Thirtieth Congress,
thiFirst Session,
BE IT ENACTED
By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress Assembled.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to John H. Baker, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of six hundred dollars, it being the sum paid by him to ransom the crew of the ship Paragon from the China pirates.
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04/28/1848
Passed the House of Representatives
April 28th AD. 1848
Attest
Tho. J Campbell
Clerk

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Claims
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An Act
for the relief of John H. Ba[?]
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In Senate of the United Sta[?]
Resolved That this Bill
Attest
Secretary

Partially Printed Document, 2 page(s), Volume Volume 1, RG 233, Entry 362: Records of the United States House of Representatives, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the House, 1847-1849, NAB