Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-16
CIRCULAR.

WASHINGTON, June 1. 1890.
| Sr:-You will perceive by the accompanying pro-
position, thst we offer TO act Agents for those who
may own Military Land Warrants ON the Virginia
State and Continental Establishment, or United
States Revolutionary Bounty Warrants; and we re-
quest the favor OF to enclose this such Of YOUR
acquaintance rs may be interested in those cuims
with such accommodation of as you may thinl;
we merit.
With great respect
Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
| For the full information Of Claimants we suboin
the act
An act Tor the relief of certain officers and soldiers, of the Viz
| . gina State Line, during the Revolutionary war
BE enacted by the Senate aud House of
the United States of America in ssseh.d Ths, N.
ohcers and soldiers sailors and in the
wee OF Virginia her State establishment during the re
ties by the laws and tina, State their heirs and
shall be, and they hereby authorized surrender
the Secretary of Treasury of the United States ,ncb OF
their for the boun,cs as shall remain nsa
hed in whole part aud certificates or scr,
fer the any time before day of January in The
year thousand eight hundred thirty ve which certif
Gates OF scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary aud signed
y him. and countegned by the Commissioner General
Land Office IN tbs following manner that TO say There
shall be separate certificate scrip for sum as shall at
the time OF issuing the same be equal the then minimum
price OF each quantity of eighty Of due by such war
rant and remaining unsaished Of such urrcnder
ana IKE certificate or scrip for such the ,me shall
equal to the minimum price quantity, that shall 81 re-
main unsaished OF such such subdivisions of
,he amount INTO Quantities OF eighty Aud where any
such warrant shall have been lost msad by time and nec
den, shall andnay I've lawful for the party desiring to sucn
der the surrender official certified under
the seal Of the Land Office OF Virginia. with ada of the
party endorsed upon or accompanying the same stating thai
SUCH warrant has been lost or msad, and that the original
hath not been sold transferred know ledge or BELIEF Of
the party SO sunepdermg, or his or her guardian
Sec And be further That shall be tho du,y
of the Commits General Land Office IN reou.s, &
such warrants within the puiew of this act have aeadv
issued showing the number and wa rant and the
q9any oaGres ganed by each and also monthly
OF he Same descpton showing the number date auapt
N OF such shall hereafter be granted And no war
rant shall he taken TO be whnthe provisions this act which
sha hereafter b. granted unless the Executive Virginia shall
cause certificate to be endorsed heeon signed by some pr
be granted, his her ancestor or deyisor was r
tied thereto by some law resolution Of the State in force
the United States e'
Sec And he further enacted That, before the Secretary
OF INC treasury shall issue the scrip required by provisions
OF this b the applicants shall proue him the
of the Register OF the Land Office Kentucky aud the cer,;
cate OF The Surveyor OF the military bounty lands Vrgai
line, that the warrants (when the original presented o9 br
copy when the original has been lost desroyed has nor
been located surveyed or patented in Kentucky ae.ted by
the seal of his Office. -
Sect And be further enacted That the certificates or
scrip, 10 he issued by virtue Of this received i'm
payment lands hereafter prcha sed a, private sr
after the same shall have been offered public .ae and shall
remain unsoid at OF the land offices United States
established, to be established States of Ohio nd;a,
ana Illinois And all such certificates scrip shall su
thereon aiesied by witnesses: Provided That ali c.ri
ee OF scrip 10 ne issued ~ virtue Of hereafter
10 De granted, shall be issued party originally entitled
'so or his heir heirs devec devisee the case NAV
be. 'S
Sec. isd be further enacted That the provsioos of ,t
act shall be deemed and taken TO extend such officers
soldiers sailors, marines ciaElains musicians s,rceons
surgeons mates III the land State of yir
ginia during the revolutionary war and e.srally to ever
person 20 the state had engaged pay land b6cay for
services ~ that OF description law or resoio
passed before, and force the date said dse of ~
sion except only such persons as arr menoneS ~ % u ces
ed for in the reservation contained said deed of ersson
in favor Of the officers and soldiers the said State on Con
establishment. Provided That no sorio isnod I
the provisions Of this act, shall ene the holder 10 e,,s, ~
purchase any settled occupied lands without the written
Of settlers or occupants as NAV he acns, i
a I'M boa
Piled for: And provided also. That the amc. =, land ,us
coated shall rot exceed two hundred thousand
Sec G. And be further enacted That the provsons oS'
rs' and fourth sections of this act shall extend and embrace
owners oi military land issued by the United States
in satisfaction ofcams far bounty land for services dur rs
revolutionary war and that the laws enforced pro
vdIng for the issuing SAID warrants are herebv reroj pi
Sec And Toe further enacted, That the provisions of this
act shall also be deemed taken 10 extend 10 an Inc " S
fed Of the Virginia army on Continental ss,h
menl Provided That the quantity thereof shall not exceed
MY housand acres, In addition the hundred AID sixv
thousand acres heTeoOIo authorized 10 be located y 49,,
State line ~ ~ "'ui'
We propose 10 receive the original warrants. and
transact all business at Washington and Kentucky ne
cessary 10 perfect the scTp-to sell-or locate /, -,
lands IN Illinois or Indiana the following terms VII
For procuring scrip on these warrants which d. not
rsqure 10 be sent TO Kentucky TO perfect, one
cent per acre; and, if Sold FIVE cents per acre nj
ditiOnai, on payment of the amount of sale.
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and tho
scrip at Washington, free of cost, five cents nor
acres and for selling and paying over the monev
five cents additional, per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating II in Illinois, op
Indiana one fifth Of the land so located TO be mart
ed and divided by lot, aftep location.
Persons DESTROYS 10 have services. will transmit
or deliver their warrants to MIR Clarke, in Washing
ton, with full directions, in writing, stating in vboS.
name the scrip is to ISSUE and in what State the lands
are to be located.
The character in which the party scts--ybetheY n
sole heir, many-devisee executor admns,rs,or
-irustee-guardan, -&c-must be set forth, and i'm.
media,ey the necessary papers, according to the
Teqsuon OF the Treasury Department, will be ethep
sent on or accurately described
u the scrip to be located, the necessary power Of
Attorney VIII be sent or, and when returned, the
whole VII be Immediately Transmitted TO Mr.. Duncan,
who viii enter personally and by competent agents.
without delay, upon the best land which his iudr-
meht and extensive acquaintance with the country, in
w"'"h he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him TO 60.
To those vic desire TO locate, intend to SELL we
would suggest tho pFnprety Of perfrotng their scrip
as possible the best lands will be taken first
and the Of scpp for sale will be very consid.
cradle IN the estimation cf well informed
Al &C., ~ re.Cn