Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-25

may own Military Land warrants on the Virginia
State and Continental Establishment, or United
States Revolutionary Bounty Warrants; and we ro
quest the favor of you enclose this to such of vour
acquaintance may be Interested in those claims
with such recommendation OF us as you may think
we mort.
| With great respect,
Your obedient servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For the full information of Claimants we suboin
the act
relief of officers soldeis Of the Viz
gina State Line during the Revolutionary war
the United States America, Consess asened That the
orcrs and .oiers. sailors and who in the
vouionary and who entitled military boun
by the and resolutions Of State t,ir hors and
shal an hereby surrender
10 tho Secretary OF the Treasury Of the United such
heir warrants for the said land bounes shall
listed whole certificates or
for the time before the FIRST day January in the
year one thousand e'sh, hundred and thirty five which c.r
by him, aud con,ersgned by the Commissioner General
separate eer,6Gs,s or scrip M such sum az .s ..
ihs '""e of issuing e same, DO equal to the
of quantity of eighty by such war
and remaining tho of SUCH surrender
and Ike certificate scrip for such ,i,ne shall
beequai to the minimum p,ce of the quantity no 70
main unsashed Of any such subdivision. Of
the amount into quantities Of eighty And any
such warrant shall have been lost said by and acc
dent shall may he lawful for the party desiring suren
der the name surrender Official copy thereof under
the seal OF the Land Office OF Virginia, with the the
party upon or accompanying the stating
such warrant Ina. been lost nslad and tho original
hath pot been soid transferred knowledge belief of
me party so s1T.nderng or his or her guardian.
oil the Commissioner reouest the
Executive of Virginia furnish statement of ali
such variants. within the purview of this act already
issued show ms the number aud date oil each
qaniy oiacres aned by each, and also monthly
OF the same description showing the nnmber date quan
~ of such warrants shall granted And no war
ran, shall he taken TO be within the provisions act which
heseaer b: granted unless the Executive Of Virginia shall
cause certificate to be endorsed thereon signed
per officer stating that the party whom such shall
tied thereto by law resolution Snte force
the date of the deed of cesson BY the State of Virginia
| the United States
Sec And be further enacted That before Secretary
OF the Treasury shall issue the scrip required By ,e
OF o the applicants shall produe 10 him the certificates
of the Register Of the Land Office of Kentucky and
cate Of the Surveyor of the liiay bounty lands of the Virginia
line, the tvhen tire presented or the
copy when the original lost desroyed) not
the of his office
Sect And be further enacted, That the certificate, or
scrip, by of h. act shall he in
any hereafter he purchased at private
after the shall have been offered public SALE shall
remain unsold, any United States
established to he established in the States of Ohio Imd
and Illinois And all such certificates scrip shall be iss,i-
ed by virtue OF this act shall be asgnale, by endorsement
thereon aes,ed by Provided That all cer,6
Gates scrip to be issued virtue of hereafter
to be granted shall be issued party originally entitled
thereto or his heir heirs devsee evsees may
Sec And be 1t further enacted That tho provisions of this
act shall be deemed and taken extend officers
soaeIs, sailors ,chaPams, musicians surgeons and
surgeons the land of
ginia during the revolutionary and generally, every
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services IN that of description by law resolution
passed before and in force the date of the said
ed for in the reservation contained of cession
in favor of the officers and soldiers of the Cont.
the provisions of this shall ene holder enter
purchase settled occupied lands, without The written
ing on said lands the time the shall be
piled for Aud provided also, That the thus
located shall no, exceed hundred and thousand
Sec And be further enacted, That the provisions the
hst aud fourth sections of this shall
land b-,f
IN of claims for bounty land for during
revolutionary war; and that he laws heretofore enforced pro
'dnS Tor the Issuug SAID warrants hereby
And be further enacted Tba, The provision, Of this
act shall also be deemed and taken extend all
ned warrants of the Virginia army Continental establish
City thousand acres addition two hundred ard six,v
thousand acres heretofore authorized located by
Stale line
transact all business at Washngton and Kentucky, ne.
cessary 10 perfect the scrp-to sel--or locate it on
lands IN Illinois or Indianna on 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, if sold, Eve per acre all.
dItional on payment of the amount of sale:
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip Mt Washington, free of cost, five cents PEP
acre; and for selling and paying the money,
Eve cents additional, per
For procuring the scrip and locating il in Illinois or
Indiana one fifth of the land so located, to be part
| ell and divided by lot, after location.
Persons DESTROYS 70 have services, will transmit
or deliver their warrants 10 Mr.. Clarke, i'm Washing
ton, with full directions in writing, stating In whose
the scrip is TO issue, and what State the lands
| are to be located
i The charac,e r in which the party acts hethera
sole heir many-devisee observation-disclosures
I-trustee-guardian, S:c.-mus be forth, and i'm
meda,ey the necessary papers, according the
acquisition Of the Treasury Department, will be either
sent on, oP accurately described.
If the scrip to be located, the necessary power Of
! Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole will be Immediately transmitted to Mr.. Duncan.
Who will enter, personally and BY competent agents,
without delay, upon the best land, which his judg-
which he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
! him to do.
To those who desire to locate or intend to sell, we
would suggest the propTIety OF pereetng their scrip
as soon as possible as the best lands will be taken first
and the of scrip for sale will be very consid-
cradle exceeding in the estimation of well informed
persons, the limit of the act of Congress.
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