Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-14
With great respect,
Your obedIent servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.

NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information of Claimants, we subion
the act:
An act for the relief Of certain officers soldiers of the Viz
. gina state Line, during the Revolutionary war
be enacted by the Senate and House of Of
e cned states oil America Congress assembled That the
officers and soldiers, sailors marines who were in the ser
wee OF Virginia on her State establishment, during the re
Vo!utonaiy war; and who entitled military land bonn
ties by the laws and resolutions that State t, heirs and
ASST snail be- and they arc hereby authorized surrender
10 e secretary 0! the Treasury Of the United States such Of
their for the said land bounes as shall remain
-hed in whole or in part and receive certificates or scrip
tor the same al time before the Of January in The
year thousand eight hundred thirty ye which cerf
cafes oil scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary, signed
y nun ann countersgned by the Commissioner General
Land Office, III the following manner that is 10 saw Thee
sha he separate certificate scrip for such SHALL a,
e Tune OF ISSUING the same, be equal to the minimum
price OF each quantity eighty OF land by such war
rant and remaining dissatisfied the time such surrender
and like certificate scrip for such as the lime shall
be equal TO the minimum Pce OF the quantity that shall o re-
main unsasied Of such of such subdivisions Of
e amount mo quantities oil eighty acres And where any
such shall have lost or slad by time and ar
dent shall andmay be law full for the party desiring to sTcn
DER the same surrender official certified undo,
The seal of the Land Office Of Virginia. aida vi, of the
party endorsed upon or accompanying the same stating ta,
uch warrant mas been lost msad and that
hath not been sold transferred ledge or belief
the party so suFrcpderng or his Oh her guardian.
Sec And be further enacted, That
OF the of the General Land Office request the
Executive of Virginia to furnish him with statement of all
such warrants within the purvew Of this have aeady
issued showing the number and date warrant and the
quantity oaces granted by EACH and also monthly statement
OF the description showing number date and ouan
~ OF such shall hereafter be granted And no war
shall he taken the
shall hereafter b. granted unless the Executive Virginia a
certificate endorsed thereon signed y som. nTo
per officer, stating that the party whom warrant shall
De so granted, his her, their
tied thereto by law resolution State in force
at the date Of the deed Of ceson by the State Virginia
! the United States.
Sec And he further enacted That beio r,he SECRETARY
OF the Treasury shall issue the scrip required by
OF this BILL the applicants shall produce him certificates
of the Register OF the Land Office Kentucky and the ce6
cate OF The Surveyor military bounty lands Virginia
ne that the warrants (when the original presented
copy when the original has been lost destroyc has no,
been located surveyed patented Kentucky by
the seal of his Office.
Sect And be further enacted, Tha, the certificates or
scrip 10 be issued by virtue OF this act shall he
payment for lands hereafter be purchased private sale
after the shall have been offered public ,ae and sha
remain unod, any of the land Offices United States
established to be established III the States OF Ohio Indiana
and Illinois And all such certificates scrip shall be iss
Cd by virtue OF tins act shall be asssnabe by endorsement
thereon aesed by witnesses Provided, That all cef
Gates scrip he issued of warrant herea fer
TO be granted sinai! be issued to the party originally entitled
thereto or his heir or heirs dcysee or deTSees, the may
be
Sec And be further enacted That the provisions of this
act shall extend to all such officers
soldiers sailors marines chaplans musicians, surgeons and
surgeons mates in the land Of State of Viz
Cnia during the revolutionary and, generally cvery
person whom the state had eusagedo land bounty
services in that Of any description by any law resolution
passed before and force al the date Of the said deed
son except only such mentioned provd-
ed for in the reservation contained the said cession
favor of the officers and soldiers Of the said State
mental establishment ided, That scrip. issued under
the provisions Of tins shall ene the holder enter or
purchase any settled occupied lands, without written
Of such settlers occupants may actually rsd.
ing said lands the the shall entered or an
Piled for: And provided, also. That the thus
coated shall exceed hundred and sixty acres
Sec And further enacted That the provisions the
first and fourth sections of this shall extend embrace
military land warrants issued Ivy the United States
in satisfaction oclam for bounty land for during the
revolutionary and that the laws heretofore enforced pro.
vdng for tho SAID warrants hereby revived and
continued In force for years.
See T. And further enacted, That tho provisions of this
shall also be deemed and taken extend to all the utsas
fed warrants Of the Virginia army Continental establish
men Provided quantity shall not exceed
ind xt
thousand heretofore authorized to be located by their
State line.
We propose 10 receive the original warrants and
transact all business at ashugton and Kentucky, ne.
ccssary perfect the scrip-to sellor locate IL on
lands in Illinois ndianns, the following terms viz:
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require To be sent TO Kentucky to perfect, one
cent per acre; and, il sold, five cents per acre adj
ditrGna, on payment Of the amount of sale;
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free OF cost, five cents per
acre; and for selling and paying over the money
five cents additional, per acres
For procuring the scrip and locating IL in Illinois, or
Indiana fifth Of the land so located, TO be part.
Cd and divided by lot after location.
Persons DESTROYS TO have services, will Transmit
or deliver their warrants to Mr. Clarke, in Washing.
ton, with full directions, in writing. stating III whose
name the scrip is TO issue, and IN what State the lands
are To be located.
The character in which the party acts-whethcr
sole heir many -deNisec-e executor administrator
trustee guardian, &c.-must be set forth, and i'm
ncdiatcy the necessary papers, according to the
rcqusition of the Treasury Department viii be either
sent on, or accurately described.
If the scrip I've located, the necessary power Of
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole will be Immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan,
who will enter, personally and by competent agents,
without delay. upon the best land, which his judg-
cnt and extensive acquaintance with the country. in
which he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him 10 do.
TO those who desire TO locate or intend to sell, We
would suggest tho pTorrety Of pcrfecng their scrip
as soon as possible, the best lands will be taken first
and the amount Of scrip for sale will be very consid
erable-exceeding, in the estimation OF well informed
persons, the limit OF the act Of Congress,
Very respectfully, &c
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois.
Nv. ST. CLAIR CLARKE, Of Wilmington.