Chapter XCV. *for the relief of William Marbury, of Louisiana.* July 20, 1840. *Be it enacted, &c*., That William Marbury, of the state of Louisiana, be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter, without payment, at the land Authorized to enter certain land, in lieu of land sold by U
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Chap. XCV.— An Act *for the relief of William Marbury, of Louisiana.* July 20, 1840. *Be it enacted, &c*., That William Marbury, of the state of Louisiana, be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter, without payment, at the land Authorized to enter certain land, in lieu of land sold by U.S.office at St. Helena, a section of six hundred and forty acres of land, in township seven, range three east, in the land district of St. Helena’ in the state of Louisiana, in lieu of and as a full equivalent for the same quantity of land to which he had a private claim, which was confirmed, under a certificate numbered seven hundred and sixteen, in October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, and which tract of land was then required, by an order of survey from the land office at St.
Helena, to be run out and allotted to him in the parish of St. Tammany, in the same land district, but which was not surveyed or allotted 812 TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 96, 97. 1840. in pursuance of said order, and was returned as public land; the most Proviso.valuable part of which has since been sold by the United States: *Provided,* That before a patent shall issue for the land, the entry of which is authorized by the provisions of this act, the said Marbury shall relinquish to the United States, in such manner as the Commissioner of the General Land Office may direct, all his interest to the land originally confirmed, which should have been run out and allotted to him in the parish of St.
Tammany. Approved, July 20, 1840. Chapter XCVI: for the relief of the children of Stephen Johnston, deceased. 6 Stat. 812 1840-07-20 Chapter XCVI 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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*for the relief of William Marbury, of Louisiana.* July 20, 1840. *Be it enacted, &c*., That William Marbury, of the state of Louisiana, be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter, without payment, at the land Authorized to enter certain land, in lieu of land sold by U
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