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each; Jonathan Eddy, colonel James Livingfton, and Parker Clark, respectively, one thoufand' two hundred and eighty acres each; and the heirs of John Dodge, one thousand two hundred and eighty acres; Thomas Faulkner, Edward Faulkner, David Gay, Martin Brooks, lieutenant-colonel Bradford, Noah Miller, Joshua Lamb, Atwood Fales, John Starr, William How, Ebenezer Gardner, Lewis F. Delefdernier, John Mc. Cown, and Jonas C. Minot, respectively, nine hundred and fixty acres each, and the heirs of Simeon Chester, nine hundred and fixty acres; Jacob Vander Heyden, John Livingston, James Crawford, Ifaac Danks, major B. Von Heer, Benjamin Thompfon, Jofeph Bindon, Jofeph Levittre, lieutenant William Maxwell, John D. Mercier, James Price, Seth Noble, Martha Bogart, relict of Abraham Bogart, and formerly relict of Daniel Tucker, and John Halfted, refpectively, fix hundred and forty acres each; David Jenks, Ambrofe Cole, James Cole, Adam Johnson, the widow and heirs of colonel Jeremiah Duggan, Daniel Earl, junior, John Pafkell, Edward Chinn, Jofeph Cone, and John Torreyre, refpectively, three hundred and twenty acres each; Samuel Fales, one hundred and fixty acres; which feveral tracts of land fhall, except the last, be located in half sections by the respective claimants.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice President of the United States, and Pref dent of the Senate.

APPROVED.-February 18, 1801.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

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AN ACT to establish the district of Bristol, and to annex the towns of Kittery and Berwick to the district of Portsmouth.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That from and after the thirty-first day of March next, the ftolestablished. towns of Bristol, Warren and Barrington, in

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the state of Rhode-Mand, and Providence Plantations, and all the fhores and waters, around the fame, within the following limits, viz.á line beginning at the middle of the bay, between Mount Hope and Common Fence Point, running fouth westerly through the middle of Bristol Ferry, and continuing fuch course until it strikes a point of equal distance from Rhode-Inland to Prudence Ifland, from thence northwardly on a ftraight line to the weffèrnmost part of Nahant Point, and from thence to the weftern fhore of Bullock's Point, shall be a district, to be called the diftrict of Briftol, of which the port of Bristol fhall be the fole port of entry, and a collector for faid district, fhall be appointed to refide at Briftol, and Warren and Barrington fhall be ports of delivery-only, and a furveyor fhall be appointed to refide at each of the ports of Bristol and Warren; and the furveyor at Warren fhall alfo be furveyor for the port of Barrington.

Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That faid port of Bristol shall also be a port of entry, for all fhips or veffels arriving from the Cape of Good Hope, or places beyond the fame.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the faid thirty-firft day of March Kittery and next, the towns of Kittery and Berwick, in Berwick anthe ftate of Maffachusetts, fhall be annexed to Portsmouth. the district of Portsmouth in New-Hampfhire, as ports of delivery only; Provided, That no thing herein contained fhall be construed to prevent the master or commander of any fhip or veffel, having merchandize on board, deftined for either of the faid places, from making entry at his option, with the collector of

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the district of York, and obtaining permits for the delivery thereof as heretofore.

THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives, TH: JEFFERSON,

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Vice-President of the United States and Prefi dent of the Senate.

APPROVED-February 25, A. D. 1801.

JOHN ADAMS,

Frefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXXIX.'

AN ACT to difcharge Samuel Lewis, fenior, from his imprisonment.

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DE it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That Samuel Lewis, fenior, be difcharged from his imprisonment upon a Judgment obtained against him in favor of the United States: Frovided however, That he fhall firft affign and convey all the eftate, real and perfonal, which he may now own or be entitled to, to fome perfon or perfons, for the ufe and benefit of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treafury; Provided alfo, That the faid Judgment fhall remain in full force against any estate which the faid Samuel Lewis, fenior, may hereafter acquire; and that procefs may, at any time, be thereon iffued against the same.

THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-February 25, A. D. 1801.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

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AN ACT freeing from Postage all letters and packets to John Adams...

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That all letters and packets to John Adams, now Prefident of the United States, after the expiration of his term of office and during his life, fhall be carried by the mail, free of postage.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,
Vice-President of the United States and Pref
dent of the Senate.

APPROVED - February 25, A. D. 1801.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXXXI."

AN ACT for the relief of Nathaniel Holmes.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the accounting officers of the Treafury be, and they are hereby authorised and directed to fettle the account of major Nathaniel Holmes, and allow him fuch fums of money, as fhall appear to have been paid by him for transporting and victualling a detachment of troops, from his battalion, in the winter of one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and of one thou

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