Chapter XXVIII. *for the Relief of Charles Lucas, or his Legal Representatives, and for other Purposes.* Feb. 3, 1857. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That Charles Lucas, or his Charles Lucas or his representatives confirmed in their
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Chap. XXVIII.— An Act *for the Relief of Charles Lucas, or his Legal Representatives, and for other Purposes.* Feb. 3, 1857. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That Charles Lucas, or his Charles Lucas or his representatives confirmed in their title to land in Missouri.legal representatives, be and he or they are hereby confirmed in the hereinafter described one hundred and twenty-five acres and fifty-eight one-hundredths of an acre, part and parcel of a tract of three hundred and twenty-three acres and fourteen one-hundredths of an acre, located by virtue of New Madrid certificate number two hundred and thirteen, corresponding to survey number two thousand five hundred and ninety-two, lying in the Palmyra, Missouri, land district, that is to say, the west half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-five, a strip eighty-one links wide off the entire north side of the northwest quarter of section thirty-six, and so much off the south end of the east half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-five, township fifty-eight north, of range six west, aS together will (with the said west half and said strip) make said quantity of one hundred and twenty-nine acres and fifty-eight one-hundredths of an acre, and that a patent be issued therefor to the said Charles Lucas, or his legal representatives, upon the receipt of a plat and survey of the same, executed by the proper officer, which said patent shall have the same force and effect as if the said certificate number two hundred and thirteen had issued for said quantity hereby confirmed.
John T. Redd permitted to enter certain land in Missouri. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That John T. Redd, for himself and those claiming title derived from him, be and he is hereby permitted to enter with the register and receiver of the proper land-office, at the price of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, all the rest and residue of said east half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-five, in township fifty-eight north, of range six west, included in the location under said certificate number two hundred and thirteen, and not included in the said one hundred and twenty-nine acres and fifty-eight one-hundredths of an acre, so as aforesaid confirmed.
Approved, February 3, 1857.