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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 6 STAT. · August 11, 1842 · Chapter CLII

Chapter CLII. *for the relief of the legal representatives of John Scott.* August 11, 1842. *Be it enacted, &c*., That fifteen hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwisePayment for damages to property by emigrating Indians. appropriated, in full paymen

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Chap. CLII.— An Act *for the relief of the legal representatives of John Scott.* August 11, 1842. *Be it enacted, &c*., That fifteen hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwisePayment for damages to property by emigrating Indians. appropriated, in full payment to the legal representatives of John Scott, deceased, for damages sustained by him in wood, timber, fences and houses, on his premises in the neighborhood of Montgomery, Alabama, in consequence of the occupation of the same by a large body of emigrating Creek Indians, while in charge of United States troops in the months of January, February, and March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, under the superintendence of Captain John Page, and by orders of General Thomas S.
Jesup. Approved, August 11, 1842. Chapter CLIII: for the relief of Mary Prettyman. 6 Stat. 855 1842-08-11 Chapter CLIII Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-05 27 2 private
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Chapter CLII
*for the relief of the legal representatives of John Scott.* August 11, 1842. *Be it enacted, &c*., That fifteen hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwisePayment for damages to property by emigrating Indians. appropriated, in full paymen
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