Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-28

state anu continental Establishment, or United
States Revolutionary Bounty Warrants; and we re-
quest the favor you 10 enclose this TO such of vour
acquaintance as may be interested in those Claims
with such Recommendation Of you may think.
VIC mort. -
With great respect,
Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
p Mw.BE CLAIR CLARKE.
Fcr die fun nformzrisn'o Of Claimants, We subion
the act: =. ,.ssst1- $3.50.
EAsSrs or the relief of certain officers and s,d,o NJ an,
gina Ststs Line, during the Revolutionary war
Be enacted by the Senate of
officers aud soldiers sailors and marines vino yerr in the ser
wee Of Virginia esabshn,ent during the re
ties by the laws and osoutons State their heirs and
asss MS shall be- snd they are hereby surrender
their e said bounes as shall REMAIN ,lnsa
shed in whole part and oertica,es or scrip
Tor The same, at any time before the first day Jauuagy
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty i've which cerf
Gates OF scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary signed
y INN, and countersied by tie Commissioner
Land Office, IN ts following manner 10 say There
shall tie separate certificate scrip for such Shall
the time OF issuing the same, Tie then minimum
price OF each quantity eighty of land by war
rant and remaining unatisled such surrender;
ano Ike ceThcae or scrip Tor such shall
lie equal to the minimum of the quantity shall so re
main unsaisfed Of any such of such subdivisions of
the amount INTO quantities OF eighty And any
such warrant shall have been lost msad time and acct
dent shall and may be lawful for the parry desiring suen
Ger the same to surrender oca upar
the seal OF the Land Ofice OF Virginia the of tie
party endorsed upon or accompanying the same stating tia,
such warrant has been lost maid, and that original
hath been sold transferred know O, belief NJ
the Pany so surIepderng, or his or her guardian.
Sec And be further enacted That i, shall be size tutv
OF the Commissioner the Office 10 request the
Executive of Virginia to furnish him with statement of all
such warrants within the of act as have already
issued snow ing the number and date OF each the
quantity ofacfe. granted by each and also on.bl,
OF the same description showing the number date and quaint
~, OF such shall hereafter granted And no war
rant shall he taken to be within the provisions act winch
shall hereafter granted unless the Executive of Virginia
cause certificate be endorsed thereon signed by some pro
per officer stating that the party 90 whom such a
tied thereto by some law resolution Of the Stale in
at the date OF the deed of cessou by the State Virginia.
Sec And nc further enacted That before tn. Secretary
of the Treasury shall scrip required by the
OF this BILL the applicant. produce to him the Certificates
OF the Register of the Land Oce OF Kentucky the cei.
of,he Surveyor military bounry lands f,be ys;na
line tina, the (heu original presented or the
copy when the original has been lost desoyed has
Iesn located surveyed or patented in Kentucky, aescd by
scrip 10 5. e q t S;f, @ The
payment for lands hereafter purchased at private aIe
remain unsold any land Offices Of the United State,
established or TO be Established in the States Ohio Indiana
ahd Illinois nd all SUCH certificates or scrip shall be
oy virtue OF this act shall be asignab by
thereon attesed by witnesses: Provided That all cer6
Gates or scrip TO be issued virtue of any warrant
bc granted, shall 10 the party oriaina,lv e
thereto or his heir or heirs devee devisees NAV
See And be hcr enacted Tina, tho provisions of mi.
act shall be doomed and taken all such officers
soldiers sailors, marines, chapam musicians surgeons and
III the land or sea service of tie State Vir-
ema during the revolutionary and generally. TO every
a for
services that war; any description by any law or reol;n
passed before and IN force the date OF deed OF ces
son except only such persons and proyd.
cd for in the reservation the said deed of eession
III favor OF the officers and soldiers said State on Cont
mental establishment Provided, That scrip issued
the provisions Of this act shall the holder 10 enter
purchase any settled occupied lands, without written
Ing lands the shall he entered or an
Piled for: And Provided also, That the Of land thus
located sha rot exceed TWO hundred aud
Sec And be further enacted, That the provisions of The
rsi and fourth sections Of this shall and embrace
in satisfaction claims for bounty for services durn the
revolutionary war; and that the laws heretofore enforced
s LOT the issung SAID warrants are hereby revived and
Sec And be further enacted That provisions of this
act shall also be deemed and taken the unsatis
fed Of the Virginia army on Conn-n,al establish
nen Provided That the quantity thereof not exceed
hiy thousand IN addition hundred and sixty
State line - ~
! We propose TO receive the original warrants and
transact all business at sshingon and Kentucky,
cessary to perfect the scrip-io se-or locate il on
lands IN Illinois Indiana. the following terms viz:
For procuring scrip these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect, one
cent per acre; and, If sold, Eve cents per acre adj
.ditiona on payment of the amount of sale:
| For procuring the certificates in Kentucky anl the
scrip at Washington. free Of cost, Eve 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 one fifth of the land so located to be part.
| cd and divided by LOT, after location.
Persons DESTROYS 80 have our services will transmit
or deliver their warrants TO Mr. Clarke, in Washing.
ton, with full directions, writing. stating ~ whose
name the scrip to issue, and in what State the lands
| are TO be located.
The chsrseterin which the party acts-whether a
sole heir, or many devises-ex eutor-a dminstra,or
l-trustee-E guardian, &c.-must be set forth, and i'm.
meda,ely the necessary papers, according 10 the
requison OF the Treasury De aftnen, will be either
sent on, or accurately described.
" the scrip is to be located the necessary power Of
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole Will be Immediately transmitted to- Me. Duncan,
who will 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 all his life, will enable
him TO do
To those who desire to locate, or intend to SELL we
would suggest the proprety of perfeetug their scrip
as soon as possible, the best lands will be taken
and the amount Of scrip for sale will be very consid.
erable-exoeeding, in the estimation of well informed
persons, the limit Of the act of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
i JOSEPH DUNCAN, OF Illinois