Chapter IX. *for the relief of the heirs of John Brahan, late receiver of public moneys at Huntsville, Alabama.*Feb. 6, 1839. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of the Treasury of the UnitedAccounts to be settled, &c
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Chap. IX.— An Act *for the relief of the heirs of John Brahan, late receiver of public moneys at Huntsville, Alabama.*Feb. 6, 1839. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of the Treasury of the UnitedAccounts to be settled, &c. States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the accounts of the said John Brahan, late a receiver of public moneys at Huntsville, in the state of Alabama, so as to release his estate from the payment of interest, on account of the debt which the said John Brahan owed to the Government of the United States as receiver aforesaid, and such part as may have been secured to be paid by others, shall be relinquished by the said Secretary, with the securities therefor, to the heirsProviso. of said Brahan: *Provided*, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the refunding from the treasury, to the estate or the heirs of said John Brahan, of any amount which may heretofore have been received or collected by the United States on account of the said debt or interest thereon.
Approved, February 6, 1839.