of the pension laws, the name of Charles Hamstead, late a member of Captain Shell's company of West Virginia State guards, (afterwards the seventh West Virginia volunteers,) commencing February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCCIII.

·An Act granting a Pension to Matthew C. Griswold.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to

Griswold.

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 Matthew C. roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Matthew C. Griswold, late a first lieutenant in the twentieth regiment of New York cavalry, commencing January eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCCIV. - An Act for the Relief of Mrs. Mary J. Trueman.

July 27, 1868.

Pension to

man.

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, directed to place on the pension roll of the Mary J. TrueUnited States the name of Mary J. Trueman, widow of James Trueman, late private in company B, twelfth regiment West Virginia volunteer infantry, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCCV.- An Act for the Relief of Captain A. G. Olivar.

July 27, 1868.

Pay to Cap

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 hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Captain A. tain A. G. OliG. Olivar, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,

var.

July 27, 1868.

Preamble.

Vol. ix. p.

125.

the sum of two thousand and ten dollars, this being the full amount that the said Olivar had stolen from him the thirteenth of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, which was government funds.

WHEREAS the petition of Sally C. Northrop represents that in the year 1847, ch. 8. 9. eighteen hundred and forty-eight, Henry S. Atwood, a merchant, being solicited thereto by them, purchased the discharges of certain soldiers, and obtained from them powers of attorney to procure and assign the bounty land warrants to which they were entitled under the ninth section of the act of Congress, approved February eleventh, eighteen hundred and forty-seven; and that before receiving the warrants on the discharges so purchased, the said Henry S. Atwood died; and that subsequently said warrants were duly received by Franklin K. Beck, administrator of the estate of said Henry S. Atwood, and sold by said Beck, as such administrator, to the said Sally C. Northrop, for a full and valuable consideration; and whereas it is further represented by the petitioner that, according to the forms of transfer now prescribed by law, her title to said warrants is defective, and that after careful efforts through several years, she has been unable to find the soldiers in whose names said warrants were issued, and therefore unable to perfect her title to the same; the numbers of said warrants and the names of the soldiers in whose favor they were issued being as follows, viz: 61669, John Holly; 61575, William Luffman; 60813, George W. Bowen; 60823, James Cooper; 61672, John Gilbert; 61556, Adam H. Underwood; 60817, Henry Truitt; 61674, Henry H. Foster; 61822, Joseph Ervin; 61675, John E. Edmundson; 61820, Thomas Johnson; 61676, William Davis; 62062, William M. Connor; 61663, Frederick S. Moore; 60814, Robert Bryan; 61665, William Holley; 60825, Green B. Driscoll; 60822, William Childers; 61819, James Loflen; 61664, John C. Lewis; 61569, Matthew V. Gray; 61806, William B. Buckelew; 61671, William H. Hines; 60816, Pierce L. Alford; 61808, Peter Brookey; 61576, Silas M. Sullivan; 61809, Elebe H. Jones; 62111, William E. Binion; 62337, Zadoc Pitts; 60827 John Lamerson; 62335, Thomas Lindsey; 60826, Wilson Clark; 61807, Wiley Chesser; 60824, Joel Foster; 62336, Augustus Patal; 60821, Jesse Le Grand; 61810, Persel N. Graham; 60815, Milton A. Roach; 62060, Ludwick B. Bright; 61667, Samuel C. Gordon; 61670, Patrick H. Harding; 61666, Farrer Lankaster; 62061, William F. Hunter; 62189, Nicholas M. Fain; 61805, John Bradley; 60812, Robert Beesley; 62064, Robert D. Brooks; 70861, Columbus W. Howard; 62373, John M. Castello; 61577, James Murray; 61562, George Somers; 62063, Charles R. Brewer; John Burner: Therefore,

Patents to

issue to Sally C. Northrop, &c. for land, &c.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon the location, in accordance with law, by Sally C. Northrop, or her assigns, and the presentation of any of the foregoing bounty land warrants so located, to the commissioner of the general land office with proper legal evidence that the same has been assigned to the aforesaid Sally C. Northrop by Franklin K. Beck, as administrator of the estate of the aforesaid Henry S. Atwood, it shall be the duty of said commissioner to issue patents for the land so located as in other cases.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCCVII. - An Act for the Relief of Hon. George W. Bridges, a Member of July 27, 1868. the Thirty-seventh Congress.

Payment to George W.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the treasurer of the United States pay to the Hon. George W. Bridges, late a member of the Thirty- Bridges. seventh Congress, from the State of Tennessee, the sum of one thousand six hundred and eighty-five dollars and ten cents, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation and payment of his claim for pay as a member of the Thirty-seventh Congress, deducted for loss of time, occasioned by his arrest by rebel authority while on his way to the capital.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCCVIII.

- An Act for the Relief of Major F. F. Stevens, Assistant Pay- July 27, 1868. master United States Army.

Stevens to be

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting Major F. F. officers of the paymaster-general's office and the Treasury Department credited with, in the settlement of the accounts of Major F. F. Stevens, late an assist- &c. in settleant paymaster of the United States army, credit to him the sum of three ment of account. thousand aud seventy-eight dollars and sixty-three cents, as of the first April, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, for the cause that that amount of public money in his hands on that day was lost by the burning of the steamer Alabama, on the Mississippi River: Provided, That in the opinion of said accounting officers the said allowance should be made. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner of internal revenue be, and hereby is, instructed to allow Palemon John a credit for the sum of seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars and thirtyseven cents, for that amount of revenue stamps lost or stolen from the mails while the same were in transit to said commissioner from said Palemon John, late revenue stamp agent.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

Proviso.

July 27, 1868.

Credit to be allowed Palemon John.

July 27, 1868.

Payment to

W. Miller.

CHAP. CCCX. - An Act for the Relief of Captain Thomas W. Miller. 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 hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Thomas Captain Thomas W. Miller, late captain and acting aide to Brigadier-General L. Cutler, late of the army of [the] Potomac, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred and twenty-nine dollars and eighty-eight cents, in full for military services from the thirteenth of May, to the seventh of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, inclusive, and for private horse killed in action at the battle of Gettysburg. APPROVED, July 27, 1868.

CHAP. CCCXI. - An Act granting a Pension to Emmelene H. Rudd, Widow of the late July 27, 1868. Commodore John Rudd, deceased.

Pension to Emmelene H.

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 Rudd. roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Emmelene H. Rudd, widow of John Rudd, late a commodore in the