Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-21

acquaintance as may be interested in those claims,
with such accommodation of us us you may think
we merit.
With great respect,
Your obcdicnt servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For the full information of Claimants, we subioin
the act: '
An act for the relief OF certain officers and sodi., M ,
:, gina State Line during the Revolutionary war
e onen states o America in Congress assembled That the
vice OF Virginia her State establishment, durr, the =.
voiuonay war, and who entitled mt ay land boun
e ny the laws and resolutions Of that State their heir, and
ASST shall be- and they hereby authorized to endsr
to the Secretary of the Treasury United State. such ~
their warrants for the said land bounes shall remain una
tshed IN whole part, TO receive n, err
tor the same before first day of january in The
Gates of scrip shall be issued by said Secretary and
by HIM. and the Commissioner of The General
shall be separate certificate scrip for such sum ms shall mr.
The time of issuing the same, be equal the then mnimun
an and remaining unsaiished the Of such surrender.
and Ike certificate scrip for as al the time ,bal
nsGgua 70 the minimum pice of the quantity that so re-
man unsatised OF such such Subdivisions NJ
the amount into Quantities Of eighty And where anv
en shall may be lawful for the party desiring TO rren
der the same surrender official copy thereof cer6ed und
inc sea- OF the Lana oce oil Virginia. with the Wit of the
party endorsed upon accompanying the same Stains ,h.,
"s waran, mas been lost or msiad. and that original
nam not been sold transferred or beleT &C
he parry SO suuepderine, or his or her guardian
Sec And be further enacted That shall be the duty
oil the Commissioned of the General Land Office IN res ~
Executive of Virginia furnish will, a statement N ali
ucn warrants within the purview of this ac as have aleady
sued the number and date OF warrant and the
quantity oiaetes granted by each also monthly
OF me same description showing the number date and
N OF such warrants shall hereafter granted And No
rant shall be taken to he within the provisions this act vb
a hereafter BE- granted unless the Executive Virginia shall
cause cecatc to be endorsed thereon some mo-
per ocer stating that the party such warrant shall
Ii u.s. hef OF their ancestor or devisor, emit.
ueo thereto by some law resolution State in 6,c.
at the date OF the deed of cession by the of Virginia 10
the United States e
Sec g. And he il further enacted Tha, b.t,.o Al g.
OF he shall issue the scrip required by the prov;s;ons
OF ms phi the applicants shall produce him the eer6caa
of the Register of the Oice of Ken,uckv and S
ae o. The Surveyor Of the military bounty the Virginia
copy when the original has been lost or OF me
uee surveyed or patented in Kentucky attesed by
Sect a And lie it further enacted Tina, the csrees,. ~
scrip 10 be issued ny virtue Of this he received in
after the shall have offered AT public ,ae I'D sI
remain unsoid at of the land Offices the Un,ed ,ae
established to be established in the States of Ohio i;,
and Illinois And all such certificates or scrip as shall ne ;
cd by virtue OF this shall he asgnabe by endors,
thereon, a'iested by witnesses: Provided That All s
Gates or scrip be issued in virtue any warrant hs,eas
10 he granted, shall be Issued party orIoinaIv n
thereto or his heir or heirs devsee devsees as . @
Sec. And be further enacted That tho nrov;s;o, ., ,;
act shall be deemed and taken extend TO all such S
soid'er sailors, marines, chapans sureons enj
surgeons mates IN the land the State of VII
gnla during the revolutionary war; and generally to every
person TO HON the State had TO nav bo"n, ~
services IN that war Of any description by any law or reso,o
passed before and force OF the said deed Of s.
SION except only such mentioned in and nov
ca o IN he reservation contained the said deed of e,s;o
III favor OF the officers and soldiers the said State a, Sor,;
mental establishment Provided, That no scrp ,sn.d ,o
the provisions Of this act, shall ene the holder n c, U
purchase any settled occupied lands without, The wins
consent OF such settlers occupants as ma he '
ing on said lands at the same shall be en,ere ~
pheo ior And provided also, That amo,n, of land h
coated shall not exceed two hundred sixty thousand
Sec And be further enacted That the provisions Of H.
rsi and fourth sections Of this extend TO and sh
owners OF military land warrants issued by the United S,a,
IN satisfaction ofcas for bounty land for services DUNE Us
revolutionary war and HAT the laws heretofore enforced
ISSUING warrants
continued in force for years ' ''eu anu
sec ANA he further enacted, That the provsons M ,,
act shall also he deemed and extend 10 ali Tho
neo warrants OF The Virginia nny Continental es,sbii
men PROVIDED, That the quantity thereof shall M, ev.os
Fly thousand acres, in addition to the two bvndcd "a %
Thousand acres heretofore authorized be located by bs
transact all business at Washinrto on and Kennel 80
ceSsafy TO perfect the scrip-to se-or locate !, IN
anns w limos or INDIANA. the following terms, viz:
TOT procuring scrip on these warrants which do mot
require TO be sent to Kentucky 10 perfsct nno
cent per acre; and, if Sold five cents per acre al
allOnal' on payment Of the amount Of sale.
for procuring the certificates in Kentuckv and ,to
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cent? nsr
acre and for selling and paying over the monev.
five cents additional, per acre:
FOR procuring the scrip and locating IL in IlIno;o M
Indiana one fifth of the land SO located ,o h. 80
ed and divided by lot, after location '''''
Persons DESTROYS TO have services, will trsnsuit
or deliver their warrants TO Mr. Clarke in Wash;n
tom with full directions in writing, stating in whos
name the scrip is to issue, and in what State the ans
arc TO be located ~ N0
The charactcri in which the party aets--vb.,bor
Sole heiT' or many-deyisee -admins,rator
trustee guardian, &c.-must be set forth, and I'M
mn..y VIC necessary papers, according to tho
sent on, or accurately described
IL the scrip is TO be located the necessary power Of
attorney wiz be sent or, and when returned the
whoie wa be immediately transmitted to Mr.. Duncan,
VINO WIZ enter, personally and by competent agents.
wnhout delay upon the best land, which his iudr.
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country in
winch he has resided nearly all his life will enable
him 20 do.
TO those who desire TO locate, intend TO sell we
would suggest the proprety Of perfecting their scrp
as soon possible, the best lands will be taken 6rs,
and the amount Of scrip for sale will be very cons;J
CRADLE exceeding in the estimation of well Informed
persons, the limit OF the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois
NV 81 CLAIR CLARKE, Of Washington.