Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-28
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kentucky.
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Inc committee tn whom was referred the
report OF john >. Herring, Esquire, touching
the claims OF the officers and suldiers of the
revolution for bounties in land, have had that
subject under consideration, and submit there
upon the following report:
III appears To the committee, rl,at by yari-
o'is acts of the General Assembly. conmenc-
ing as early as the year l77G, bounty in
lands was assured, in a most solemn ,nanncr.
to the officers and soldiers who had served
not less Than three years, in the regular army
Oh virginia, whether Sn state or continental es-
adjustment, and TO the officers, sailors and
marines ofihe navy of Virginia The u,anti
~ oil land Tn which each was entitled, accord
'ng 10 ms rank and service, the manner in
which his right was to be authenticated. and
the evidence thereof granted, by the public of
iicers-thc particular districts of country with
Iii which the right should attacIi-the manner
OF locating, surveying, and obtaining the pa i.
tent, are all provided by law.
In the year 1879, when the land Office of
this commonwealth was established and pro-
VISION made by law for disposing of the waste
and unapproprlated lands, the right To these
military bounty lands is distinctly recognized I:
tract OF country between Green river and
Tennessee river is reserved for their saiiscac
ton and within this tract the location Of
land Office treasury warrants is absolutely
inerdicted.
During the same session the General Assem-
bly, passed another act, having for its object.
amongst other things, g. the more cffectnally
securing to the officers and soldiers of the Viz
gInIa line, the lands reserved to them" I'm the
FIRST section of this act, il is rected, that all
The lands lying between the Green river and
the tennessee rlver,frOm the Allegheny noun
tains 10 the ONO river, except the tract grant
ed unto Richard Henderson, Esq. add Com
pany, have been reserved for the officers and
soldiers OF the Virginia line, on continental
and state establishments to give them choice
ol good lands, not only for the public bounty
due to them for military service, bit, also IN
htF PTiOdte adventures, as citizens .''-and ve-
ny strong measures are enacted to prevent
settlements tfereupoD, in dcrogation to the
rights of the military claimants.
NJ the November session, in the year 1891,
an act was passed, reciiing that considerable
part OF the tract OF country allotted for the
officers and soldiers, by the act of Assembly
establishing the land office, had, upon the ex
tension OF the boundary line between this state
and North Carolipa, fallen into that state =
and the intentions Of the said act had been So
TAR lrustrated-and enacting, that all that
" tract of of land, included within the rivers
" Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee, and the
" Carolina boundary line, shall be, and the
" same IS hereby substituted in lieu of such
- lands so fallen into the state of North Caro-
" INA, to be IN same manner subject 10 be
" claimed by the said officers and soldiers"
This act provides for the manner in which
the bounty lands shall be'suryeyed and loca-
ted For this purpose, surveyors are TO bo ap-
pointed by the executive, and depulation oil
officers to be made by the officers themselves,
with power Ia superintend and direct the law
ing oifthe said lands, and with " power fo !
choose hebest ofthe same, thus to be allotted"
IL provides that the land shall be surveyed in |
such proportions as the superintendent shall
direct and that fter such svUey, tie por- I
: tons OF each rank shall be numbered, and |
the said officers and soldiers shall, accord |
Ing to their ranks, respectively, proceed to