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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 11 STAT. · August 13, 1856 · Chapter XCIX

Chapter XCIX. for the Relief of J

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Chap. XCIX.— An Act for the Relief of J. R. Powell.August 13, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatPayment to J. R. Powell for extra mail services. the Postmaster-General be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to pay to J. R. Powell a reasonable compensation for the additional expense incurred by him and extra services performed on mail route number five thousand five hundred and eighty-five, made necessary by imposing on said route a larger mail than was contemplated at the time of making the contract.
Approved, August 13, 1856. Chapter C: granting a Pension to Mrs. Olivia W. Cannon, Widow of Joseph S. Cannon, late a Midshipman in the United States Navy, now deceased. 11 Stat. 462 1856-08-16 Chapter C Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-11 34 1 private
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