Chapter CCLXV. for the Relief of Phoebe Hepburn
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CHAP. CCLXV.— An Act for the Relief of Phoebe Hepburn. June 1, 1872. Whereas it is alleged that Phoebe Hepburn was the owner by purchase Preamble.and assignment of the following bounty land-warrants, issued under the act of March three, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, to wit: Numbers 1855, ch. 207. Vol. x. p. 701.sixty-nine thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, fifty-nine thousand four hundred and nineteen, eighty-six thousand one hundred and fifty-seven, eighty-eight thousand six hundred and nineteen, ninety-one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four, thirty-one thousand five hundred and fifty-eight, sixty-seven thousand four hundred and seventeen, fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight, eighty-seven thousand two hundred and seventy-seven, ninety-one thousand seven hundred and seven, seventeen thousand four hundred and eighty-one, and ninety-five thousand three hundred and twenty, for one hundred and twenty acres each; and numbers sixty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and fifty-seven thousand five hundred and thirty-two, for one hundred and sixty acres each; in all, fourteen warrants; that in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven she placed said warrants in the hands of Salmon Sharp as her agent, to locate or otherwise dispose of them for her; that said agent did sell four of said warrants, to wit, one of the one-hundred-and-sixty-acre warrants, and three of the one-hundred-and-twenty-acre warrants, and made a memorandum of their respective numbers, and to whom sold, and placed it among the ten remaining unsold warrants; that by an accident said memorandum and the ten warrants were dropped in a cattle-yard, and were eaten up by the cattle, and, having no other memorandum, he is unable to state the numbers of the warrants that were sold, consequently, cannot arrive at the numbers of the ten warrants that were not sold; and whereas it appears from the records of the general land office that warrant number sixty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, for one hundred and sixty acres, and numbers fifty-nine thousand four hundred and nineteen, and seventeen thousand four hundred and eighty-one, for one hundred and twenty acres, being three of the above-named warrants, have been returned to said office located, leaving but one of the sold warrants not accounted for:
Therefore, FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 265–267. 1872. 671 *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That upon satisfactory proofCertain duplicate land-warrants to be issued to Phoebe Hepburn upon proof, &c. being made to the commissioner of pensions that Phoebe Hepburn was the bona fide owner, by purchase and assignment to her, of said warrants, numbers sixty-nine thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, eighty-six thousand one hundred and fifty-seven, eighty-eight thousand six hundred and nineteen, ninety-one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four, thirty-one thousand five hundred and fifty-eight, sixty-seven thousand four hundred and seventeen, fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight, eighty-seven thousand two hundred and seventy-seven, ninety-one thousand seven hundred and seven, and ninety-five thousand three hundred and twenty, for one hundred and twenty acres each, and fifty-seven thousand five hundred and thirty-two for one hundred and sixty acres, all issued under act of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, being eleven of the warrants mentioned in the above preamble, he is hereby authorized and directed to issue duplicates of said warrants, and to endorse on the back of each his certificate stating that this duplicate is issued in pursuance of this act, and that Phoebe Hepburn is the bona fide owner thereof; that she is hereby authorized to locate or sell and assign the same in the same manner as though said duplicate warrant was duly assigned to her by the warrantee.
Thereafter said commissioner of pensions will transmit said duplicate warrants to the commissioner of the general land office, who is authorized to deliver ten of said duplicate warrants to Phoebe Hepburn, or her legal representatives, under such rules, regulations, and requirements as to said commissioner may seem just and proper, in order to preserve as well the rights of the parties interested as that of the UnitedIndemnity to the United States. States, and upon the said Phoebe Hepburn giving such security as said commissioner shall require to indemnify the United States against loss in the premises; and to this end he will retain the remaining duplicate warrant on the files of his office, until the warrant said to have been sold shall be returned to his office, located or otherwise.
Sec. 2. That upon the final adjustment of said matter, and when theDuplicate warrant to be returned, upon, &c. number of the sold warrant not accounted for shall be ascertained, then, and in such case, the corresponding duplicate warrant shall be, by the commissioner of the general land office, returned to the commissioner of pensions for the purpose of being cancelled, thus leaving but ten of said duplicate warrants to be satisfied by the United States. Approved, June 1, 1872.