Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-15


we merit
With great respect
Your obedlent servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
Fo7 the full information of Claimants, we subion
the act
An act Tor the relief of certain officers soldiers Of the Viz
=, gn'a state Line during the Revolutionary war
De enacted by The Senate and House
the United States of America Consess assembled That he
ana soldiers sailors and marines who the
vice OF Virginia her State establishments during the 70
vo"iona,y war ana who were entitled military land
e by the laws and resolutions Of that State their heirs and
sdi be- and they hereby authorized to surrender
10 Tue Secretary OF the Treasury of the United States
he warrants or The said land bountes remain unsa.
hed IN whole or Ia part and receive certificates or scp
,ps ,e same at any time before The first day January tho
year Que mousanm egn hundred and thirty five; which ccf
cafes oil scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary and signed
oy him. and counersgned by the Commissioner of the General
Land Office in tho following manner that IL to saw There
snail be separate certificate scrip for sum as shall az
me tame OF issuing the same be equal then minimum
price OF each quantity eighty land due by such war
rant, and remaining unsaIishcd such surrender;
and IKE certificate or scrip for such as time shall
heequa TO the mnmm plice Of the quantity that shall SO re-
main unsashcd, of such warrant of such subdivsions Of
such warrant shall! have been lost msad by time and acct
dent, shall aud be law M party desiring to urren
der the same surrender official copy undo,
the seal o the Land Office Of Virginia. the ada vii of tho
party endorsed upon or accompanying the same stating tina,
such warrant has been lost mad and thai tho o9;,n
hath not been sold transferred ledge or beiefof
me party so su[reoderipg, or his or her guardian
Sec And be 1t further enacted shall he tho d
OF the Commissioner the General Land Office n, reoe 49,,
Executive Virginia to furnish him with sa, y, no mo
such warrants within the puew of this act as haze aleaJv
Issued showing the number and date OF warrant and the
quantity oiacfes granted by EACH also monthly
OF the same description showing number date and oan,
~ oil such warrants shall hereafter he granted And No
shall be taken within the provisions OF this a., h;
shall hereafter b: granted unless Executive of Vna hn
cause certificate to be endorsed thereon signed y some nro
per oice stating that the party such warrant shall
De so granted his, her their ancestor or deysor va, ,
tied thereto by some law resolution Of the said state IN s,
al Inc 6de OF the decd OF cessinn By the State Virginia 10
tie United States. e'
Sec And he further enacted That before the Secretary
me treasury shall issue the scrip required the
OF This o the applicants shall produce to him the eeu6cs,.
Of he REGISTER OF the Land oce OF Kentucky The cer,i
cate Of the Surveyor OF the military bounty lands eTbe v
line, that the warrants (when the original is presented 90 ha
copy wnen the original has been lost desroycd has NOT
tho seal Of his Office ' " W
Sect And he i, further enacted That the ee,,i6cs,
P 10 DC ssuei 6y virtue OF this shall received in
payment for any lands hereafter purchased az %
e same s nave been Offered at public SALE shall
u,ou' AT any OF the land Offices of the United States,
established or TO be established, States of Ohio Indan
and Illinois And all such certificates scrip as shall he .
ed by virtue OF this act shall be assgnable by
thereon aesed by two witnesses Provided rba, ali 800
cafes or scrip be issued in virtue of any warrant heas
to he granted shall be issued party orrnai ,
Thereto or his heir or heirs, devisee devsees as the
Sec And be further enacted That the proy;;ors shi
act shall be deemed and taken extend 10 All such G '
surgeons mates III the land service of the STATE ~ Wv
s, uuls he revolutionary war, and, generally to every
person to whom the Stale had engaged to nav land bon
services in that of any description by any law o e
passed before and IN force at the date said deed Of ce
SION except only such persons mentioned in and os
ed Tor IN the reservation contained said deed Of rcS
OF ne ohcer and soldiers Of the said State on Cont;
mental establishments Provided That no scrip iss,ed ,on
tie provisions OF This act shall ente the hoe, q, c, ~
any seled or occupied lands, without tho written
cohseh Oh suc seeTs or occupants NAV be acuay eel
ing on sad lands at the time the shall be entered ~
.sG a." t, mu PROVIDED, also That the land thus
oec o. And he further enacted, That the provisions 9th.
f anu ourh sections Of this shall extend IN and er
owners OF military land warrants issued by tho m;' e
dacon OF claims for bounty land for services during hn
Va ng for the issuing SAID warrants are hereby rsy pro-
continued IN force for two years ' 'e''Veu ana
sec And he further enacted, That the provons If Nil;
naIi
hcd warrants OF The Virginia Continental eshi
Ten Provided. Thathe quantity thereof shall No, s,
hhy thousand acres, in addition 10 the Two bn,cd ~
State line " ''"eu ny Their
transact all business at Washington and Ken,ucI n
cessaiy 20 perfect the scrip-to sel-or locate 1, o.
lands IN Illinois or ind'anna the following terms vl
For procuring scrip on these warrants whic In NO,
require to be sent to Kentucky to nerfec, CO.
Gent per acres and, IL Sold five cents per acre aJ
ui.ohal' on payment ct the amount of sale.
FOR procuring the certificates in Kentucky and ,t
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cents nnr
soFei ana Tor selling and paying over the MONEY
five cents additional, per acre: VIZ "'o"eb
For procuring the scrip and locating IL T., Iir;
Indiana one fifth Of the land so located ,o he 60
cd and divided by lot, after location pay
Persons DESTROYS TO have our services ,y;II ,....
or denver Their warrants TO Mr. Clarke in VosL;n.
ton, with full directions in writing, stating -; ahns
name me scrip Is 20 issue, and in what State IN. InJ
are TO be located. LAW VIC iahus
The character in which the nartv .o,
sole her, or many-dcyisec- executor, ,dnins,s,
-uuNee- guardian, &c.-must be set forth and inn
meum.ey the necessary papers, according 20 the
requsion of the Treasury Department, WILDE ci,bnr
sent on, or accurately described
Tue scrip ITO be located, tie necessary mower nj
A,uprney WIZ be sent or, and when returned the
whole wa be diately transmitted TO Sir Dunoo "p
VINO WIN enter personally and by competent agents
"'u'out ueIay, upon tho best land, which his ivdr
"en "no extensive acquaintance with the country In
hin 10 do. WV '""oic
10 thosc who desire TO locate or intend In sell wo
would suggest the proprety Of perfectnr their ser
Is soon as possible, as the best lands will be taken Gr.
md the amount OF scrip for sale will he very consiI
in the estimation of well informed
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, of Illinois
NV sT. cLAR CLARKE, or Wsshiuuo,