Chapter CXL. *for the relief of Marston G
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Chap. CXL.— An Act *for the relief of Marston G. Clark.* August 11, 1842. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and heAccounts tube settled, &c. hereby is directed to settle the account of Marston G. Clark, late agent of the Kanzas Indians, upon principles of justice and equity, and to allow him in such settlement for any losses he sustained on account of the purchase, transportation, and sale of flour and pork purchased by him to be used at the Kanzas agency in supporting said Indians while assembled to receive their annuities, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four; and which flour and pork the said Marston G.
Clark was prevented from using at said agency, and was compelled to transport and sell at a loss, in consequence of his charge of the Kanzas Indians ceasing, by their being placed under another agency by the United States before the time for the payment of their annuities in the year aforesaid; and upon such accounting, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to the said Marston G. Clark, or his legal representatives, the amount that may be found due to him, upon the principlesProviso. aforesaid, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: *Provided*, That the amount shall not exceed the sum of three hundred and two dollars and fifty cents.
Approved, August 11, 1842. Chapter CXLI: for the relief of the heirs of Francis Newman. 6 Stat. 852 1842-08-11 Chapter CXLI 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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