Private Law 23–CLXXVIII

That Gilbert Hodges, his heirs or assigns be,

G. Hodges authorized to enter a tract of land.

Act of April 29, 1816, ch. 159.

and are hereby authorized to enter six hundred and forty acres of land without payment on any lands of the United States according to sectional lines, in the state of Missouri, subject to sale by private entry in lieu of the like quantity of land confirmed to said Hodges by act of Congress of twenty-ninth April one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, entitled “An act for the confirmation of certain claims to lands in the western district of the state of Louisiana, and in the territory of Missouri,” but which has been lost by the interference of prior claims.

Sec. 2.

And be it further enacted, That Henry Masters, his heirs and legal representatives be, and are hereby authorized to enter six hundred

H. Masters authorized to enter a tract of land.

and forty acres of land without payment on any lands of the United States in the state of Missouri, subject to sale by private entry, in lieu of the like quantity confirmed to said Masters, by the act aforesaid, but which has been lost by the interference of a donation.