Chapter LIV. for the relief of Sarah Dewees, relict and widow of William Dewees, deceased, and the heirs and legal representatives of the said William Dewees
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Chap. LIV.— An Act for the relief of Sarah Dewees, relict and widow of William Dewees, deceased, and the heirs and legal representatives of the said William Dewees. April 11, 1818. *Be it enacted, &c., * That there be paid to Sarah Dewees, relict of$8000 to be paid to her. Colonel William Dewees, and the heirs and legal representatives of the said Colonel William Dewees, deceased, the sum of eight thousand dollars, in full of all claims the estate of the said deceased may have against the United States, for the loss of property, owing to its being taken for public use; and that the said sum be paid out of any moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 11, 1818.