Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-19


state and Continental Establishment, or United
states Revolutionary Bounty Warrants; and we re-
quest the favor of enclose this to such of your
acquaintance as may be interested in those claims
VIII" such recommendation Of Us as you NAV think
VIC merit. ~
With great respect,
Your obedent servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For tho full Information of Claimants, we subioin
tic act: ''''o'''
IN act o' INC relief Of certain officers and soldiers of the Viz
- einia stas Line, during the Revolutionary war
re enacted by the Senate and Iiouc of 0
states oil America in Congress assembled That the
@ ana soldiers sailors and marines, were In the ser
Tu Virginia on her own State establishment during the 70
vo!uonay war; and who entitled to military land bon
e 10y Inc laws and resolutions Of State their heirs and
shal! be- and they hereby authorized no ,,cns
TO The Secretary of the Treasury the United States rh ~
% warrants Tor Tie nd land bounes shall remain un,a
hed in whole part and receive cer,ca,cs n, sc,
m We ae a. any time before the rs, day of anuary in The
one thousand eight hundred and thirty FIVE; which ccrif
cafes OF scrip shall / issued by the said Secretary and scnc
nun ann eo"ne'sgnrd hy the Commissioner the General
;aH Ohce ~ 'hs following manner to saw There
sai be separate certificate scrip for such sum No ba ~
we s OF ISSUING the same, be equal the then minimum
Pe sach quantity oil eighty Of land by such war
ram, ana remaining unSasied time of such u,rero,
IKE csihcate or scrip for such as a,he time shall
10 .re minimum pce OF the quantity shall SO c.
mann unsatscd, OF such such subd;vis;ons sc
a,nou, mo Quantities Of eighty where am,
sS' "di"ut shai nave heen lost misaid
lent shall aud may be Law full the party desiring IN
,bc @ az sueer an Official copy thereof under
sea- m he ana Oice OF Virginia with the afda vii of the
party endorsed upon, accompanying the same stating ,h.
md Thar
nam no' een sold or transferred, LEDGE or beSnf
'"e parry so snrIerderine or his or her guardian
And oe niuIher enacted, That il shall he Tho ,,,
- we u'hssioner oil The General Land Office request The
Executive oil Virginia TO furnish him with statement, nf az
i.s,cd h, Wis'n he puview OF this already
snow ing the number and date OF warrant, aod ,
quann uces granted by each and monthly
VI me same description, showing the number dae and
'y of such warrants shall hereafter be granted .d
sa oe taken to be within the provisions of this nc vb;
@ BE- granted unless the Executive OF Virginia shsi
80 60 10 he endorsed thereon, signed by some pro
per oicer stating that the party such warran, IA,
tied thereto by resolution of be said &c., was en
~ e date OF the deed of ccssion by State of V,n. -
the United States. '"shia,to
Sec J. And he further enacted That before the s.c.,
% ,c treasury shall issue the scrip required by tho nIouso
OF the Register of the Land Oce Kentucky and ,h
le We Surveyor OF the military bounty lands oflbs v.
copy when the original has lost or deoved h VI ,o
T oen surveyed or patented, in Kentucky a,tes,sd bv
sect And he it further enacted That the certificate. o.
20 pc issued by vne of this act shall he received IN
after the same shall lave offered at public ,ae s
usod al any OF the land Offices of the United State.
es'aDshed or TO be established, the States of Or
ana Illinois Md all such certificates or scrn M .b.ii -.
60 Dy virtue OF this act, shall be assgnahle by endoI
'he'eon, ai,eed by two Witnesses Provided Tim, al
.aes or scIlPto be issued in virtue OF any warran, bs
thereto oT his brjr ~ ~ S ue 70 the party originally entitled
be. ''N'' ia he case may
Sec 5. And be 1t further enacted Tina, hs ,,,-,.,-,.
uc hdh DE deemed and taken 10 an such og
soldiers, sailors, Marines plains
surgeons mates the land or sea seryr. oT IL anu
80, ug INC revolutionary war, and generally IN evs,
person to whom the Stale had engaged to nav snJ
that war of any descrIon h anu bounty for
Ptsseu ocIne and III force the date the said ds ~
SION except only such persons mentioned in and ,o;
@ III 'e reservation contained in the said deed of cesson
VI we ohceTs ana soldiers OF the said State on Con
rental establishments Provided, That no scrip issued I'll
e Of ms act, shall en,le the holder 10 enter or
purchase any settled or occupied lands without tina r,o
consent Of such settlers occupants may be ac,uav d
R on sad sns a, the time the same shall entered or an
Ped or And provided, also That tile amour, of land ,
coated shall rot eScesd hundred and sixtv mus
sec And be further enacted That the provons oS,
Is act NIL
owners OF military land warrants by the United Sa,e
revolutionary and that laws heretofore VIC
vlnns Tor INC ISSUING SAID warrants hereby revised en
continued IN force for years ' anu
Sc; T. Aud be further enacted That the provi.ios
G ao DC deemed and taken all the unss,s
LOO ~" "p pm o. NE virginia army Continental establish
iy thousand acres, in addition To the two inIred -. 80:
State line " VIC '0o"oo oy their
We propose TO receive the original warrant. 49,,
transact all business at Washington ard Kentucky. me-
oeSsaty 10 perfect the scrp-to seli-or locate II NJ,
lands III Illinois or IndIanna on the FOLLOWING ,or,o -,
For procuring scrip these warrants which Jn no,
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect onc
cent per acres and, If Sold five cents per acre adj
d'uonai, on payment Of the amount OF sale.
For procuring the certificates IN Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free of cost, five cen,a ner
screi and Tor selling and paying over the money.
hvc cents additional, per acre ~
For procuring the scrip and locating !, in IlI,;, -
Indiana one fifth of the land so located to be mart
cd and divided by lot, after location r
INIT
or deliver their warrants to Mr.. Clarke, in Washing
on' WIN 'uIi directions, in writing stating in whose
name the scrip IS to ISSUE add in what State the lands
are TO be located. w "''"S
the character in which the party acts-wbetbcr
sole heir, or many-devisee -admins,rs,or
-'russee- guardian, &c.-must be set forth and Inn.
mediatey the necessary papers, according 90 81
requsition OF the Treasury Department will be e;,hey
sent on, or accurately described.
II The scrip is to be located, the necessary power of
attorney VIII be sent or, and when returned. tho
whole wIi be Immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan
VINO WIZ enter personally and by competent agents,
w'hout delay, upon the best land, which his iudg-
menu ana extensive acquaintance with the country i'm
him TO DO. WV 0
To those who desire to locate or intend TO sell va
woud suggest the pfoprety Of perfectng their scrip
aS soon as possible the best lands will be taken first
ana he amount Of scrip for sale will he very consd
cradle 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 Washinsuo lon.