United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/13th Congress/3rd Session/Chapter 52
Chap. LII.—An Act for granting and securing to Anthony Shane, the right of the United States to a tract of land in the State of Ohio.
Grant of land to him.Be it enacted, &c., That, in consideration of valuable and faithful services, rendered to the United States, during the present war, by Anthony Shane, a half breed Indian, there be granted to him all the right of the United States to a tract of land, to contain three hundred and twenty acres, lying on the river St. Mary’s, at a place called Shane’s Crossing, within the limits of the state of Ohio, but in a part thereof to which the Indian title has not yet been extinguished; the said tract to be located in a convenient form, and so as to comprehend the said Anthony Shane’s improvements.
Patent to issue, when.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the Indian title to the territory comprehending the said tract, shall be extinguished, the said three hundred and twenty acres shall be surveyed under the authority of the United States, and a patent therefor shall be granted to the said Anthony Shane, or, if not then living, to his children and legal representatives, to hold the same to them and their heirs.
Approved, February 24, 1815.