Cone, and John Torrey, respectively, three hundred and twenty acres each; Samuel Fales, one hundred and sixty acres; which several tracts of land shall, except the last, be located in half sections by the respective claimants. Approved February 18, 1801.

An Act in addition to the act entitled "An act regulating the grants of lands appropriated for the refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia."

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That Samuel Rogers, one of the claimants under the act entitled "An act for the relief of the refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia," shall be entitled to two thousand two hundred and forty acres of land, to be located in the manner, and within the boundaries, of the tract designated by the act to which this act is a supplement, and shall receive a patent for the same, in the manner directed by the said last-mentioned act.

Approved March 3, 1803.

An Act to revive and continue in force an act entitled "An act for the relief of the refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia."

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the act entitled "An act for the relief of the refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia," approved on the seventh of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninetyeight, shall be, and the same is hereby, revived and continued in force for the term of two years from the passage of this act, and no longer. Approved March 16, 1804.

An Act further to provide for the refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia, and for other purposes.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That all persons having claims under the resolutions of Congress passed the twenty-third day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and the thirteenth of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, as refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia, shall transmit to the War Office, within two years after the passing of this act, a just and true account of their claims to the bounty of Congress.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no other persons shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act than those of the following descriptions, or their widows and heirs, viz: First, those heads of families, and single persons not members of any such families, who were residents in one of the Provinces aforesaid prior to the fourth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six, and who abandoned their settlements in consequence of having given aid to the United Colonies or States, in the revolutionary war against Great Britain, or with intention to give such aid, and continued in the United States, or in their service, during the said war, and did not return to reside in the dominions of the King of Great Britain prior to the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. Secondly, the widows and

heirs of all such persons as were actually residents as aforesaid, who abandoned their settlements as aforesaid, and died within the United States, or in their service, during the said war. And, thirdly, all persons who were members of families at the time of their coming into the United States, and who, during the war, entered into their service.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the proof of the several circumstances necessary to entitle the applicants to the benefits of this act, may be taken before a judge of the supreme or district court of the United States, or a judge of the supreme or superior court, or the first justice or first judge of the court of common pleas or county court of any State.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, at the expiration of fifteen months from and after the passing of this act, and from time to time thereafter, it shall be the duty of the Secretary for the Department of War to lay such evidence of claims as he may have received before the Secretary and Comptroller of the Treasury, and, with them, proceed to examine the testimony, and give their judgment what quantity of land ought to be allowed to the individual claimants in proportion to the degree of their respective services, sacrifices, and sufferings, in consequence of their attachment to the cause of the United States; allowing to those of the first class a quantity not exceeding one thousand acres, and to the last class a quantity not exceeding one hundred, making such intermediate classes as the resolutions aforesaid and distributive justice may, in their judgment, require, and make report thereof to Congress. And in case any such claimant shall have sustained such losses and sufferings, or performed such services for the United States, that he cannot justly be classed in any one general class, a separate report shall be made of his circumstances, together with the quantity of land that ought to be allowed him, having reference to the foregoing ratio: Provided, That, in considering what compensation ought to be made by virtue of this act, all grants, except military grants, which may have been made by the United States or individual States, shall be considered, at the just value thereof at the time the same were made respectively, either in whole or in part, as the case may be, as satisfaction to those who may have received the same: Provided, also, That no claim under this law shall be assignable until after report made to Congress as aforesaid, and until the said lands be granted to the persons entitled to the benefit of this act.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That all claims in virtue of said. resolution of Congress which shall not be exhibited, as aforesaid, within the time by this act limited, shall forever thereafter be barred: Provided, That no patent shall be issued to any person who may hereafter establish his claim under the said act, until he produce satisfactory evidence to the Secretary of the Treasury that he is at the time then being a resident within the United States.

Approved February 24, 1810.

An Act making provision for certain persons claiming lands under the several acts for the relief of the refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the following persons, claiming lands under the act entitled "An act to revive and continue in force an act enti led 'An act for the relief of the refugees from the British Provinces of

Canada and Nova Scotia,'" passed on the sixteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and four, shall respectively be entitled to the fol lowing lands; that is to say: Charlotte Hazen, widow of Moses Hazen; Chloe Shannan, wife of James Noble Shannan, and relict of Obadiah Ayer, deceased; the heirs of Elijah Ayer, and the heirs of Israel Ruland, respectively, nine hundred and sixty acres; Elijah Ayer, junior, and the heirs of Anthony Burk, respectively, three hundred and twenty acres. And that the following persons claiming lands under the act entitled "An** act further to provide for the refugees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia, and for other purposes," passed on the twentyfourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ten, shall respectively be entitled to the following quantities of land; that is to say: the heirs of James Boyd, two thousand two hundred and forty acres; the heirs of Nathaniel Reynolds, the heirs of Edward Antill and Joshua Sprague, respectively, nine hundred and sixty acres: Robert Sharp, John Fulton, and John Morrison, each, six hundred and forty acres; James Sprague, David Dickey, John Taylor, and the heirs of Gilberts Seamans, deceased, respectively, three hundred and twenty acres: which several tracts of land shall be located within the boundaries of the fractional townships reserved and set apart for the purpose of satisfying the claims of the refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia; and the locations shall be made and patents granted, in the manner and on the conditions prescribed by former laws, except as to the time for making the locations; which locations shall be made on the day or days that the Secretary of the Treasury shall judge most convenient for the claimants, and shall designate for the purpose.

Approved April 23, 1812.

An Act for the relief of the heirs at law of Richard Livingston, a Canadian refugee, deceased. Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the provisions of the several acts of Congress in relation to refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia, be, and the same are hereby, extended to the heirs at law of Richard Livingston, deceased, a lieutenant colonel in the regiment commanded by Colonel James Livingston; and that the quantity of land which may be awarded by the officers of Government, designated in said several acts to settle and adjust similar claims, shall be located upon such lands belonging to the United States which have been offered at public sale, and subject to entry at private sale.

Approved June 27, 1834.

CHAPTER VIII.

Special Acts of Congress granting the seven years' Half Pay to Widows and Orphans of Revolutionary Officers who died or were killed whilst in service.

An Act for the relief of certain widows, orphans, invalids, and other persons.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller of the Treasury adjust the claims of the widows and orphans, respectively, as the case may be, of the late Colonel Owen Roberts, Captain William White, Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Elliott, Major Samuel Wise, Major Benjamin Huger, Lieutenant John Bush, and Major Charles Motte, deceased, all of whom were killed or died in the service of the United States, for the seven years' half pay stipulated by the resolve of -Congress of the twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty; and that the Register of the Treasury do issue his certificates accordingly.

Approved March 27, 1792.

An Act for the relief of the heirs of Doctor Samuel Kennedy.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, required to settle and adjust the accounts of the heirs of Doctor Samuel Kennedy, and allow to them seven years' half pay for their father's services as surgeon in the revolutionary war, who died in the service on the 28th day of June, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight; to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved May 25, 1832.

An Act for the relief of James Brownlee.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James Brownlee, sole heir of Alexander Brownlee, an ensign in the army of the Revolution, and slain in the battle of Guilford, the seven years' half pay to which his widow was entitled by a resolve of Congress, passed August twenty-fourth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty; together with such interest thereon as would now be due if a certificate for the said seven years' half pay had been issued and subscribed under the principles of the funding act, and no payment made thereon.

Approved February 9, 1833.

An Act for the relief of the heirs of John Wilson, deceased.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the heirs of John Wilson, deceased, a lieutenant in the army of the Revolution, and slain in the battle of the Eutaw Springs, the seven years' half pay allowed by the resolution of Congress passed August twenty-fourth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty; together with such interest thereon as would now be due if a certificate for said seven years' half pay had been issued and subscribed under the provisions of the funding act, and no payment made thereon. Approved February 27, 1833.

An Act for the relief of Ann Mortimer Barron.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, required to pay to Ann Mortimer Barron, only daughter and surviving heir of William Barron, an officer in the navy, killed in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war, the aggregate amount of the half pay of a first lieutenant of a frigate, for seven years, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That the said Ann Mortimer Barron, before the payment thereof, do exhibit such proof to the Secretary of the Treasury as will satisfy him that she is the only daughter and heir of the said William Barron.

Approved June 30, 1834.

An Act for the relief of Margaret Riker.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to pay to Margaret Riker, the widow of Abraham Riker, a captain in the army of the Revolution, who died in service, on the seventh of May, seventeen hundred and seventy-eight, seven years' half pay of a captain of the second regiment of New York on continental establishment.

Approved June 30, 1834.

An Act for the relief of Francis and Judith Taylor.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Francis and Judith Taylor, the latter being the child and sole representative of Henry Field, (formerly a lieutenant in the continental line of the revolutionary army, and who died while in the service,) a sum equal to the half pay of said Field as lieutenant for the term of seven years, in pursuance of the resolution of Congress of twenty-fourth of August, seventeen hundred and eighty. Approved June 30, 1834.