Chapter CC. *for the relief of M
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Chap. CC.— An Act *for the relief of M. Gelston, executor of David Gelston.*July 7, 1838. *Be it enacted, &c*.,That the Secretary of the Treasury credit, on the accountTo be credited with amount of judgment against David Gelston. of David Gelston, the amount of a judgment recovered against him in die state of New York, in favor of Charles Baldwin, as of the time said judgment was so recovered; the same being for a debt incurred by the said David Gelston, by direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in defending the suit of Gould Hoit, for seizing his vessel called the American Eagle: arid that the said Secretary further credit on said account such reasonable sum as the said David Gelston may have paid, or have been liable to pay, in consetpience of defending said suit in favor of said Baldwin, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the Secretary of the TreasuryCosts paid by D. Gelston to be allowed, &c. allow to said executor, on the account of said David Gelston, such costs as the said David Gelston paid in prosecuting a suit in favor of the United States against Henry K. Toler; and the costs so credited being deducted from the money collected of said Toler, or from any debt assigned by him to the United States, the proportion of the balance of said money, so collected, (subject only to reasonable costs and charges for collection,) whether the same has been paid into the Treasury, or is in the hands of the attorney who received it, which by law belongs to the estate of said David Gelston, shall be credited by said Secretary on the account of said Gelston, as of the time the costs were paid, and as of the time the money was so collected of said Toler, or on any debt assigned by him.
Approved, July 7, 1838.