Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-22

States Revolutionary Bounty Warrants: md wa 70
quest the favor oil you enclose this 10 such of vou
aGauainencc as may be interested in those claims
win such Recommendation of US as you may think
We merit. ''A
With great respect,
our obedient servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information of Claimants, we sub;o;n
the act: We 'u'Jon
a" act oi inc relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Viz
., sna state Line during the Revolutionary war
be enacted by the Senate House of Rcny.s,n.u.. n
o os.e OF america IN Congress asembed That tho
anu sodicrs sailors and were in hc
VICE OF virginia on her State during the "a
ties by the laws and resolutions that State ,h.;, hs d
shall be- and they hereby authorized to srende,
their warrants for the ad land boun,ics as shall remain unS
heu IN woo or IN part and receive certifcae, n, ,,;
70. the same at any time before the first day of January in The
year one thousand eight hundred thirty yc which cs,,;G
OF scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary and signed
ny nun and coun'-rssned by the of the C;ener
Land Ohice in the following manner thai i 70 .as Ts
h separate certificate or scrip for such as shall at
VIC .ne OF ISSUING The same, be equal then minimun
price OF each quantity of eighty land due by such war
a ana remaining una,ised a, the time such surrender
snn Se certificate scrip for as at the time hall
oeequa 10 the minimum pice Of quantity that shall 40 ~
h OF any such warrant Of such subdivisions o
VIC anoun' mo quantities oil eighty And where am
ueh warrant shall have been msaid Inv Tim. anIY
der the an 10 may Ge Ia" for the party desiring surrey
~ , 70 an oicial copy thereof certified undo,
the seal oi the Land Office Of Virginia. with the afda r III
such warrant has mislad and ,hs, ~. mat
ah no. been sold or transferred know ledge or
sec And be II further enacted That il shnI ba ,,, H.
., inc Somnoner of the General Land Office to reours, ,h
@ OF virginia to furnish him with statement of ali
SUCH warrants within the puview Of thi, act as hav VI ~
issued show ing the number and OF each wa,,.n, S
quahy oil granted by each, and also months,
Oh he same description, showing the nuaber da, snd
OF soSh as shall hereafter be granted And no war
rant shall he taken be within provisions of this a.
snail hereafter b, granted unless Executive NJ
@ 20 oe endorsed thereon, signed by some mo-
oe so granted hrs her or their ancestor devisor wa. %
W .o oy some law or resolution Of the said State in force
v he Slata
the United States " '"s"a' 70
Sec 3: And further enacted That, b.f,,o ~. g.
=, ,n s1 issue The scrip required the provisior.
OF tins 6ul the applicants shall produce to hin, the e,f,
cate OF the Surveyor of the military bounty lands efsbs v
@ na he warrants when the original presented or the
een located surveyed or patented Kentucky atteod Sv
Sect And be further enacted That the cer6c,,. ~
scrip, 70 DC suei by virtue Of this act he received in
Tor any lands hereafter TO be purchased at private
I ne same snail have been offered public sae and .hs
remain unold at any Of the land of the United S,,
or to be established the States of Ohio indiana
ana Illinois And all such certificates scrip as shall s @
cd by virtue Of this ACT shall be assisnabe by endo u
nscon aaes.ed by two witnesses Provided That ali cer
eaes OF scrip TO be issued Of any warrant heSsaS
10 be granted shall be issued to the pary o,ic;n.
CT MS her or heirs devisce dcvsees the case msu
Sec And be further enacted Tha, the provision, .,
sod; % neeeo and taken TO extend all such oficcrs
marines chaPlains musicians, surgeons and
surgeon mates, IN the land service of The S,ss - W.
person to whom the State had engaged 10 nav land
mat war; of any description by any law mr. reso,;n
said deed,f
SON. except only such persons mentioned in and d
ca o IN he reservation contained said deed of
mental establishment; Provided That no scrip ssusd d
the provisions Of this act shall the holder to e, m
purchase any settled or occupied lands wbo, m.
consent OF such settlers occupants as NAV he ac,,s
g ." au iano al the time the shall be entered or nm
Piled or And provided, also That the amonn, IF i up
coated shall rot exceed two hundred and sixty mus
AND be further enacted Tha, provisions Ohio
s' ana fourth sections of this shall extend 10 and an
owners of military land issued hy the Jn;,ed
10 OF claims for bounty land for services d, rs
hero
vnng oI me ISSUING SAID warrants hereby reviveJ @
continued IN force for years ''"eu ana
Sec 2. And be il further enacted Tba, tho r,o;, -,
sa also ne deemed and taken extend 60 an I'm. sa,
ned warrants of the Virginia army on Con,;n.o,s usais
meni Provided, That the quantity bc,enT h. establish
MY thousand acres in addition two bundled ad Ecu
State line 10 DC located by their
we propose 10 receive the original warrants an,
uanSao' Eli business at Washington and Kentucky ne
1es,Sry 10 perfect the scrip-to se-or locate On
ands IN ILLINOIS or lndanns the following tcrms VII
FOR procuring scrip these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect. one
Jsnt per acres and II sold, five per acre adj
. uHohs'' on payment OF the amount Of sale.
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and tho
scripat Washington, free of cost, five cents nsr
acre. and Tor selling and paying over the rnorn.
five cents additional, per acre: 0y'
TOT procuring the scrip and locating il in Illinois mr.
Indiana one fifth Of the land so located to he nat,
ed and divided by lot, after location paw
Persons DESTROYS TO have our services will ,...s,.
or deliver their warrants to Mr. Clarke, in Ws.h;nn
ton, with full directions, in writing. stating in whose
he audi
are to be located. VEG iS''us
inc character in which the party ao,s-wbetbera
sOie neIr' OF many -devisee- adminstrator
ee-guardlan, &c.-must be set forth and;n
meuia,ey the necessary papers, according to the
Fequstion OF the Treasury Departme Mt win be eitber
sent on, or accurately described
II the scrip is TO be located the necessary pover ~
Attorney VIII be sent or, and when returned, the
whole WI be Immediately transmitted TO Mr. Duncan.
VINO WIZ enter, personally and by competent agents.
wIuhout delay upon the best land, which his iude.
mcnt ana extensive acquaintance with the country in
him to do. W" S"AO'o
10 those who desire 20 locate, or intend 10 sell wc
would suggest the proprety Of perfectng their scrin
as soon as possible, the be lands will be taken rs
and the amount of scrip for sale will be very consd
cradle exceeding in the estimation Of well informed
persons, the limit OF the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN Of Illinois
Wv. sT' GLAZE CLARKE, Of Washington.