Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-08

QuO8t FAVOR OF 10 enclose euch OF
acquaintance as may be Interested in those claims,
with such recommendation Of Us as you may think
&C merit
With great respect.
Your obedent servants.
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information Of Claimants, we subjoin
the act:
An the relief Of certain officers and sncIs Of V
gina State Line, during the Revolutionary
Be enacted by tho Scuae aud House Of Of
officers and soldiers sailors and Marines who were in
Of Virginia on her State establishment during the
ties the lave and resolutions of State their
asssns shall be- and they hereby authorized surrender,
their for the said land shall remain
tised in whole in part and TO receive certificates scrip
year thousand cigh hundred and thirty Eve; which ce
Gates OF scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary signed
by him. and counersgned by the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office, IA the following manner, that say There
shall be separate certificate scrip for such SHALL
te time OF issuing tho same, be equal to the then minimum
price OF each quantity OF eshy of land due by such
rant and remaining unsatshed al the time of such
and like certificate scrip for such the time shall
he equal the minimum price Of the quantity so
main unsatshed OF such Of such subdivisions Of
tho amount into quantities of eighty And any
such warrant shall have been lost mslad acct
dent shall and may be lawful for the party desiring surn-
der tho same TO surrender official thereof certified
tho seal Of The Land Office of Virginia. with the affidavit the
party endorsed upon accompanying tho same stating that
such wanan, has been lost m'lad, and original
hath not been sold transferred
the parry so surrepdering or his or her guardian
Sec And be II further enacted That shall DO duty
Of the of the General Land Office request the
Executive Of Virginia furnish him with statement all
such warrants within the Porvew of this have already
issued show the number and date OF each
quantity ofacrcs granted by each and aso on,y abatement
OF same description showing the NUMBER date quaint
~ OF such warrants as shall hereafter be granted And
rant shall lie taken to be within he provisions Of this which
shall hereafter be granted unless the Executive Virginia
cause certificate be endorsed thereon signed
per officer stating that the party whom such shall
DO 80 granted his hss their ancestor devi.e
ed thereto by law resolution OF the said State
al tho date of she deed Of by the State Of Virginia
Tue United states
Sec And fuher enacted That, before the Secretary
OF the Treasury shn issue the scrip required by
OF ,hsb the applicants shall produce him tho certificates
81 tho Register of the Land Oce of Kentucky cert
Gale Of Tho Surveyor OF the military bounty lands Virginia
ne that tho warrants (when the original presented
cppy when the original has been lost desroyed)
6n located surveyed, or patented in Kentucky a,esed by
Sect And he further enacted That the certificates OF
scrip, 20 be issued BY virtue Of this shall be in
for lands hereafter purchased private SALE
unsold any of the land Offices Of Uned States
established be established in the States of Ohio Indiana
and Illinois And all such certificates scrip shall s-
ed by virtue of this shall be assnae endorsement,
theeon atested by witnesses Provided, That cer,
Gates scrip to be Issued in virtue Of warrant hereafter
be granted shall be issued party originally entitled
thereto his heir heirs devsee devsees case may
Sec. And be enacted That the provisions of this
act shall be desmed and taken exiend all officers
soldiers sailors, marines chsplains musicians surgeons and
surgeons in the land of State of Vr
snia during the revolutionary and generally every
whom the stale had engagedo pay bounty for
sevices 10 that any description by any OF resolution
passed before and force tho date Of the said
son only such persons n provid-
ed for, the deed of cession
10 favor Of the officers and soldiers State on CONT
mental establishments Provided That scrip Issued under
tho provisions Of this shall ene holder entsr or
purchase settled occupied lands without written
Of occupants as may be actually red
ing said lands the the shall he entered or a
Piled for And provided also That the of land thus
located shall no, exceed two hundred and sixty thousand
Sec And be further enacted That provisions of The
first and fourth sections of this shall exapd embrace
military warrants issued by the Uui.ed States
revolutionary VAR and at the laws heretofore enforced pro-
vdng the Issuing warrants are be1eby revived and
continued in force for years.
Sec And be further enacted, That the provisions Of this
act shall also be deemed and taken the uuatis
fed warrants of the Virginia army on foptinsoai
ment Provided That the quantity thereof shall not exceed
my thousand acres in addition to the two hundred and sixty
thousand acres heretofore authorized to be located by their
Suite line
We propose to receive the original warrants, and
transact all business at ashDgton and Kentucky ne
cesssry to perfect the scripto se-or locate Il ON
lands ~ Illinois or fndanns the following terms viz
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require TO be sen, to Kentucky to perfect. one
cent per acre, and, f sold, five cents per acre ad
ditOnal, on payment Of the amount Of sale:
For procuring the certificates in k ntucky and the
scrip at Washington, free OF cost, five cents per
acre; and for selling and paying over the money.
five cents additional, per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating IL in Illinois or
Indiana one 9Th of the land so located, to be part
ed and divided by lot, after location.
Persons DESTROYS to have services will tranani,
deliver their warrants to Mr.. Clarke, in Washing.
ton, with full directions, in writing, stating IN whose
the scrip 10 ISSUE and in what State the lands
are TO be located.
The character in which the party scts-whetber a
sole heir, many -devisee rat or
trustee guardian, &c.-must be forth. and i'm
medistely the necessary papers, according to the
requstion Of the Treasury Department, will be either
cent on, or accurately described.
the scrip ito be located, the necessary power Of
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole viii be Immediately transmitted to Mr.. Duncan,
who viii enter personally and by competent agents,
without delay, upon the best land, which his jodg-
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country in
which he has resided nearly all bis life, will enable
him TO do.
TO those who desire to locate or intend to SELL we
would suggest the proprety Of perecting their scrip
possible, the be st lands will be taken rs
and the amouot of scrip for sale win be very consd.
cradle in the estimation of well informed
persons. the limit of the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
yOSEPH DUNCAN, of Illinois
y nv. 81. cLAIR CLARKE. Of Washington,