Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-30

with greet respect,
Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
Mw. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full Information Of Cluimanis we subioin
the act; =
An act r the relief Of officers and soldiers of the Viz
n, gina Slate Line during tho Revolutionary war
e enacted by tho Senate House Representatives of
the United States OF America Congress assembled That the
wee OF Virginia on her State establishment, urpa the r
evolutionary war; and who ented military land boun
ties by the laws aud resolutions State their heirs and
shall be- and they hereby authorized to surrender
tn the Secretary of the Treasury Of The States such OF
uier warrants Tor the said land bountes shall rema
thed in whole part, and certcaies or scrn
Tor the same at any time before the s day anuary in the
year one thousand eight hundred thirty five; which ce
Gates OF scrip shall he issued the Secretary and
py hm ann co"n'ersened by the Commissioner General
uuu ou'ce W 'hs following manner. saw There
shall he separate certificate scrip for such ,,n az sh,u =.
mo ,nne OF issuing the same be equal to the then
Prcc OF each quantity OF eishiy Of by such wa
Tan and remaining unsaiis6cd of such surrcpe
anu IKE certificate or scrip for such rne shall
oeequa 10 he MINIMUM Of the quantity that shall So
MAN unsatsed Of such such subdivisions og
such shall have been los, or msaid nv ,;s aa any
"en sha aud may be lawful for the party desiring sren
The seal of the Land Office Virginia with the vii S ,h
Parry endorsed pon or accompanying the same stating a,
hath NOT been sold transferred 10 the knowledge or eS
the parry so snTe"derng, or hs or her guardian
Ana nc uuriier enacted Ina, il shall be the duty
OF the Commissioner Of the Land Office To- reou. ,h
Executive OF Virginia furnish him with statement Of all
such warrants within the rnrvicw Of this oct as have
issued showing the number date of each waan, and G
Qushy granted by each and also monthly
OF the descnp,on ing the nu,Abe da,o and
~ of such warrants shall hereafter be granted And M
rant shall he taken TO be with the provisions this act, winch
shall hereafter b. granted unless the Executive of Yr,
cause certificate he endorsed thereon signed bv some
per officer stating tina, the party whom such warrant
be so granted his hef their ancestor or dcysor was
,ed thereto by some law resolution of the said state IN
az e date OF the deed Of ccssion by the State Virginia 10
Sec And lac further enacted That before the sec,e.,,v
OF he treasury shall issue the scrip required provisions
Oh bi The applicants shall produce him the
oil the Register OF the Land Office Kentucky and the
cate OF the Surveyor military bounty lands Of The
ne mat the warrants (when the original presented or the
copy when the original or deslroyed has n
been located surveyed, patented, Kentucky aes,ed by
the seal OF his Office -
Sect And be il further enacted Tha, tho Certificates
Sup 70 oe ssue1 6y virtue OF this shall received in
payment any lands hereafter be purchased at private sale
alter the same shall have been offered public eaIe and s
remain unoid at any of the land offices the United STATE.
established or 10 be established the of Ohio Indiana
and Illinois And all such certificates or scrip as shall bo &C.
dby virtue of this shall be assgnabe by endoren,cn,
thereon aes'ed by two witnesses Provided That ali ee,S
Gates or scrip TO be issued in any warran,
49, sa' soa' DC ISSUED to tire party originally entitled
ueeo or mas ef or heirs, devisee deysee the case
sc Ss &C.. s Ard be I,er enacted TIA. the provisions of this
soldiers sailors, chsplans musicians ,,rccn. 90
mates IN the land the Suite of V
sa curing the revolutionary aud generally to rverv
person 10 whom the state had engaged pay land bon, a.
~ m war OF any description by any law resolution
Passecre and IN force al the date sad deed of res
fn except only such persons mentioned in and novd
e o the reservation contained in the said of cesioo
oi e ocers and soldiers of the said on CONT
Mental establishment Provided, That Scrip issued undr,
tue PROVISIONS t this act shall enlc holder TO enter or
purchase ay settled or occupied lands without the written
consent OF such settlers occupants as NAV be scte,
ing on SAID lands at the time the shall entered or p
Enen o ana provided, also, That the land thu.
located shall exceed hundred aud sixy thousand
Sec And be further enacted. That the provisions Of the
Inst ana fourth sections of this shall extend 20 and e,
owners OF military land warrants issued by the United Sa,.
satisfaction OF claims for bounty land for during the
revolutionary war; and That the laws heretofore enforced pro
Vdns Tor the ssUI SAID warrants hereby revived and
continued in force for years ~
Sec T. And be further enacted Tha, the provisions NJ ,
act shall also be deemed and taken to all the us
ned waans OF the Virginia army Continental establish
neni Provided Tha, the quantity thereof shall not exceed
fry thousand acres in addon hundred and sx,v
State line y "'''
We propose TO receive the original warrants anil
transact all business at " ashngton and Kentucky ne
cessary TO perfect the scrip-io SELL locate IL on
'anns ~ Illinois or indanna on the following terms. viz:
Fnr procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require to be sent to- Kentucky to perfect one
cent per acres and. if sold, FIVE cents per acre adj
diiiUnal, an payment Of The amount Of sale:
Fo' procuring the certificates in kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cer:x per
core; and Tor selling and paying over the money,
Eve cents additional, per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating in Illinois mr.
Indiana one fifth Of the land so located TO be mart
cd and divided by lot, after location.
Persons desrous to have services will transmit
or deliver their warrants TO Mr. Clarke, in Washing
ton, with full directions, writing stating IN whose
name The scrip to issue, and in what State the lands
are 10 be located.
The character in which the party acts-wheth.r a !
sole heir, or characterization
trustee guardian, &c.-must be set forth, and i'm.
mediaely the necessary papers, according to the
requsition Of the Treasury Department. will be either
sent on, or accurately described.
" the scrip Is TO be located the necessary power of
Attorney will be sent OF, and when returned the
whole Will be Immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan
who will enter personally aud By competent agents.
without delay, upon the best land, which his iudg.
neht and extensive acquaintance with the Country in
which he has resided nearly all his life UilI rn.hi
him to do.
To those who desire 20 locate, intend to sell we
would suggest the pfoprety OF perfectng their scrip
as soon as possible the best lands will be taken
and the amount of scrip for sale will be very consd
erabie-exceeding. in the estimation of well Informed
persons, the limit of the act of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c
JOoEPli DUNCAN, of Illinois
NV st CLAIR CLARKE, Of Washington.
June 1s,, $50.
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