Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-03
DISTRIBUTION OF PRHE-MONEY TO THE
Officers and Crews Of the . Bon Homme Richard"
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TREAsuRr DEPARTMENT,

TREASURY DEPARTMEsT,
FIRST AUDIroRs OFFICE, Mar IL, 1913.
Sir The I'd section of the Congress entitled An
act tor the relief OF the heirs of John Paul jones' approved
March 81 lS4S provides for the payment TO the legal re-
representatives. Of the said John Paul Jones and the ocers
seamen, and marines OF the squadron under his command
being citizens OF the United States their
their respective proportions of the vaue estimated by
Benjamin Franklin OF the three prizes captured the squad
under the command of said jones' and delivered up
Great Britain by Denmark in l779,'&c.
10 order to obtain the which may be found due
the estate OF deceased party will be proper necessary
for pers persons entitled take letters
menay OF administration thereon where this has
previously done and file certificate thereof duly
ed which shall rece that evidence produced which salts
he'd the court who granted said letters that the
eate with relation whose said issued
was the OF that who officer specifying
his rank-seamen marine-on board Of vessel Of said
squadron designating the ship which he Also that
he citizen Of the United States. And further when
eersof administration shall have been taken other
State, Territory, district county than that in which
party resided At the time Of his DEATH it should appear
they taken by the and request
widow OF kin the deceden or for thereof
then BY or at the instance Of creditor of has And if
officer Marine who served board the Bon
Homme Richard rgae Alliance be living, he should sub
nit with his application whether il be made person by
attorney evidence in writing that will satisfactorily prove that
he such officer marine. And when any party
entitled shall wish to act by attorney he should acknowledge
the power that he wish confer before notary public
other officer authorized take the Of
deeds official character shall be certified by the clerk
OF the county under the seal OF his Office, otherwise
formally 10 law.
Very respectfully, WA. COLLINS, FIRST Auditor.
The distribution among the officers seamcn &c Of the
Bon Homme Richard is as followss
70 lcutenants, captain of marines, and Ia~..~s,
each. &2,&Is Ga
To leutenants OF Marines surgeon, chaplain, pur-
ser, boatswan, gamer, carpenter, masters
mates, and secretary OF the feet, each 94s IL
To midshipmen, captains clerk surgeons mates,
boatswain's mates, carpenters mates, gunner's
mates, steward, sailmsker, COOPER armorer,
cook cockswsn, sergeant OF marines, each... 262 81
To seamen, ordinary seamen, boys, Sc each.. $50 90
And among the officers seameu, &c othe rgate Alliance
To lieutenants, captain OF marines, and master,
each. -
To lieutensns OF marines, surgeon, chaplain pur-
ser, boatswaln gunner, carpenter, masters
mstes aud secretary OF the feet each........ SE 43
To mdshpmen, captains clerk, surgeons mates,
boatswain's mates, carpenters mates, gunner's
mates, steward, sailmsler, cooper, armorer,
cock, eockswsin, sergeant of Marines eaeh. SIS rs
To sesmen, ordinary seamen, boys Sc, eseh. lss Sc
june 1T
II IVER COMPLAINTS of bilious climates arise from
the which produce Fever ADD Ague aud are
cured with the certainty by Dr. Osgoods India Choa-
gogue Even after the liver has become much enlarged and
tender upon pressure is in few weeks restored
ursl size, and pain the side relieved with such
general improvement as denotes returning health.
The above highly valuable preparation may be found the
store of CHAS. STotT x CO., Washington,
JOHN L. KlDWFLI, Geors etown,