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Private Law 22–LXXXVI
for the relief of Prosper Marigny.
Approved May 19, 1832
Statutory text
An Act
for the relief of Prosper Marigny.
Be it enacted, &c.,
That the claim of Prosper Marigny be, and the
Land claim confirmed,
same is hereby, confirmed to a tract of land on which he now resides, situated on the river Mississippi, bounded above by lands of the widow Bienvenu, and extending back to the river Des Ouatchas, and containing two thousand one hundred and thirty-nine French arpens; which tract of land the said claimant holds by sundry mesne conveyances from Governor de Bienville, to whom it was granted by the Company
Proviso.
of the Indias: Provided, That this act shall extend only to a relinquishment of title on the part of the United States, and shall not prejudice the rights of third persons.
Approved, .