Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-09

States Revolutionary Bounty Warrants and wc re-
quest the favor of you enclose this TO such of vour
acquaintance as may be interested in those claims
with such recommendation OF us os you may think
We merit
With great respect,
Your obedicnt servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For tho full information of Claimants, VIC subjoin
the act:
An act for the relief of certain officers soldiers of the Viz
, G'nia State Line, during the Revolutionary war
r enacted by The Senate and House Representatives
the Cnhed states OF America, IA Consrcs assembled That tho
vice of Virginia on her State establishments during the 70
evolutionary and who entitled military land boin
ties, by tie laws and resolutions State their heir, and
ASST shall be- and they hereby authorized to surrender
TO the Secretary Of the Treasury of United States such OF
tted IN whole or IN part I'D receive certificates or scrip
Cor the same time before the first day January in the
Gates OF scrip shall bc issued by the said Secretary and sccd
by him. aud counerssned by iGe Commissioner OF the Ge9e
shall be separate certificate scrip such SUM as shall a,
The time OF issuing the same, he equal tho then minimum
pce OF each quantity OF eighty OF land due by such ar
an aud remaining usashcd al the time of such surrender;
and like certificate scrip for sum as a, the time sha
hecua to The minimum piicc OF the quantity shall so e
main unsa'ised of such such subdivisions Of
the amount into quantities of eighty acres And vbrr ,nr
Cn warrant snail have been lost mslad by and acct
rcn shall and may be law full for the party desiring to
e, 20 suaner an Official copy thereof under
hc seal at the Land Ohce oi Virginia. with the m ,
party endorsed uron, accompanying same s,a,ns m y,
such warrant has been los, or mad, and tho original
main not been sold transferred kno,, lcr or ~
"ie party so Suncrderrns OF hrs or her guardian.
Sec And ho further enacted, hat shall be the duty
OF the Commission Of the General Land Office IN ecrcs ,,
Executive oi Virginia to furnish with Statement, nj al
such warrants within The puviow of act, as have ar,J
Quantity oiacTes granted by each also monthly
OF the same description, showing number date and ounni
", Oi such shall hereafter be granted And no 49,,
rant shall re taken IN he within the provisions this act wbc
shall hereafter b, granted unless Executive OF VIRGINIA shall
cause Certificate To be endorsed thereon signed by some rro
Per o"Cer, stating that the party whom such warrant bau
De so granted his, her their ancestor devisor was emil
tied thereto by some law resolution Of the STATE in force
the United States. 's'"' -
Sec 3 And further enacted That, bcfo rtle
Of the Treasury shalt issue the scrip required by the pIpyion
OF this bill, the applicants shall produce him the ceT,ifcaes
OF the cScf OF the Land Office OF Kentucky and the cc
cate OF The Surveyor ofthe military bounty lands the pa
hne tina, the warrants (whem the original presented or the
copy when the original has been lost des,royc has mo-,
ocen ocNc surveyed or pa'c"ed III Kentucky aiicstcd by
Src l. And he further enacted Tia, the certificates o
p 10 re ssuei y virtue OF this act shall he in
payment any lands hereafter be purchased a, private safe
after The same shall have been offered public .ae and sh,
remain oiu al any OF the land Offices Of the United States
established, or To bc established in the of Ohio Ipdiann
ard Illinois And all such certificates scrp> shall be ;ss
"a oy virtue oi inns ac shall bc assisnabe, by endorsement
thereon auestcd by witnesses dcd That nil ce,G
Gates or scrip be issucd any warrant beIeaa
10 be granted, shall be issued the party orrina, emId
thereto or his heir heirs dcviscc cvsrcs the case
Sec. And be further enacted That the prov,rs or This
ac, sha! be deemed and taken all such Officers
o!dieTs sailors marines, chaplains musicians and
mates III the land or sea serves of the Of Viz
sma during the revolutionary war; and generally To pvev
l.AB
services IN that of description by any Law, or
passed before and force the the said deed of ccs
cd for in the reservation contained in the said deed Of re.;a
IN favor OF the officers and soldiers tie said State ON Conf,
mental establishment Provided, That no scrip issued unrrr
the provisions Of this act, shall ent,e the holder 10 oncr ~
purchase any settled occupied lands without the written
IN. on said lands the mo shah be encreJ mr. a.
piled for And provided also, That the amour, land &
coated a ROT exceed two hundred and sixty thousand
sec And be further enacted, That provisions of The
first and fourth sections of this shall extend to and
IN satisfaction claims for bounty land m services n ,
revolutionary and a the laws heretofore enforced nro
continued IN force for years ~
Sec And be urrhar enacted That tho provisions Of this
act shall also be deemed and taken to all the stis
fed warrants Of the Virginia army Continental establish
mcn' Provided Tina, the quantity thereof shall no, exceed
ny thousand acres, in addition hrnru and six,
State line. > VIZ"
We propose TO receive the origina! warrants. and
transact all business at Washington ard Kentucky ne.
ccssary To perfect the scrip-to seor locate !, on
lands IN Illinois or Indiana, 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, it sold, five cents per acre adj
ditional, on payment Of the amount of sale.
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and tho
scrPst Washington, free of cost, five cents per
acre; and for selling and paying over the money
five cents additional, per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating it in Illinois, or
Indiana one Eth of the land so located to be part
ed and divided by lot, after location
Persons DESTROYS 10 have our services will trapen;,
or deliver their warrants to Mr. Clarke, in Washing
ion' "'th full directions, in writing, stating in whose
The scrip is 70 issue and in wha, STATE IN. IJ
arc 10 be located.
The character in which the party acts-whether
sole heir, or many-devscc- Observation-Disclosures
-trnstee- guardian, &c-must be set forth, and inn
mediately the necessary papers, according to the
rcqmsilon OF the Treasury Department. will be either
sent on, or accurately described.
II The scrip is to be located, the necessary power of
Attorney viii be sent or, and when returned the
whole viii be Immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan
who will enter, personally and by competent agents
without delay, upon the best land, which his iude
ment and extensive acquaintance with tue country, in
which he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him 10 do.
To those who desire to locate, intend TO sell we
would suggest the popriey Of perfectng their scrp
as soon az possible, as the best lands will be taken first
and the amount Of scrip for sale will he very consid
exceeding in the estimation of well informed
persons, The limit OF the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois.
'Iw. ST CLAIR CLARKE, of Washington