Chapter L. confirming the claim of Alexander Macomb to a tract of land in the Territory of Michigan
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Chap. L.— An Act confirming the claim of Alexander Macomb to a tract of land in the Territory of Michigan. March 2, 1819. *Be it enacted, &c., * That Alexander Macomb of the territory of Michigan,Land title confirmed. be, and he hereby is, confirmed in his right and claim to a tract of land, being an island, situated in the mouth of Detroit river, known by the name of Stoney Island, which was formerly occupied and improved for the benefit of the heirs of William Macomb, deceased, under whom the said Alexander Macomb now claims title; and upon a regular plat and survey of the said island being returned into the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a patent shall be granted Proviso.for the aforesaid island or tract of land: *Provided,* That the confirmation and grant, to Alexander Macomb, hereby made and directed, shall not prejudice the legal claim (if such there be) of any other person to the same tract of land.
Approved, March 2, 1819.