Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-13

SS"y wv" niii'afy Land Warrants on the Virginia
State aud Continental Establishment. or United
states Revolutionary Bounty Warrants; and we re-
quest the favor of you enclose this TO such Of vonr
acquaintance as may be interested in those claims
we merit. ~
With great respect.
our obcdent servants,
Joseph DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For the !ull information of Claimants we subioiu
the act We '"'''"i
An &c, for the relief certain officers and sod. o IL, W.;
! D enia state Line during the Revolutionary war
United states OF America Congress assembled That tho
wee OF Virginia on her State establishment, during the re-
vouonaty war and who mi ary land boun
es by the laws aud resolutions that State their heirs and
asst MS shall be- aud they hereby authorized to- surrender
10 The Secretary of the Treasury the United State, such Of
warrants Tor the said land bounes shall remain uusa
hed IN whole or IN part aud certificates or scrp
e same at any time before the day of anuary in tho
y oe thousand eight hundred and thirty FIVE; which cer,ih-
Gates OF scrip shall be the sad SecJe,nv and ns
T NM ann coun'ersned by the Commissioner OF the General
ia'u ounce, IN the following manner that is to say TL.ro
shall be certificate scrip for scb sum a: .a =,
m e % 'ssuns the same, be equal to the minimum
r saeh quantity OF eighty acres OF land due by such war
RANT ara remaining unsatlshed the of such surrender
he ei u , "e g" scrip Tor such sum at the time, shall
80 w VIC minimum plico OF the quantity that shall so re-
ta'n unsahed, OF any such such subdvsons 30
ne amount INTO Quantities OF eighty And where anu
such warrant shall have los, or msla bv time any
en sha and may be lawful for the party desiring to suren
e same to surrender official copy thereof certified unda
The seal of the Land Office Of Virginia. with the NJ h
upoh or accompanying the same stating thar
he onnl
main not been sold transferred or belsf
Tie parry so surrondcrng, or his her guardian "
sec And be II further enacted, That il shall no thu d,,
e commissioned OF the General Land Office to reoue.t he
b oil Virginia to furnish him with statement of all
such warrants within the purview of act as have
ssued showing the number and date each wauan, md &
dS granted by each, and also monthly statement
same "escHpton showing the number, date and oan
W. OF such warrants shall be granted nd ~ -
bn h w aSe 20 De within the provisions of this act which
sa hereafter Dc granted, unless
cause certificate TO be endorsed thereon signed Inv
officer stating party to whom such w uy s0e Pre-
He'd thereto by some law resolution of the said sas - TN
al me date Of the deed of ceso. the State of Vgns -
the United States. '"s"'o I'd
Sec 3 And I've further enacted That before the s,s,,,
81 he Treasury shall issue the scrip required by the
., ii pill tho applicants shall produce him the ceScn
w ssu OF the Land Office OF Kentucky, and the ceT6
Sae OF The Surveyor OF the military bounty lands efIb. v
ne that the warrants (when original Is prescn,sa
Gea % ne ORIGINAL mas been lost destroyed) ma, NOT
the seal of his Office " "y' a'esleo oy
sect And he it further enacted, That the certificates q,
.iP' 10 DC issued by virtue OF this act shall be ece,vsd -;
Tor any lands hereafter purchased a, %
aei me same shall have been offered public ,se and sI,
remain unsold, any of land Offices of nh. aS snail
e9phc or TO be established in the States of Ohio In;a
% Illinois Ana all such certificates scrip as shall he ;ss
ca by virtue OF this shall assignabe by endops
theeon ai'ested by two witnesses Provided Tho, "m
TO be granted shall be issued party org;na a
heIe'o or his heir or heirs, devisec evees as tho @
Sec And be further enacted That the
ac' sra! oe deemed and taken extend 10 ali .uch o '
Soi"ers sailors marines, ch9plans musicians
surgeons mates IN the land service of the STATE % v
] ,s ,G revolutionary war, and, generally TO every
services IN that war of any description b a1v la q, %
passed before and IN force at the date said deed Of c
so except only such persons mentioned in and n;J
60 o IN me reservation contained in said deed of rss.
~ " ,ne ocers and soldiers Of the State on Cont
mental establishment; Provided That no scrp ss,sd ,,oI
Ihe provisions Of this shall entie the holder 10 en,o
, any sc,'en or occupied lands without written
consent SUCH settlers or occupants may he actualv ,s.;d
ing on sa'h lands AT the time the shall be enersJ nv
piled for And provided, also Tba, the amo'n, or sp
coated shall ri, exceed hundred aud sixy a mus
sec And be further enacted That the pToviso
FIRST aud fourth sections Of this act shall extcnd - OF me
owners OF military land warrants issued by The Un;sd S,
IN satisfaction OF claims for bounty land for service"
revolutionary war and that the law heretofore enforced o
vdng Tor the issuing SAID warrants are hereby s; pro-
continued in force for years ' 'e'"So ana
9cG ana he u further enacted Tha, the provisions o ,
aol sha also be dec'ncda and taken extend to an Inc ,
"pIanis OF The Virginia army Continental establish
cry thousand acres addition 10 the tyo b no, exceed
thousand heretofore authorized 10 no i,I "hu SIXTY
State line. w Vt 'oca'ed by their
transact all bnsiness at Vashingto on and Ken,ucL u
49, 70, 70 perfect tue scrip-to seII-or Ioca,e !, -
For nrocr;S OF INDIANA. on the following terms, viz:
TOT procuring scrip on these warrants which A. 80.
require To DC sent To Kentucky to perCer, 80
gsn' per acres and, If sold, five cents per sc,e ~
d't'onal, on payment of the amount NJ e. Sie "u-
For procuring the certificates in Ken,voLe,
scrip at Washington free of cost five cen,a , rne
acres and Tor selling and paying over the mor pe'
live cents additional, per acre; - 'o "''"ey'
For procuring the scrip and Ioca,i,o :, =; I'M
",uian' one NTH OF the land SO located In he 80
cd and divided by lot, after location O' P'r'-
Persons DESTROYS 30 have our SERVICES ,v;,l ,.
or deliver their warrants 10 Mr. Carkr uansiuIE
,on with in directions, in writing, stating IN ~h"g
name the scrip - to issue, and in what State the Isnd
nc charac'erin which the party acts-wbs,bo.
soc ner' or many -devsee Observation-Disclosures
mrds,eiy GUARDIAN sn &c.-must be set forth, and i'm.
reo,;s;,; r e necessary papers, according to the
req"lsluon OF the Treasury Department veil; 10 LII, nc
sent on, or accurately described '' wiz DC e''neF
.ne scrip Is to be located tho necessary power or
nt,'T,rhey WIN be sent or, and when tetvrneJ III
Whole WI be Immediately Transmitted 70 Mr n,o ,ne
Wi WIN enter personally and by competent agents
r,", SeIay, upon the best land, which his isJo
him TO do. 1 a." '''S me- VIII enable
~ nose VINO desire to locate or intend to sell We
oud suggest the proprcty Of perfecting their sorn
rs soon as possible, the best lands will be taken co.
I Tue amount OF scrip for sale will be very consiJ
@ exceeding, in the estimation of well Informed
persons The limit Of the act of Congress-
Very respectfully, &c.