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

acquaintance as may be interested 10 those Claims
with such Recommendation Of Us you nny think
40 MORT.
With grca, respect.
Your obcdienl eerverts
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information of Claimants, we suboin
IN act the relief officers soldiers Of the
gina State Line during the Revolutionary war.
Re enacted tho Senate and House Of Representatives OF
the Unt States Of America, Congress assembled, That the
vice Of Virginia on her own State ESTABLISHMENT, during tho re
outonay and who entitled TO mlit land boun
% US and sS ,e
the Secretary Of the Treasury Of the United such of
their for the said land bountics shall remain
thed M whole or IN part and TO receive eerticaies or scrip
for the time before the s, day Of January in the
scrip shall he by secretary signed
y HIM, and conierssned by the Commissioners OF the General
shs separate scrip sum az SHALL
tho time OF issuing the DO equal tho then minimum
rant and remaining Of such surrender
and like certificate scrip for such me shall
unsatished Of such subdivisions of
the amount into quantities Of eighty And where any
dent shall and may he Law full for the party desiring
der the surrender Official copy thereof
the seal Of the Land Office Of Vgnia with aida Of
such has been los, mislad and original
hath been sold red belief
the party so surrepderng or his or her guardian.
Sec And he ii further enacted, That shall duty
Executive Of Virginia furnish him with all
such warrants within the puvcw of this already
issued show the number and date of each the
quantity ofacres granted by EACH and also monthly
ofh same description showing The number date and quan
ty Of snch shall hereafter be granted And
rant shall he taken TO be within of this which
shall hereafter b. granted unless the Executive OF Virginia
certificate I've endorsed thereon signed by
per officer, stating that the party whom such shall
tied thereto by law resolution State in force
ct the daio Of tho deed Of cesso by the State Of Virginia.
the United States.
Sec And further enacted That before tho Secretary
ct the Treasury shall issue the scrip required by the provisions
Of The Land Oacs Of Ksusoe1y and the esI,is
cate Of Tho Surveyor Of The military lands Virginia
copy, original ds.iroyed be. not
been located surveyed or patented IN Kentucky suesied BY
Sect further enacted That the certificates or
scrip TO he issued by virtue Of this shall he
after the same shall have been offered public sis and shall
remain unsold at Of the land Offices Of tho United States
and Illinois And all such certificates scrip issu
ed by virtue of bis shall be as:snahc by endorsement
thereon aesed by two witnesses Provided That oil ceh
scrip to be issued in of any
be granted, shall be issued party originally entitled
erso his heir heirs dovises devees the may
Sec And be further enacted. Tim, tho provisions hi.
oct shall be deemed and taken extend all such officers
soldiers sailors, chaplans musicians surgeons and
surgeons the land Of the State of vir
gnia during the revolutionary war end generally every
whom the had engagedto pay land bounty
services that Of descrPon by law resolution
passed bee and in force the date of the said decd
sion; except only such mentioned povd
ed for The contained in the said cession
IN favor Of the officers and sodc Of tho said state CONT
mental establishment Provided That scrip issued under
tho provisions Of this shall entc tho holder
purchase any settled occupied lands, without the written
consent Of such settlers occupants actually
ing said lands AT the time the shall bo entered
Piled for And provided ao That the smont Of land thus
located shall exceed hundred and sixty thousand
Sec And be further enacted Tina, the provisions Of The
first and fourth sections Of this shall extend embrace
Of military land warrants, issued by United States
in sacon ofcam: for bouoy land or services. during the
vdus for the issuing said warrants hereby revived
Sec And be further enacted, That the provisions this
act shall also DO deemed and taken TO extend To all the
hsd warrant, Of the virginia army on Continental establish
6ny thousand acres in addition the hundred sixty
State line y '
We propose to receive the original warrants and
transact all business Washington and Kentucky ne
cessary to perfect the scrip-io seor locate il on
lands IN Illinois Indanns, the following terms viz
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require 20 be sent to Kentucky to perfect, one |
cent per acre; and, if sold, FIVE per acre ad.
ditl0ns on payment " the amount of sale:
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free OF cost, Eve cents per
acre; and for selling and saying over the money |
five cents additional, per acre!
For procuring the scrip and locating IL in Illinois or
Indiana one fifth of the land SO located, to be part.
ed AMI divided by lot, after location.
Persons DESTROYS to have services, will transmit
deliver their warrants TO Mr.. Clarke, in Washing.
ton. with full directions, in writing stating in whose
name the scrip TO Issue, and in what State the lands
are 20 be located.
The character in which the party acts--whether a
sole heir, many-devisee administrator
trustee guardian, &c.-mua be set forth, and i'm.
medis,ely the necessary papers, according to the
requson Of the Treasury Department, will he either
sent on, or accurately described.
n the scrip is to be located the necessary power of
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole wf be immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan,
who viii enter. personally and by competent agents,
without delay, upon the best land, which his judg-
ment and extensive Acquaintance with the country. in
which he has resided nearly al his life, will enable
him to do.
To those who desire to locate, intend to seIi we
vouJ suggest the propriety Of perfectng their scrip
possible, the best lands will be taken rs
and the amount Of scrip for sale WILDE very consd-
embarrassing IN the est,,-tiop Of web informed
pcrsops, the limit Of the act u ,Copgress.
Very respectfully, &c.
Joseph f,UNCAN. of Illinois u
sfws6r<c gi-ANHE, Of Washington.
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