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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 22 STAT. · August 4, 1882 · Chapter 385

Chapter 385. to quiet title to certain laud in Washington, District of Columbia

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CHAP. 385.— An Act to quiet title to certain laud in Washington, District of Columbia.August 4, 1882. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Quitclaim and release of certain land in Washington, D. C., etc. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to quitclaim and release unto the heirs, devisees, and assigns of Joseph Pearson, deceased, their heirs and assigns, all the right, title, and interest of the United States of America, in and to all of squares six hundred and seventy, six hundred and seventy-one, six hundred and seventy-two, seven hundred and ten, and seven hundred and eleven in the city of Washington and District of Columbia, as the same are laid down on the *Proviso.*original plat or plan of said city: *Provided,* That this act shall not render the United States liable for any costs, expenses, or damages in relation to the land hereby directed to be quitclaimed and released.
Approved, August 4, 1882.
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