Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-20


position hot we offer to act Agents for those who
may own Military Land Warrants on the Virgniu
State and Continental Establishment, or United
States Revolutionary Bounty Warrants; and we re-
quest the favor of you enclose this to such of YOUR
acquaintance may be interested in those claims,
with such recommendation of us as you mny think
we merit.
With great respect.
Your obcdieut servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
| For the full information of Claimants we subioin
the act:
An act for the relief of certain officers soldiers Of tho Viz
| gina state Line, during the Revolutionary
be enacted by the Senate and House
the United States of America Congress assembled
Of aTa e bs a~ sna we5c in the
evolutionary and who entitled boun.
shall aud they hereby authorized to- surrender
to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States ,uch OF
tsed in whole part and receive certificates or scrip
for the time before the day January in The
Of scrip shall be issued Secretary and signed
by HIM. and eountcrsned by the Commissioner
Land Othce, IN the following manner that There
shall be certificate scrip as shall at
the time of issuing the same, equal the then minimum
each quantity eighty land due by such war
rant and remaining unsa,ised the time of such surrender;
and like certificate scrip as al the time shall
equal to the minimum pice of the quantity that shall SO re-
main dissatisfied Of such such subdivisions of
such shall have been mslad by time and acct
dent shall and may be lawful for the party desiring suIen
der the surrender official copy under
the seal Of the Land Office Of Virginia. of the
ha S:eo o on the stating tho,
hath not been sold the knowledge belief of
Sec further enacted That il shall be the dur,
Of the Commissioner the General Land request the
such within the puview of this act have already
issued showing the number and date Of warrant and the
OF the description showing the number auan
y OF such warrants shall hereafter be granted
shall be taken be within the provisions this act which
shall hereafter be granted unless the Executive shall
cause certificate TO be endorsed thereon signed y Som, ro
be so granted his hef or their ancestor dev.o
lied thereto 10y law resolution of the said in force
at the date Of the deed of cession by the State OF Virginia.
Sec. enacted That, before the Secretary
Of The Treasury shall issue the scrip required by provisions
Register oaice Of Kentuchy and 5e es1s
cate OF The Surveyor OF the military bounty lands Virginia
copy when the original has been deroyed1 has not
been located surveyed or patented Kentucky acsted by
Sect And he it further enacted, That the certificates or
scrip to be issued by virtue of this act be in
payment lands sed AZ nyivae ~,
after the shall have offered public aie and shall,
unsod any Of The land offices Of the States
and Illinois And all such certificates scrip as shall be ss,,
thereon by witnesses: Psovdsd That all ssT
Gates scrip be issued in virtue of any warrant hereae,
thereto or his heir or heirs devsee devisee az the case
Sec And be further enacted That the provisions Of b;s
act shall be deemed and taken to all such oe.sr
soldiers sailors marines ehapans, musicians surgeons and
surgeon mae IN the land or State of Wiz
gma, during the revolutionary war; and gsnerav m
20 "ho he state had engaged pay land bounty for
services mat war; OF any description any or resolution
passed before and force the the said deed If
SION except only such mentioned in and nrov
ed for in the reservation in the said deed of
IN favor oil the officers and soldiers of the State on Cont
the provisions Of this act shall eute the holder to enter m
purchase settled occupied lands without the wI,,e
ing said lands the time the shall be entered mr.
piled for And provided, also That amount of land thus
coated shall rot exceed hundred and sixty
Sec And be further enacted, That the prov,ons M
hrs. and fourth sections Of this act shall extend embrace
sued v H.:
in satisfaction oclams for bounty land services during tho
revolutionary and that the laws heretofore enforced
nne lo inc issuing SAID warrants, hereby revived and
continued in force for years ~ N
Sec And be further enacted That provisions Of mi,
act shall also be deemed and taken extend to an the sas
ned warrants OF the Virginia army Continental establish
men Provided That the quantity thereof shall not eseesd
hfy thousand acres in addition two HUNDRED and x,
thousand acres heretofore authorized be located by bei
We propose TO receive the original o.-,.u,. -,
transact all business at Washington and Kentucky. ne
cessary TO perfect the scripto selior locate il ON
lands IN Illinois Indiana. the following te viz
FOR procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect, ono
cent per acres and il sold, five cents per acre adj
drtUnal, ON 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 Tor selling and paying over the nonev.
five cents additional, per acre:
for procuring the scrip and locating in Illinois, or
Indiana one fifth Of the land so located to be part
ed and divided by lot, after location
Persons DESTROYS 10 have our SERVICES will trsosrnt
or deliver their warrants TO Mr.. Clarke in Wasbng.
ton' with full directions, in writing, stating in wbose
name the scrip is issue, and in what State the lands
are 10 be located.
The character IN which the party acts-wbetber .
sole her, or many -devisee-ex administrator
I-trustee-guardisn, &c.-must be set forth and i'm.
media,ey the necessary papers, according 20 the
requIsltion OF the Treasury Department, will be either
sent on, or accurately described.
II the scrip IS to be located, the necessary power OF
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the.
whole WI be immediately transmitted to Mr.. Duncan.
who will enter, personally and by competent agents,
without delay, upon the best land, which his jadg-
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country in
him to do
To those who desire to locate, or intend TO sell.
would suggest the proprety Of perfecng their scrip
as possible, the best lands will be taken FIRST,
and the Of scrip for sale will be very consid-
cradle exceeding in the estimation OF well informed
persons, the limit of the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois