Chapter CCCIII. *authorizing the Payment of the Rewards offered by the President of the United States and the Officers of the War Department, in April and May, 1865, for the Capture of the Assissins of the late President, Abraham Lincoln, and the Secretary of State, Hon
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CHAP. CCCIII.— An Act *authorizing the Payment of the Rewards offered by the President of the United States and the Officers of the War Department, in April and May, 1865, for the Capture of the Assissins of the late President, Abraham Lincoln, and the Secretary of State, Hon. William H. Seward.* July 28, 1866. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That there be paid, out of anyPayment and division of rewards offered for the capture of the assassins of the President and Secretary of State. moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, in satisfaction of all claims for the rewards offered by the President of the United States or by authority of the War Department for the capture of the assassins of the late President, Abraham Lincoln, and the Secretary of State, William H.
Seward, the following sums to the following-named persons, viz:— For the capture of Payne:—For capture of Payne; To Major H. W. Smith, who had charge of, and commanded the force, the sum of $1,000 Richard C. Morgan, detective 500 Eli Devore, detective 500 Charles H. Rosch, detective 500 Thomas Sampson, detective 500 William M. Wermerskirch, detective 500 John H. Kimball, citizen 500 P. M. Clark, citizen 500 Susan Jackson, colored 250 Mary Ann Griffin 250 $5,000 For the capture of Atzerott:—of Atzerott;
To Major E. R. Artman, 213th Pennsylvania Volunteers $1,250 00 Sergeant Zachariah W. Gemmill, 1st Delaware Cavalry 3,598 54 Private Christopher Ross, 1st Delaware Cavalry 2,878 54 Private David H. Barker, 1st Delaware Cavalry 2,878 78 Private Albert Bender, 1st Delaware Cavalry 2,878 78 Private Samuel J. Williams, 1st Delaware Cavalry 2,878 78 Private George W. Young, 1st Delaware Cavalry 2,878 78 Private James Longacre, 1st Delaware Cavalry 2,878 78 James W. Purdum, citizen 2,878 78 $25,000 00 For the capture of Booth and Herold:—of Booth and Herold;
To E. J. Conger $15,000 “ Lafayette C. Baker 3,750 “ Luther B. Barker 3,000 “ Lieutenant E. P. Doherty 5,250 “ James R. O’Bierne 2,000 “ H. H. Wells 1,000 “ George Cottingham 1,000 “ Alexander Lovett 1,000 $32,000 342 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 303, 304, 305, 306. 1866. Sergeant Boston Corbett, 16th New York cavalry; Sergeant Andrew Wendell, 16th New York cavalry; Corporal Charles Zimmer, 16th New York cavalry; Corporal Michael Uniac, 16th New York cavalry; Corporal John Winter, 16th New York cavalry;
Corporal Herman Newgarten, 16th New York cavalry; Corporal John Walz, 16th New York cavalry; Corporal Oliver Lonpay, 16th New York cavalry; Corporal Michael Hormsley, 16th New York cavalry; Private John Myers, 16th New York cavalry; Private John Ryan, 16th New York cavalry; Private William Byrne, 16th New York cavalry; Private Phillip Hoyt, 16th New York cavalry; Private Martin Kelley, 16th New York cavalry; Private Henry Putnam, 16th New York cavalry; Private Frank McDaniel, 16th New York cavalry;
Private Lewis Savage, 16th New York cavalry; Private Abraham Genay, 16th New York cavalry; Private Emery Parady, 16th New York cavalry; Private David Barker, 16th New York cavalry; Private William McQuade, 16th New York cavalry; Private John Millington, 16th New York cavalry; Private Frederick Deitz, 16th New York cavalry; Private John H. Singer, 16th New York cavalry; Private Carl Steinbrugge, 16th New York cavalry; Private Joseph Zisgen, 16th New York cavalry, one thousand six hundred and fifty-three dollars eighty-four, eight tenth cents each $43,000 $ 75,000 000 Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted, *That the said several sums shall be paid to the several persons above named, respectively, personally, or in case of their decease, to the persons who would be entitled to the same under the bounty laws of the United States in case of a deceased soldier.
Approved, July 28, 1866.