Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-30
18th great respect,
Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.

With great respect,
Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For the full information of Claimants, we subioin
the act:
An act for the relief of and soldiers of the y
:, gina state Line, during the Revolutionary war.
Be enacted by the Senate House Of
le United States OF America Congress assembled That tho
wee OF Virginia on her State establishments during the re-
evolutionary war; and who enled military land boun
es by the laws and resolutions that State their heirs ard
ASST shall be- and they hereby authorized to
to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States such Of
sied in whole in part aud receive certificates or sc
for the same, any time before the day of January in de
Gates OF scrip shall DC issued by Secretary and sgned
by him. and counersgned by the Commissioner Of the General
Land Otlce IN tho following manner, that TO saw There
shall be separate certificate scrip for such sum as shall AZ
the time of issuing the be equal the then minimum,
price OF each quantity OF eighty due bv sch
rant aud remaining unsas6ed time of such sende,.
and like certificate scrip for as at the time shall
main unsashed OF such such>subdiysons nc
the amount into quantities of eighty And where anv
SUCH warrant shall have been lost misaid time and cc
dent shall and may be lawful for the party desiring to
der the same surrender official copy thereof ce6ed under
the seal n the Land Oce OF Virginia, with ada nj M
party endorsed upon accompanying same stating ,ha,
such warrant has been lost mislad that the Original
main not been sold or transferred knowledge or beI;eff
lhe parry so surrepdering, or his or her guardian
Sec And be further enacted That shall be the du,v
OF the Commissioner of the General Land Office to reone., &
Executive OF Virginia TO furnish him with statement, of All
sueh warrants within the Puiew of this act as have areadv
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quantity ofacIes granted by EACH and monthly aIemer,
oithe same description showing the number date and oan
w. Of such warrants shall hereafter granted And 40 ar
rant shall be taken be within the provisions of this ACT, which
na hereafter b. granted unless the Executive Virginia shall
cefhcate to be endorsed thereon signed Inv soe Dr
per oficer stating that the party TO whom such vSy, pm
lied BY some law or resolution G dsysCI sn
at the date Of the deed of cesson by State of Virein 60
the United States "s"ai 10
Sec B. Aud he further enacted, That before the s.o
OF the Treasury shall issue the scrip required by the
OF this BILL the applicants shall produce 10 hin,
% In
eae OF The surveyor ofihe military bounty lands ofIhe
line, that the warrants yhen the original IS nres Virginia
copy when the original has Or h OF .ne
1een located surveyed or patented in Kentucky aested 6y
the seal OF his office. =
Sect A. And be it further enacted That the
SCRIP to be Issued by virtue of this act shall be -
payment for any lands to be purchased NJ %
after the shall have offered at public sale and I
remain unsod at any Of the land Offices the United States
established be established in the States of Ohio id,
and Illinois And all such certificates or scp as shall he
ed by virtue of this act, shall be assgnable by endoTs
thereon, aesed by witnesses: Provided That All cs
Gates schp be issued in virtue of any warran, ba
to be granted shall be issued to the party originate ]
e' OF DIS he OF he devsee or devisee case may
Sec. And be further enacted That the provi,;on.
act shall be deemed aud taken extend 10 an sncb S
soldiers, sailors, marines, chapains musicians
surgeons mates IN the land service of the star If Viz
gna, during the revolutionary war; and Generate ~ III
person to whom the engaged to nav Iand
services that war; of any description by any law or reol;n
passed before and force at the date oftbe sad
SON. except only such mentioned in and nroid
ca o IN the reservation contained said deed of esso
,, G ana soldiers OF the said State on CONT
the provisions of this act, shall enle the holder IN eo,s, ~
purchase any or occupied lands vi,b enter or
consent OF such settlers occupants may be acav s
ing on SAID lands at the time the shall be en,ereJ ~
piled for And provided also Thai the OF ap-
ocaed snail rot exceed two hundred sixty thousand 49,
sec And be further enacted That the proyisions
s anu ou sections OF this act shall extend and embrace
owners OF nlhaIy land warrants issued the United Sea-
in satisfaction oclams for bounty land for services Dune; H.
revolutionary war and That the avs bsrs,oS uIing mo
vidng for the issuing SAID warrants are hereby rse pro- pro-
continued in force for TWO years Neu anu
sec ana be further enacted, That provisions Of his
I dandt ata,to
hed warrants OF the Virginia army on Continental estsbh
en rIoyned That the quantity thereof shall not exceed
my thousand acres, in addition the two bundled "a 800,
State line '' " 'neir
we propose to receive the original warrants. and
transact all business at Washington and Kentuckv n
cessary to perfect the scrpto sell--or looa,e !, ~
lands in Illinois or Indiana, the following terms VIZ
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
Ia', re- W DC sem 70 Kentucky to perfect, one
Sent per acres and, IT Sold FIVE cents per acre adj
ditiOnal, on payment of the amount Of SALE '''-
FOR procuring the certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free of cost five cents ,sr
acre. and for selling and paying over the ,oore,
tive cents additional, per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating in IIinoq mr.
Indiana one fifth of the land solocated 10 be rsrt
ed and divided by lot after location
Persons DESTROYS TO have opr services will ,r.,;,
or deliver their warrants TO Mr. Clarke in Wasb;no
ton WIN tull directions, in writing, stating in Vboee
are to be located VIZ ANUS
The character in which the party acts-whetber
sole beH or many-devisee -executor-adminstrator
trustee guardian, &c.-mus be SET forth anJ ~,
medatey the necessary papers. aoeordinS ~ ,ho
requstIon of the Treasury Department will be either
sent on or accurately described
" the scrip is to be located the necessary power Of
attorney will be sent or, and when returned the
whole VIII be Immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan
VINO wIl enter, personally and BY competent agents.
without delay, upon the best land, which his iute.
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country IN
which he has resided nearly all bis life, will enable
him 10 do.
10 those who desire TO locate, or intend TO sell We
would suggest the propriety Of perectne their scrip
as possible astbe best lands will be taken rst
and the amount Of scrip for sale will be very eonsid
cradle exceeding, 10 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.