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United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/14th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 97

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April 26, 1816.

Chap. XCVII.An Act for the relief of Young King, a chief of the Seneca tribe of Indians.

Annuity of 2400 dollars.Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary for the Department of War be, and he is hereby authorized and required, to cause to be paid to Young King, a chief of the Seneca tribe of Indians, quarter yearly, the sum of fifty dollars, amounting to the sum of two hundred dollars per annum, during the term of his natural life, as a compensation for the brave and meritorious services which he rendered the United States in the late war with Great Britain, and as a provision for the wound and disability which he received in the performance of those services.

Approved, April 26, 1816.