Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-29
With great respect,
Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.

For the full Information of Claimants, we subioin
the act
An act Tor tho relief of certain officers soldiers of the Viz
,, 8nia stats Line, during the Revolutionary war.
be enacted by the Senate and House Representatives
inc United States OF America, Congress assembled Thai the
oers 3nd soldiers sailors and marines who ser
wee OF Virginia her State establishments during the re
voutionaIy and who military land boun
u by the laws ana resolutions of that State, their and
shall be- and they hereby to surrender
TO The Secretary of the Treasury the United States such OF
@ warrants ioT uo SAID land bounics shall unsa
hed, in whole part and receive Certificates or scrin
Tor the same at any time before the first day January in tho
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty ve which cert
Gates scrip shall be issued by Secretary and signed
by HIM and counieFned by The Commissioner the General
idnu Oc', III the Following manner, that is There
shall be separate certificate scrip for such sum ne shall
ue 'ne OF ISSUING the same be equal tile MINIMUM
e Sdch quahy oil eghy acres OF land due by war
rant and remaining unsaished of such surrene
and Ike certificate scrip for as at the time shall
70 he minimum piice OF the quantity that shall so re-
main unsasied OF warrant Of such sbdvision S
'ne amount INTO quantities OF eighty And where any
son Warrant s nave ueen lost miSaid 10y and acc
dent shall and may be lawful the party desiring to
DER e same TO surrender an official copy thereof under
e seal n inc Land Oce OF Virginia, with the ada of tho
party endorsed uon accompanying same stating thai
such warrant has been los! mislad and that original
nam not been sold or transferred the knowledge or besS
the party so sunerdeTng, has or her guardian
Sec And be it further enacted That shall be the du,,,
OF the Commissioner of the Land Office TO reoucs, h
Executive Of Virginia furnish him with statement of al
sucn warrants Wlhn The puFvow OF this have already
showing the number and date OF each warrant and tho
quantity oiacres granted by EACH monihv
OF me same description showing the number, date, quan
~ o such warrants shall hereafter be granted And M a
rant shall be taken To be within the provisions of this act h
shall hereafter granted unless
certificate thereon signed by some nTo
per oicer stating that the party whom warrant shall
be so granted his her their deyisor was emil
% 'e,o oY some law or resolution Of the said State force
az 9e date OF the deed of oOsson, by the Virginia "a
the United States s' ~
Sec And he further enacted That before the Secr.,a
OF me treasury shall issue the scrip required by poysons
of the Register the Ofce of Kenuckv and the
cate of the Surveyor the military bounty lands of the V
me- a the warrants wheu the original presented or tho
copy when the original has or DESTROYED has 49,
Tee surveyed or patented in Kentucky, aested by
Sect L. And he it further enacted That the certificate, -
SCRIP to he ssuei bS virtue Of this he in
after the same shall have been offered public ,ae and h
remain unsod any of the land Offices of the Un,ed Ss,
established or to be established in States of Ohio nJ
aud Illinois And all such certificates scrip as shall he
ed by virtue Of this act shall be assguabc by endoTsem,
thereon, aiested by two witnesses Provided That ali s,s
Gates scrip be issued virtue of any warrant heSs
10 be granted, shall be issued party originally en,e
heTeo or ms heir or heirs devsee evees as the CASE
be. ~ my
Sec And be further enacted, That the provisions Of this
act shall be deemed and taken extend 10 all sncb oHs
soldiers sailors marines, chapains musicians surgeons al
surgeon mates the land service of the state of Viz
sna during the revolutionary war; and generally 70 every
person to whom the state had engaged nav land bonn a.
services IN that of any description by any law or reo,io
passed before and IN force the date said deed of ces
sion except only such persons mentioned in and J
ed for the reservation contained the said deed of ssso
III favor OF e oceTs and soldiers of the said on CONT
mental establishment: Provided That no scrip sed ,na
the provisions Of this act shall ente the holder 10 enter %
purchase any settled occupied lands without the written
Of such settlers occupants as NAV he sc,,sl, %
ing said lands the time the shall be entered or
% land
coated shall rot exceed hundred and sixty thosand
Sec And be further enacted That the Provisions he
owners OF military land warrants issued by the Uni,ed
IN satisfaction claims for bounty for services 1rinS he
revolutionary war; and that the laws heretofore enforced mo
vdng Tor the issuing snd warrants are hereby revised 5
continued in force for two years ''u auu
Sec AND be It further enacted, That the provisions NJ ,i.
act sh' also be deemed and taken IN extend 10 All the
hed warrants OF The Virginia army Continental esabsb
nG rioylueu Iha' the quantity thereof shall not exceed
MY thousand acres in addition the two hunded ara 80,
thousand acres heretofore authorized be located bv Ihc
State line " "eH
We propose to receive the original Warrant. 49,,
transact all business at Washington and KentucLv ne
cessary TO perfect tho scrip-to sell-or locate !, ~
lands IN Illinois or Indianna the following terms, viz.
FOr procuring scrip on these warrants which do NOT
require TO be sent to Kentucky to perfect one
cent per acres and, If sold, five cents per acre adj
uuonah on payment of the amount Of sale:
For procuring the certificates in Kentuckv and a.,
scrip al Washington, free of cost, five cents ner
acre. and for selling and paying over the money
five cents additional, per acre:
FOR procuring the scrip and locating IL in Illinos mr.
Indiana one.fifth of the land SO located IN ho go,
cd and divided by lot, after location.
PERSONS desirOus 10 have services will trsnsit
or deliver their warrants TO Mr.. Clarke in Wasb;ng-
ton, with full directions, in writing stating j.; .h
sme The scrip is to ISSUE and in what State the Iand
s.e TO be located. GUNS
The character in which the party aots-wbetber
sole heir, or y-devisee-executor-a dnins,ro,o,
-uustee-guardian, &c.-must be set forth and i'm
meua.ey the necessary papers, according to the
reqllsIuono OF the treasury Department. will be either
II the scrip is to be located the neccssarv ,c,.r %
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned. the
whole wlli be Immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan
VINO VIII enter personally and by competent agents.
without delay, upon tic best land. which his ;ndS
men, ana extensive acquaintance with the country in
WnIcn ne has resided nearly all his life, will enable
20 hose who desire TO locate, or intend to SELL we
would suggest the proprety Of perfccng their scrip
as soon as possible tho best lands will be taken first
an1 Ihe amount of scrip for sale will be very consid-
exceeding, in the estimation of well informed
persons the limit Of tho act Of Congress
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, of Illinois
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE, Of Washington