Chapter XXXIV. directing the payment of certain bills drawn by General Armstrong in favor of William Morgan
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Chap. XXXIV.— An Act directing the payment of certain bills drawn by General Armstrong in favor of William Morgan. Feb. 20, 1819. *Be it enacted, &c., * $5209 21 to be paid to Thomas Griffin, administrator of Wm. Morgan. That there shall be paid to Thomas Griffin, administrator of William Morgan, deceased, and trustee of Alexander Macauley, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand two hundred and nine dollars and twenty-one cents, being the amount of certain bills of exchange drawn by General John Armstrong, in favor of said William Morgan, master of the ship Louisa, for the value of said ship Louisa, and cargo, under the Louisiana convention, and which bills were delivered to Joseph Fenwick, Proviso.late consul of the United States at Bordeaux: *Provided, always,* That, before such payment shall be made, the said Thomas Griffin shall give bond, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, to indemnify the United States for such payment, against all persons whatsoever, who may hereafter make any claim on account of the said bills, or either of them.
Approved, February 20, 1819.