Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be directed to increase the pension of Esther Russell, widow of Philip M. Russell, a surgeon's mate in the army of the revolution, to such sum as would have been allowed her husband for a service of two years as surgeon's mate during the war of the revolution, by virtue of an act passed the seventh day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, entitled "An Act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution;" said pension, so increased, to commence from the fourth day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and to continue for and during her natural life.

Approved, January 8, 1849.