Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-06

acquaintance may be interested in those claims
WIN such recommendation Of US you may think
we merit.
With great respect,
loGr obedient servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For the full information of Claimants we sub;oip
the act: '"o''-1
AN act for the relief certain officers and soldier, f ,, W.
- gina State Line, during the Revolutionary war va
he enacted by the Senate NJ
the United States of America Congress assembled Tbat tho
oneT and soldiers sailors and Marines were IN the ser
vice OF 'gna GA her own State establishment during the re
Voiuonay and who entitled milf ary land hour
ASST ne h, hs @ vi ha' State their heirs and
40 Us. sa DE- ana hty are hereby, authorized surrender
to the Secretary Of the Treasury United States such of
their warrants Tor the said land bounes shall remain unsa
Lshed IN whole or IN and receive certificates or sIn
for the before day of January IN ,br
Gates OF scrip shall he issued 10y the said Secretary and signed
by HIM and coun;ersgned by the of the GensIai
Land Ohce IN tina following manner, that is to saw There
snail he separate certificate scrip such sun, as shah n,
The time oi issuing the be equal the then minimum
rant ana remaining unSaished the such surrender.
and Ike certificate scrip as at the time shall
oceqda 10 the minimum pIcc of quantity that shall o TO-
mann unsa''shed OF such such subdysons ne
he amount INTO Quantities of eighty And where anv
such aan shall have been mislaid y time and 49,
dent shall antmay be Law full for the party dens 10
the seal OF the Land Office of Virginia the afa nj ~,
party endorsed upon accompanying the same stating thar
such warrant has been lost msad, aud that III. oonat
main not been sold or transferred or besT ot
'ne party so sGLepderns, or his or her guardian.
sec And be uuI,her enacted, That shall be the du,,
OF the Commissioners of the General Office 10 reones, 2
Executive Of Virginia to furnish him statement Of all
such warrants the purview of this act ne ba " on
issued showing the number each waIan, and ~
quantity oiacTe granted by EACH monthly
OF the description showing the number date and @
y, OF such warrants shall hereafter granted And No
ram ha be taken to be within the provisions this act which
snail hereafter be granted unless the Executive of Vrin hs
cause certificate to he endorsed thereon signed by some nr
per ohceT stating that the party whom such warrant shall
De go granted ms her or their deviso was emit,
uea thereto by some law resolution SAID State IN c
at the date OF the deed of by State of Virgins 70
Sec 8 And he further enacted, That before the secre,o
man ISSUE The scrip required by the provisions
OF ms oI the applicants shall Produre the ceI6cates
OF The Register OF the Land Office Kentucky and nm. r.S
Gaze o he Surveyor OF the military bounty the ViIriua
line, that the (when original is presented ~ M
copy when the original has been lost DESTROYED has
esn located surveyed or patented Kentucky attesed by
Sect And be further enacted Tina, the Certificate. =,
scrip 10 ne ISSUED ny virtue of this he recsved -
Payen, for any lands hereafter 10 be pmTchaseJ az ~
after the shall have been offered a, public sal. 80 S
enarnnsod at any Of the land offices the United Sa,es
esahshed or TO be established the States of Ohio Id
and Illinois And all such certificates or scrip az shall, no @
ereon aitesed by two witnesses: Provided That all cer,S
to I've ng G SsGen IN virtue OF any hereafter
here', or his heir or heirs devsec evisces as The cas me-
be. " ' case may
act shall be deemed and taken extend TO ali such o
aes sailors marines chapans, musicians surgeons and
surgeons mates in the land service of the - VT
gina, during the revolutionary war and pencyay ",
@ 10 wnom me Stale had engaged pay land bounty for
services IN that of description by any IA 90 y,
passed before, and in force the the said dsed
SION only such persons as mentioned in and provJ
Gu of III he reservation contained in
IN favor Of the officers and soldiers ofte said S,as o. C
the ;s E M rovded That no scrip, issued under
purchase any settled occupied lands wibo, III. ;,,
of such settlers or occunap,s 80" u ue written
s OH sa'n lands at the time the shall be entered mr. a.
pied Tor And provided, ALSO That amount of land ,%
coated sa rot exceed two hundred sixty housand 49,
Sec And be further enacted That the prnv;som S
s ana fourth sections of this shall extend 70 and ah,
of military warrants issued Iv IN. U sSoace
satisfaction ofclaims for bounty land for service"
revolutionary war; and tia. the laws heretofore enforced
vds for the issuing sad warrants are hereby revived pro-
Sec And be II further enacted That the provisie,s
act shall also be deemed taken 10 extend 10 an S " WI,
fed warrants Of the Virginia army an Con,ineo,ai .ss
men Provided Tina; the quantity thereof shall no, sscs5
thousand acres heretofore authorized To be located hy 49,
State line " " 'd'" ny 'her
We propose 10 receive the original warrants. anf
uanssc' all business st Washington and Kentucky ne
ecssary TO perfect the scrip-to selor locate !, a,
lands IN Illinois or lndannR, the following erms viz
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect an.
cent per acres and If sold, five cents per sr,e al
dIt'onal on payment of the amount of sale:
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cents ner
acres and for selling and paying over the mope,
five cents additional, per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating in Illinois or
Indiana one fifth of the land SO located In he rot,
ed and divided by lot, after location '
Persons DESTROYS to have services will trapsrit
OF deliver their warrants to Mr.. Clarke in Washing
ton with tnll directions, IN writing stating IN whose
are to be located. " ''''~'
ne charac'eri IN which the party acts-whether a i
sole he'r, or many -dcvisee executor
trustee guardian, &c.-mus, be set forth and I'M
medm,ey the necessary papers, according to the
requsi'on OF the Treasury Department will be either
sent on, or accurately described.
u the scrip is to be located the necessary power OF
attorney viii he sent or, and when returned, the
whole viii be Immediately transmitted To Mr.. Duncan.
who will enter, personally and by compe' ent agents.
without delay, upon the best land, which his iudp.
ment 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 wo
would suggest the prcpriey Of perfcctng their scrip
as as possible az tho best lands will be taken first
and the amount OF scrip for sale will be very consd
cradle exceeding ~ the estimation of well informed
persons, tile limit OF the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &C.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois
NV sr' CLAIR CLAIRE, Of Washington,