Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

otrY0UlU,
JOSEPH DUNCAN
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For tho full information Of claimants. wc snh;on
the act:
act os .hs relief Of certain officers and soldiers Of the Viz
Be enacted by the Senate ouse Of AZ
officers soldiers sailors and nosrss Who s 4 - -. 40
wee OF Virginia on her Slate ssabshnen usiur H. =
ties by the laws and resolutions Of that State their her And
ASST MS shall be- and they are hereby authorized to sucnds
their warrants for the said land bounes as shall remain unss
sfied In whole or IN part, and or cr
year thousand eight hundred and thirty Eve which es,
Gates Of scrip shall be issued by Sectary and srd
Land Once in the following manner that Is TO saw Ts,.
shall be separate certificate scrip for such sun, a. shall a,
price Of each quantity eighty acres Of land due bv seh
rant and remaining unsalied the time of such surrender
equal to the minimum Price Of the quantity Ina, shs, - ~
main unsashed of such such subdyisons os
such shall have lost or mslad bv tims md 2
dent shall and be wful FOE party desiring 10 suen
the seal the Land Office of Virginia. with the as vi, ~ h
endorsed upon or accompanying the same stating that
hath not been sold the ~ .Ss
the party SO sunepderns, or his OF her guardian.
sec AND be rfuIther enacted, That shall be IN. ,,
o. the Of the Gsera Land Once to reousst he
Executive Of Virginia to furnish him with statement Of All
sued warrants within the purview Of this as hav
issued showing the number and date each warrant and ~
quantity granted by each. and also monthly sa.emens
OF the same description showing the number date and
~, OF such shall be granted And M
rant shall be taken to be within the provisions sci which
sha hereafter be granted unless the Virgin, s
cause csrihcate 10 be endorsed thereon signed by soe
Per oce stating that the party to whom such warrant shali
DC 30 granted MS her, OF their ancestor deyiso was
lied thereto by law Of the said ss,e =; co.
az ne aae OF the deed OF cession by the State Of Virginia to
Sec And he it further enacted That, before ,ss
Of this BILL the applicants shall produce to him the
OF the Register OF the Land Office Kentucky and G ,s
Surveyor military bounty lands sfs nS vaan
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copy when the original has been lost destroyed hs. M,
Ieen located surveyed or patented in Kentucky by
Sect And further enacted That the ceri6ca,e, =,
paymen, any lands hereafter to be puebsd ss 10
after the shall have offered at public aie and I
established established in the States Of 0h sssses
and Illinois And all such certificates or scp "a ,hsj M
thereon a,iesed BY Provided fha, ali es,s
70 he np b Je issued N virtue ofany hereafter
thereto, or his heir OF heirs devsee devisee a. The @
Sec And be further enacted That the prov;.;o f,h,
act shall be deemed and taken extend TO All sues
soldiers sailors, marines, chapains musicians surseoos
Mates in the land the STATE Of VIZ
gina, during the revolutionary war; and generalv m ever,
person to whom the state had engaged paw land onn ~
services 10 mat war OF any description by any law or resoo
passed before and force date Of the said 5ed
som except only such persons mentioned In and ;J
ca or IN the reservation contained the said deed OF
III favor OF the ofcers and soldiers the said STATE on S
mental establishments Provided, That no scrip ISSUED %
the provisions OF this act, shall eute the holder 10
purchase any settled or occupied lands without the vr,s
OF such seers occupants may be ac,uss d
ng on SAID lands at the time the shall be entered q,
Piled for And provided also, That the amour, of land ,sp
coated shall rot exceed hundred and sixty
sec And be further enacted, That the provons ~ ,h
FIRST and fourth sections Of this act shall extend 10 ana - sne
owners Of military land warrants by the United so,
W sasiacuon OF claims for bounty for services
revolutionary war and that the laws hereiofoo enforced
yang 70, the issuing SAID warrants hereby revived and
continued 10 force for two years '" N
sec And be further enacted That the provisions
ect snail also be deemsd and taken extend 10 an ,e
men Provided That the quantity thereof shall no, ss,
MY thousand acres in addition two hundred ana sx
State line ~ 'os"'eu ny 'neir
We propose TO receive the original warranta ana
transact all business at Washington and Ken,nch, -
cessary 20 perfect the scripto sellor locate Il on
lands IN Illinois orIndanna, the following te ros viz.
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do NOT
require to be sent to Kentucky TO perfect, one
;,ia per acre and y sold Eve cents per adj
For procuring the certificates il Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, Ave cents per
aore and for selling and paying over the rnorc,,
five cents additional, per acre: ''o''Sy
ror procuring the scrip and locating II in Illinois or
Indiana one fifth of the land so located TO be nsst
ed ami divided by lot, after location
Persons DESTROYS TO have our services Vv;I, ,,,;,
or deliver their warrants TO Mr. Clarke, in Wssbing.
ton, with full directions in writing, stating in whoso
are 10 be located. e
The character in which the party acls-whethera
sole herr or many deyiseo--exeoutor- administrator
-lnssee- guardian, &o,--must be forth, and i'm.
IleuiNeV me necessary papers, according 70 tho
reputation of the Treasury department will be either
sent on, or accurately described
II me scrip Is to be located, the necessary power Of
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole VIII be mediatey transmitted to Mr. Duncan
VINO VIII enter, personally and By competent agents.
without delay, upon the best land, which his indr.
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country IN
which he has resided neay all his life, will enable
him to do
TO those who desire locate, or intend 10 sell We
would suggest the pfopsiety Of perfectina their sor
possible, the best lands will be taken
cradle exceeding. in the estimation Of well infere,l
persons. The limit Of the act Of Congress
Very respectfully, Sc.
JO~EPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois
Mw. sD' CLAIR CLARKE, Of Washington.