BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled,
THATthe Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause
to be paid to Eugene Van Ness and John M. Brush, executors of Nehemiah Brush, out
of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of eight hundred
dollars, as an indemnity for the loss of property belonging to their testator, the
late Nehemiah Brush, deceased, destroyed at Micanopy, in Florida, by order of the
commanding officer of the United States troops at that place, in August, eighteen
hundred and thirty-six. Said money to be paid to said executors, upon production by
them of the proper evidence of their being such.–
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Secretary.–
02/22/1849
Passed the Senate
February 22, 1849.
Attest
Asbury Dickins.—February 22, 1849.
Attest
Secretary.–
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S._237.
An Act
for the relief of Eugene Van Ness and John M. Brush, executors of Nehemiah Brush.–
An Act
for the relief of Eugene Van Ness and John M. Brush, executors of Nehemiah Brush.–
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Papers.
Partially Printed Document, 2 page(s), Volume 469, RG 46, Entry 427: Records of the United States Senate, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate, Senate Bills and Resolutions Upon Which Further Action Was Taken, 1847-1849, NAB