Chapter CXLIII. for the relief of the widow and children of Captain William Beckham
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Chap. CXLIII.— An Act for the relief of the widow and children of Captain William Beckham. May 24, 1828. *Be it enacted, &c., * That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and hePayment to them. is hereby, authorized and required to pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the legal representatives of William Beckham, deceased, late a captain of the thirteenth regiment of Louisiana militia, the sum of twelve hundred dollars, to be equally divided between the mother and the children, share and share alike, viz:
His widow, (alias) Polly Campbell, who is now the wife of James Campbell, to be entitled to an equal part with one of the children; and the balance to be equally divided amongst all the lawful children of the said deceased William Beckham; and in case either of them have died, or should die, without receiving their proportionable part of the above-mentioned sum, their heirs shall, and are hereby entitled to all such sums which they themselves otherwise would have been entitled to.
Approved, May 24, 1828.