Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-14


state and Continental Establishment, or United
o'ateS Revolutionary Bounty Warrants; and we re-
quest the favor OF you enclose this 10 such of
acquaintance as may be interested in those claims
we merit. ' "J 'nHA
With great respect
our obedient servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN
- NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For the full information OF Claimants. we snbo;,
the act: we 'uoJo'n
ri S, .i1i OF certain officers and soldiers Of the Viz
D. gina s'aia Line, during the Revolutionary war
enacted by the Senate and House of
e onled States OF America in Congress assrnh.d IT,. ,h
v,ce ~ sailors and marines who in the ser.
Vou,ionafy war; and who entitled 10 milf av ,ana h
@ U e laws and resolutions of that State their heirs and
sha De- and they hereby authorized TO
10 the secretary Of the Treasury the United states -
tGd W. ,oI u,e SAID land bounties remain unsa
W whoie or IN part and 10 receive certificates or Grin
or The same al before ia ST day of lamar, - ,h
Ss. % eight hundred and thirty Eve; which cerii
VI scrip snail he issued by the sa Secretary and si,nc
Vy ' ana counieTsgned by the ri the
shT inc, III u,s Following manner, that to say There
'a DC separate Certificate scrip such sum a. .h, n,
Inc time OF issuing the same equal 10 tho ,hsn ; ,
@ OF Sach Quantity OF eighty of land due by such war
~ remaining unsashed at tho time such surrcrde,.
ana like certificate scrip such sum as n. The IT,,
NAM 70 e minimum pee OF the quantity that shall so re-
mann uhsathed, OF any such warrant of such
inc amount INTO quantities OF eighty acres And 49, y,
% sha nave been lost misaid by time and aeei
uen snail and may be Law full for the party desiring IN
Ger inc same, TO surrender official copy thereof
W .ne land oice OF Virginia, with aiday of tb
parry endorsed upon, accompanying the SAME ,,,,;
such has been lost or misa,3 al , a"ns that
an NOT been sold OF transferred the ledge or
INC parry SO surrepdering, or his or her guardian
sec And be IL further enacted, Ina, IL shall h. ,h ,
I o'ssioneI OF the General Land Office eaues, the
executive OF virginia TO furnish him with s,aemrn, 81 al
such warrants within the purvew of this sc, ne h. " s
ns, .ne number and date OF each warrant and tho
S oIaGIes granted by each and also monthly statement
'pe same description, showing number da,, eod ]
", o suS warrants as shall hereafter granted And No NO.
sn a We taken TO be within the provisions of this ac, -
sa D. granted unless the OF Virginia shall
49, o. ~ 20 DC endorsed thereon, signed by some pro
The
De SO granted his her, their ancestor or deviso - %
~ W some law OF resolution Of the said State in force
the United States '"s'na' I'd
Sec 8 And he further enacted That before the s.c.,
we treasury shah issue the reuuIrel bv the rn;,
ihis 6I the applicants shall produce TO him the
VI lhe Land Ounce OF Kentucky and The c.r,;a
OF inc surveyor Of the military bounty lands ofh. 49,
me That the warrants (hen original is presented
be when the original has been or dsstroyeS bs, mt
the seal OF his Office. '- IN kentucky, attested by
Sect And he il, further enacted, Tba, che c.,e.,,-
eP, 20 DC Hsuei by virtue of this act shall be receive.
payment Tor any lands hereafter purchased At 10
after the shall been offered at pubic a. SALE
remain unsold any land Offices of tbs am snail
established or to DC established States of Ohio ia
ed BY virtue Of liz or scrip shall be iss
aues'ed by two witnesses: Provided Tba, al o
Gates or scrip to be issued virtue of any an ceri-
to he granted, shall issued to the mart, hereafter
or his heir or heirs devsee icvsees as the c
Sec. And be 1t further enacted That III, n,ov;.;o,
snaI DE deemed and taken extend TO ali ,nch s IS
sun,ron alnes, ehepains, musicians surgeons and
'ia'os I'D the land or of the State aT W.:
sla' curing the revolutionary war; and generate -, VIZ
Services ~ he ne stale had engaged pay %,
W 'nd' war; OF any description by any law n, ,osoiy,
passed before and IN force the date of tine said al
ed to, in h on persons as are mentioned and povid
III favor oil the officers and soldiers the said STATE 90
the provisions Of hi, a .bs hat no scrip issued under
purchase any settled occupied lands wibou, G e OF
ina on SAD js a. @ OF occupants be actually resid
~ w ea'" 'an's AT te time the shall be ene,.d
peo or And provided also That the amount oS Ia sp
Sec TWO hundred aud sixty thousand acres
hate Io
s ana fourth sections Of this shall extend 20 " ne
in ann warrants issued by the United States
w. eIeaOuoh OF claims Tor bounty land for services d,
evolutionary war; and tina, the laws he etofoe ne
continue sad warrants, hereby revived and
OCT hnd DC further enacted That the provisiors ,.,
fed warrants &c @ ana taken to extend to all the uu.a
nen' Provided, That the quantity thereof LII anIsn.
Iousand ocrcs ~ auoon 10 the two hundred and sixty
State line. " oo ocaen by their
we propose TO receive the original warran,s all
rausac' all business at Washington and Ken,ucL '
cessary 10 perfect the scrip-to sejIor i.'y NC
lands in Illinois or Indiana on the folio,Yi 80 on
FOE procuring scrip on these warrants which dn ~.
require 10 DC sent to Kentucky to perEcc, 80
cent per acres and IL sold, FIVE cents ner ss o'S
u'onal, on payment of the amount OF sale. az
for procuring The certificates in Kentucky and H.
SCRIP 81 Washington, free of cost, five cents ne,
acre; ana Tor selling and paying over the ,norr,
i've cents additional, per acre: '"'H
For procuring the scrip and locating 4, IN ur.:
lnulan' one nun OF the land so located, TO be par,.
:" "" uViueu ny lot, after location.
Persons DESTROYS TO have our services ,v;II ,....
or oeIyer thG'r warrants 20 Mr.. Clarke, in Wasb;ng
name the scr;n ~ DDS IN writing, stating in whose
are to be located. ''a'o tue lands
AL, ne CHARACTER IN which the party. acts-wbetber.
sore meIr' or many devisec-executor- dm;ns,rs,or
ee-guardian, &c-must be set forth and iw'
rso";a;,;y se necessary papers, according to the
Ieqhs'uon OF the Treasury Department wiIIbe c;,hn
sent on or accurately described. WV &c '""eF
ne scrip IS to be located, the necessary power op
- y,, WIZ DE sent or, and when returned the
Suo'e WI DC immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan
WI" en'er' personally and by competent agenis
S"oul ae'ay' upon the best land, which his ;sd,,
s; "nu extensive acquaintance with the country IN
gn'cn nc mas resided nearly all his life, will enabio
those who desire to locate, or intend to sell ,,o
vouId suggest the propriety of perfectne their scr;
soon as possible as the best lands will be taken GrP
nd inc amount of scrip for sale will be vorv con.J
exceeding IN the estimation of well Informed
ersonS, the limit of the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &C.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of IIIno;a
NV. ST.. CLAIR CLARKE of wasb;,.,,.