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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 11 STAT. · June 26, 1856 · Chapter XLIX

Chapter XLIX. For the Relief of the Heirs of Col

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Chap. XLIX.— An Act For the Relief of the Heirs of Col. Charles Simms, late Collector of the Port of Alexandria.June 26, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatAccounts of Col. Charles Simms to be audited and paid without interest. the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause the account of the late Col. Charles Simms, collector of the port of Alexandria, to be audited and settled without any charge of interest on any indebtedness due from him to the government at the time of his death.
And when the principal of such indebtedness shall be paid, the estate of the said Charles Simms, and his heirs and representatives, shall be forever discharged from any liability on account of any interest that may have accrued thereon. Approved, June 26, 1856. Chapter LII: authorizing a Settlement of the Accounts of Charles P. Babcock, late Indian Agent at Detroit, in the State of Michigan. 11 Stat. 451 1856-07-03 Chapter LII 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.
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