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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 6 STAT. · July 20, 1840 · Chapter LXXV

Chapter LXXV. *for the relief of the sureties and heirs and representatives of Melancton W

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Chap. LXXV.— An Act *for the relief of the sureties and heirs and representatives of Melancton W. Bostwick, deceased, and for other purposes.* July 20, 1840. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and Bond given by M. W. Bostwick to be cancelled.he hereby is, authorized and required to cancel and annul a bond given by Melancton W. Bostwick, John Taylor, Chauncey Belding, Caleb Holmes, and Samuel Belding, bearing date the sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars; conditioned for the faithful conduct of Melancton W.
Bostwick, a purser in the navy of the United States, who perished in the brig Epervier. Sec. 2. Amount due A. R. Thompson to be ascertained and paid.*And be it further enacted,* That the Secretary of War ascertain what amount the late Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander It. Thompson might have received for extra services under any rule, regulation, or practice, of the department, existing at the time the service was rendered; also, the value of any horse or horses of his that may have been lost in, or turned over to, the public service; and the expense incurred in the transportation of the baggage, effects, and remains of the said late Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson from Tampa Bay to New York; and the respective sums so found due, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mary W.
Thompson. Approved, July 20, 1840. Chapter LXXVI: for the relief of Oliver Welch. 6 Stat. 806 1840-07-20 Chapter LXXVI Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-05 1 1 private
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