The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-12
CBY AUTHORITY
Jaw OF THE UNITED STATES,
AN ACT

For the reiiefof Richard Tervia, william, Cole
man, Bdsain Lewis, Sasnuei 1kins and 80.
seph Wilson, Of the Mississiepi Territory.
II + enacted by the Senate and House of Re.
- presensatives Of the United States of .i,,,ey..
cain Coxy,ess assembled. That Richard Ter.
vim be, and he is hereby authorised to produce
to the register Of the land Office, and the rSceiv-
err ofput monies, for the district east of Pearl
river, an the Mississippi territory, evidence Of
his having inhabited and cultivated q tract ef
land IN said territory, prior to the thirtieth day
OF March, one thousand seven hundred & K.netv.
eight anu IN case such evidence shall be pro.
duced, the said register and receiver are recuir-
ed to grant to the said Richard Tervin d ma.
ton certificate for sach tract of land. not ;,xcee
aing six hundred & forty acres
Sec 2. Ind be it further enacted, That Will.
am Coleman be and he is hereby authorised to
produce to the said register and receiver eyi.
aence o. bis right to donation of tract of land.
on the Iombgoee river in said territory and
IN case he shall produce satisfactory evidence TO
the SAID register and receiver, that he was en-.
titied TO donation Of such tract according IA
the provisions of the second section of the act
entitled An act regulating the grants of land.
ano proviuing for the disposal of the lands of the
u D south OF the state Of Tennessee" and the
acts supplementary thereto, it shall then be IA W.
sui fqr the said VIM. Coleman to locste ,,,,,n
tity OF land equal TO that 10 which he was emf
tieo unoer Ire aforementioned provisions. on a.
ny sands OF The U ). which shall have been off, r
&c a. puohc sale, IN the ssid district. and that
snaii then remain unsold; and it shall be the d,,.
vi tue sad register and receiver to issue do.
nsn1h csrt''ieate to the said VIM. Coleman. for
the land SO located by him.
Sec. 3. And Sc it further enacfea Tb., = Au;n
| LEWIS be entitled to the right of pre.emption in
nve acres OF lard situate within the Boundaries
oi tract OF land, whereon he resides which five
SO were heretofore used for an encsmpment 70,
the troops OF the U. S. so soon as the same sinai
cease to be used for that purpose the said 6ye
$50 " oe PAD Tor at the same price, on the
same terms and conditions, as are provided Go,
lands granted by right of preemption in the Mis-
sissppi territory.
pee. 4. And De 1t further enacted, That Samuel
MINIS De, and he is hereby confirmed in his title
10 tract OF iaad, containing five hundred and
e'shty-Iour acres, granted by the British govern
u,ent OF west Florida, % VIM. Clark, so as M,
" ueprNe tne heirs OF said Clark, or any other
person or persons of their legal remedy. If an,
.ney nave, tor the recovery of said land from said
Minis, his heirs OF assigns, 'A'O
oec. D. Ind 6e Il |lDtEer enacted That Iossnh
wilson be and he is hereby authorised tn en,e.
WIN the register ofthe land Office his cert;c.te
VI Pre.emPtion right, granted to him by the board
VI commissioners, TOR the district cast of Pearl RI
vSr' IN the mississippi territory, for the quaint.
~ OF Tour hundred and eighty acres of land. Iv
.ns on tue iombishee river in said territory &
tha. payment be made therefor, at the same
pre-, anu on the same terms aad iconditions, as
are provided by law, for other lands granted in
r'snt OF presumption in said territory.
j. B. VARNUM,
'Pe"heT Of fhe House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
JOHN POPE,
fresiaent Of the Senate PRO teusoSe.
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON
March 2, 1911.