Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-16
With great respect,
Your obed,ent servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.

NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information Of Claimants we subioin
the act:
An for the relief of and soldiers Of the Viz
gina State Line, during the Revolutionary war.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of of
'he United States oil America Congress assembled That tho
ohces and soldiers, sailors and who
of Virginia her State establishment during the re
voiuonaiy war; and who entitled to military land boun
ties by the laws and resolutions of that State
Assn shall be- and they hereby authorized surrender
TO the Secretary OF the Treasury of the United States such Of
their warrants for the said land bounc shall
ushed in whole part and receive certificates scrip
for the time before the frs, day January
year thousand eight hundred and thirty Eve; which
Gates of scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary signed
y him. and couniened by the Commissioner of General
Land Office, IA the following manner that say There
shall be separate certificate scrip as SHALL a,
the time OF issuing the same, be equal to tho then minimum
price OF each quantity eighty Of land due
and remaining unsatised the such surrender;
and like certificate orscrp for such the me shall
equal 10 the minimum pice of the quantity re-
main unsaed OF such of such subdivisions of
the amount into quantities OF eighty acres And where any
such shall have been mslad by and acct
dent, shall and Law full for the party desiring surren
der the 10 surrender official copy thereof certified under
the seal Of the Land Office Of Virginia. with Of the
party endorsed upon accompanying the stating that
such has been lost mslad, and original
hath been sold transferred knowledge belief of
the party so surrenderins, or his or her guardian
Sec And be further enacted hat shall be the duty
of the Of the General Land Office request the
Executive of Virginia furnish him with a statement of all
such warrants within the of this have already
show the number and date OF each warrant the
quantity oacres granted by each and also monthly
the description showing the number date and quaint
~, Of such shall hereafter be granted no war
shall he taken be within the provisions act which
shall hereafter be granted unless the Executive Virginia
certificate be endorsed thereon, signed pro
s' o1sG siaSns that the party whom such warrant shall
tied thereto 10y law resolution said State in force
! the United States "
Sec 3 And further enacted That, beo .e,e Secretary
OF the Treasury shall issue the scrip required by the
OF this BILL the applicants shall produce him
Of the Register OF the Land Office of Kentucky and the cef
cate of the Surveyor OF military bounty lands Virginia
copy when the original has been lost destroyed has not
been located surveyed patented Kentucky by
the seal Of his Office
Sect And be further enacted That the certificates n,
SCRIP TO he issued by virtue of this act, shall be received in
payment lands hereafter lie purchased private sale
after the shall have offered public sale and ha
remain unsold any of the land Offices the United States
established be established, States Ohio Indiana
and Illinois And all such certificates scrip shall be .s
ed by virtue of this ACT shall be assgnahe by
thereon atested by Provided That all cei
scrip be issued IN of any warrant hereafter
to be granted shall be Issued TO the party originally entitled
thereto or his cs or heirs devsce dcvees the may
be
Sec And be further enacted, That the provisions of this
act shall! he deemed and taken to extend all officers
soldiers, Sailors marines chapains musicians surgeons and
surgeons the land of the State of Vir.
gnia during the revolutionary and, generally every
person whom The state had land bounty for
services in that of description resolution
passed before and force the date of the said ccs
except only such mentioned provd
ed for in the reservation contained the said deed cesson
favor OF the officers and soldiers Of the said Cont.
mental establishments Provided That scrip issued under
the provisions Of this shall ene the holder enter or
purchase any settled occupied lands without the written
of such settlers occupants may actually res
ing said lands the time the shall entered or ap
piled for: And provided, asc That the of land thus
shall sixty thousand acres
Sec 6 And be further enacted That the provisions the
and sections this act shall extend 10 and embrace
OF military land warrants United States
in satisfaction ofcams for bounty land for during the
revolutionary war and tia, laws heretofore enforced po
Vdng for the issuing SAID warrants hereby revived
continued IN force for years
Sec And be enacted That the provisions Of this
act shall also be deemed and taken 10 extend to all the unas
fed Of the Virginia Continental establish.
ncn, Provided That the quantity thereof shall not exceed
thousand vnd and:
thousand heretofore authorized he located by their
State line
We propose to receive the original warrants. and
transact all business at ashngton and Kentucky, ne.
cessaTy to perfect the scrp-to sellor locate it on
lands in Illinois Indianna the following terms viz
For procuring scrip these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect, one
cent per and, f sold, FIVE cents per acre adj
ditona payment Of the amount of sale:
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and tho
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 oncffth Of the land so located, to be part.
ed and divided by lot, after location
Persons DESTROYS 80 have services will transmit
deliver their warrants to Mr. Clarke, in Washing
ton with full directions, in writing, stating in whose
the scrip is to issue, and in what State the lands
arc to be located.
The character in which the party acis-whcther n
sole heir, many deyisec- administrator
trustee guardian, &c.-must be set forth, and i'm
mcdiately the necessary papers, according to the
requstion of the Treasury Department will be either
sent on, or accurately described
If the scrip is be located the necessary power Of
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole will be Immediately transmitted to Sir. Duncan,
who will enter, personally and by competent agents.
without delay, upon the best land, which his iudg
mcnt and extensive acquaintance with the country. in
which he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him TO do.
TO those who desire TO locate, or intend to SELL we
would suggest the propriety Of perGecng their scrip
as possible, the best lands will be taken FIRST
and the amount Of scrip for sale viii be very consd
cradle exceeding, in the estimation Of well informed
persons. the limit Of the act of Congress
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois
NV. sr. CLAIR CLARKE, of Washington