Chapter CXLVII. for the relief of Dorothy Wells
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Chap. CXLVII.— An Act for the relief of Dorothy Wells. June 25, 1832. *Be it enacted, &c., * That there shall be, and hereby is, confirmed unto Dorothy Wells, the tract of land by her occupied and cultivated, in theLand claim confirmed. parish of West Feliciana, in the state of Louisiana, situate on the river Mississippi, which bounds it westwardly; and bounded north by lands granted to William Williams, on the east by land granted to Gilbert Miles, and on the south by other lands, the owner whereof is not known; not to exceed, in the whole, more than six hundred and forty acres; and that a patent shall be issued and granted to the said Dorothy Wells, for the land above described, in the usual form: *Provided, however,* ThatProviso. the said Dorothy Wells has not and shall not claim any other lands in right of settlement and cultivation; and that this act shall only operate 498 TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 148, 149. 1832. as a relinquishment on the part of the United States, of all their right and claim to the said land, and shall not interfere with, or affect the claim or claims of third persons derived from the Government of Spain, or of the United States. Approved, June 25, 1832.