Chapter CCLIII. for the relief of a part of the crew of the brig Sarah George
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Chap. CCLIII.— An Act for the relief of a part of the crew of the brig Sarah George.June 30, 1834. *Be it enacted, &c.,* That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to M. S. Gordon, late master of Payment to M. S. Gordon of money recovered from the Brazilian government. the brig Sarah George, or to his legal representatives, the sum [of] two thousand one hundred and ninety-one dollars and thirty-five cents, being the amount awarded by the Brazilian Government to the crew of the Sarah George for wages and interest, and remitted to the treasury of the United States, by W.
H. D. C. Wright, of Rio de Janeiro, except the sum authorized to be paid by the second section of this act, the respective proportions of said first-mentioned sum having been paid to the crew of the said Sarah George, entitled thereto, by the said Morgan S. Gordon. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the Secretary of the Treasury Also, to Jesse Powell. is hereby authorized in like manner to pay to Jesse Powell, late second mate of the Sarah George, or to the legal representatives of his assignee of said claim, the sum of three hundred and seventy-six dollars and eight cents, being his exact proportion of money paid into the treasury of the United States, as mentioned in the first section of this act, in the case of M.
S. Gordon. Approved, June 30, 1834.