ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv sˈɛɾəlɪŋ ɐ lˈɔŋstˈændɪŋ pɹˈɑːpɚɾi dɪspjˈuːt, ðə θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪnθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs pˈæst ɐn ˈækt, ɐwˈɔːɹdɪŋ wˈʌnsˈɪksθ ʌvðə lˈænd ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə dʒˈiːn ˈæntɔɪn bɜːnˈɑːɹd dˈɔːtɹɪv ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tə bˈuːlɪɡniz wˈɪdoʊ, mˈɛɹi ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ, ænd ðɛɹ tˈuː dˈɔːɾɚz ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv hɪz lˈɔɪəlɾi tə ðə jˈuːniən.
In 1867, as part of settling a long-standing property dispute, the 39th Congress passed an act, awarding one-sixth of the land granted to Jean Antoine Bernard D'Autrive in 1765 to Bouligny's widow, Mary Elizabeth, and their two daughters in recognition of his loyalty to the Union.