Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-27

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Your obedient servants,
rfE JOSEPH DUNCAN.
Mw. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information of Claimants, we subjoin
An act for the relief of ocers and soldier. Of tho Viz
=, gina state Line, during the Revolutionary war
bE enacted by The Senate and House Of
e oned States OF America, Congress assembled That the
officers and soldiers sailors marines who werc In s sr
wee OF Virginia on her State establishment during the 70
voiuionafy war; and who entitled military land boun
ties by the laws and resolutions that State their heirs and
assn ms shall be- and they are hereby authorized surrender
70 inc secretary OF the Treasury of the United States such OF
their warrants for the said land boun,ies as shall remain
.hSd In whole or IN part and TO certificates OF scrip
,or the same at any time before The FIRST January in the
year one Thousand eight hundred thirty Ave- which
b S1 sGp snail DC issued oy the said Secretary and signed
Land Office, IN tbs following manner thai il TO saw There
shai be separate certificate scrip such sum as shall an
the time of issuing same be equal to "a. then ;n
price OF each quantity OF eighty of due by such war
rant and remaining unsased at1ho of such surrender
ke ceruhca,e or scrip Tor such time shall
ne equal to the minimum pce of the quantity that shall 90 re-
ma OF any such warrant of such subdivisions Of
e smoun, mo quantities Of eighty acres And where any
such warrant shall have been lost mad by time and acc
Gen shall anc may be lawful for The party desiring TO
der the same, iaI COPY thereof ee,SeJ %
the seal Of the Land Office Of Virginia. with the aavi, NJ h
such has been misIad and thar the ma,
hath not been sold transferred or besof
'ne party so snnopderine, or his or her guardian.
OF the Commissioned Of the General Land 10 &
such warrants, within the purvew this act as ha We ss.d
issued showing the number and date warrant and The
OF the same description, showing the number date and
~ Of such warrants shall hereafter granted And no VA,
shall be taken to be within the provisions this act which
shall hereafter bs granted unless Executive Of shall
cause certificate to be endorsed thereon signed by r
be so granted, his he their ancestor or devisor ms
ny some law or resolution Of the said State in force
me aae OF le decd oil cesson by the State of Virginia 20
Sec 3 And he fahe enacted, That before the Secretary
me treasury shall issue the scrip by the noy
Of nus s the applicants shall produce the cerseates
me LEICESTER OF the Land Office of Kentucky, and the cer
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line that the warrants (when the original is presented ~ h
the seal Of his Office s "'' ''o Wy
Sect And it further enacted Tina, IN. o.,,;s,.,..
SCRIP TO be ssuei by virtue OF this shall be received in
paymcn, for any lands hereafter purchased an
remain ,nsod, any Of the Offices of the n,sJ S a
estabhed or TO be established in the States Of Ohio nds
and illinois And all certificates or scrip n, IN
ed by virtue of this act shall be assisnable no ssu.
'ereon aesed by two witnesses Provided ba, ali s.,;s
Gates or scrip to be issued in virtue any warrant
TO be granted shall be TO the par,y
thereto or his heir or heirs deviSeo devsees az
Sec 8 And be further enacted That the
act shall be deemed and taken extend 10 ali such ea
soldiers Sailors marines chaplans musicians
surgeons mates in the land service Of The STATE If W.;
sna durng the revolutionary war and eenerav IN .,.,
person to whom the State had engaged TO paw o"n ~
services in that Of any description by any Ia ~
passed before and in force the date the said deed Of 60
son except only such persons mentioned in and nrov;d
go oT IN the reservation contained said deed of esso
in favor Of the officers and soldiers of the sod STATE IN C
mental establishment Provided That no scrip issued n
the provisions Of this act shall entc the holder 10 ente, o.
purchase any settled occupied lands without, the ,,
consent OF such settlers OF occupants may be actually d
ing on said lands the time the same shall he entered ~
Piled for And provided also, That amount land this
coated shall rot exceed hundred and sixty ,hou,and
Sec And further enacted, That the proysons
hrs and fourth sections Of this shall extend to and embrace
owners OF military land warrants issued by the United States
IN satisfaction oil claims for bounty Land for services rnS %
revolutionary wars and that the laws heretofore enforced
vIdms Tor the Issuing SAID warrants hereby revived and
continued in force for years ''" a"u
Sec And be il further enacted That the provisions of,
act shall also be deemed and taken extend to all the sa,
hed warrants of The Virginia army on Continental sstshih
men Provided That the quantity thereof shall not sxsesd
my thousand acres in addition the two hundred and sr
thousand acres heretofore authorized DO located by Incl,
State line. = 1 ~ u'e's
We propose to receive the original warrants, and
transact all business at Washington and Kentucky ne
ccssary TO perfect the scrip-to selI-or Iorate = ~
lands in Illinois or Indiana, on the following lerms VIZ
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require TO be sent TO Kentucky to perfect ono
cent per acres and if sold, five cents mr. arrs all
dltionai, on payment Of the amount Of sale.
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and tho
scrip at Washington, free Of cost five cents rer
acres and tor selling and paying over the money
FIVE cents additional per acre: N''
For procuring the scrip and locating il in Illinois, or
Indians one fifth Of the land so located to he osr,
ed and divided by lot, after location
Persons DESTROYS to have our services will transmit
or deliver theis warrants TO MIR Clarke, in Washing
ton, with full directions in writing, stating in whose
name the scrip - to seue, and in what State the ana
are TO be located. N'
The character in which The party sots-whether
sole heir, or many-devisec- admina,ystor
-trustee-guardlan, &c.-mnst be set forth and i'm
mediately the necessary papers, according TO tho
Eequlsiuon OF the Treasury Department, wfbe either
sent on, or accurately described
II the scrip is TO be located, the necessary power OF
Attorney viii be sent or, and when returned, tho
whole WI be Immediately transmitted TO Mr.. Duncan,
who VIII enter, personally and By competent agents.
without delay, upon the best land, which his judg-
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country in
which he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him 70 do
To those who desire TO locate, or intend TO SELL wo
would suggest the proprety of perfectng their scrip
as soon possible, the best lands will be taken frat
and the amount Of scrip for sale will be very cohsid
IN the estimation Of well Informed
persons, the limit Of the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, OF Illinois
a INV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE, Of washnwcn.