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

Chapter CLIII. *for the relief of Mary Prettyman.* August 11, 1842. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to cause to be paid, out of any money in the treasuryPayment to her. not otherwise, appropriated, the sum of two hundred and forty-seven dollars, to Mary Prett

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Chap. CLIII.— An Act *for the relief of Mary Prettyman.* August 11, 1842. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to cause to be paid, out of any money in the treasuryPayment to her. not otherwise, appropriated, the sum of two hundred and forty-seven dollars, to Mary Prettyman, widow of Thomas G. Prettyman, deceased, 856 TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 154, 155, 156, 157. 1842. who was a sergeant in Captain Aisquith’s company, third brigade of Maryland militia, in the service of the United States, and who died of disabilities incurred in said service during the last war with Great Britain.
Approved, August 11, 1842. Chapter CLIV: for the relief of Jubal B. Hancock. 6 Stat. 856 1842-08-11 Chapter CLIV 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 CLIII
*for the relief of Mary Prettyman.* August 11, 1842. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to cause to be paid, out of any money in the treasuryPayment to her. not otherwise, appropriated, the sum of two hundred and forty-seven dollars, to Mary Prett
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