Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-04

states Revolutionary Bounty Warrants: md we re-
Tue aVor oil you TO enclose this such of YOUR
acquaintance as may be interested in those claims
WIN sueh recommendation of us as you may think
we merit. ~
With great respect,
Your obedient servants
JOSEPH DUNCAN
INV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
the act: a''' eSuojom
An act for the relief certain officers and sod,. s A WI,
~ gina state Line, during the Revolutionary wal,
DC enacted by the Senate and House ne
ae United States of America Congress assembled h., t
officers and soldiers, sailors and marines who vo. % no
wee OF Virginia on her establishment, So ,S.
voutonay war and who military land bonn
ne oy The laws aud resolutions that State th. heirs and
to Ss De- are hereby authorized surrender
he warrants for the sad land boune as shall REMAIN un,s
IN whole or M part aud 10 receive certificates or scrip
o he at any time before the first day of January in hr
year one thousand eight hundred thirty five hicb ca;G
S " sna oe issued by the said Secretary and signed
y h and countersigncd 10y the Commissioner of tbs
Land oFlce IN the following manner that i, IN en-, Th
h oe separate certificate scrip for sum as shall az
'he the OF issuing the same, equal TO the ,hsr ;n
price oil each quantity Of eighty of land due nv h %
ram Tnu remaining unsa'ised at the such surrender
ana IKE certificate scrip for as al the time sha
equal to the minimum pice of quantity thar shall 40 %
ma unsashed OF any such Of subdivisions oP
VIC amount mo quantities OF eighty And here am,
such warrant shall have been or mislad by time aS my
ds sno anc may be lawful for the party desiring to surren
e same 10 surrender an official copy thereof certified nds,
the seal OF the Land Office Of Virginia with the afd. OH U %
parry endorsed upon or accompanying the same stating ha,
800 mas oeen ost or msaid, and that the oIioinai
nam not been ssd the know a.
| "s Pu'y 81 suIfehucTlns, his her guardian
sec And be further enacted, That i, shah bs Oh. .
OF the commissioner of the Land Office IN
s,eh n, 'mg,na 70 urnsh him with a statement Of ali
whn the Purvlew Of this ac have alIs,do
ssueo showing the number and date each waa, snS ny
qah oiaeres granted by each and al,o moptbIy s,ass,
OF the same description showing the number dse
w. OF SUCH warrants as shall hereafter granted And W @
shall hereafter be granted unless the Executive Of whn
per officer Slain: THAI endorsed thereon signed by %
be 50 granted his her ancestor or devsor wa, s,
tied thereto by law resolution of the said S,as @
al me date OF the deed of cession, by State of Vsn
Sec And he further enacted That, before In. s,.,.-
OF the Treasury shall the scrip required bv the
OF hls pill the applicants shall produce to him the
Of the Register OF the Land Kentucky and ,S
cate OF the Surveyor OF the military bounty lands eth. y
when Se " hen the original the
surveyed, or patented in Kentucky aties,ed bu
Sect And he it further enacted, That the certificate, 49,
SCRIP TO be issued by virtue this act shall no OF
IoI any lands hereafter to be purchased at pya,e ,a
he same snail nave been offered public sale AMI I'll
unsod at any OF the land of the United S,s,
% OF 10 De established in the States Ohio indiana
au LIMOS Ana all such certificates scrip as shall he ;
ca by virtue OF this shall be assignabe Inv e"d
caas aeed by two Witnesses Provided That all ee6
to be granted, shall be to the pariy "eeaef
Vi MS er OF hes devisee devecs as the case nav
Sec And be further enacted Tina, tho e,,
soIds Ieeen AND taken to extend all such officers
sahoIs marines, cbaplains musicians sTosons
surgeons mates in the land service of Mn. S,e In
~ h e war; and, generally to every
p 70 "pom me state had engaged pay land bomn,, a.
services IN that war; of any description by anv a, ~ Io
OeiuIe IN force az The date
son except only such persons mentioned in ana 80;
co or ~ me reservation contained the said deed oS @
mental Objects ana soldiers Of the said State on CONT
re olIsn'penG PROVIDED, That scrip issued unSn
he provisions OF this act, shall ente the bnler ~ nuef
ronsen of s uu OF occupied lands, without the written
se VI such settlers or occupants NAV be ac,nanv ;
nS on SAID lands at the time the shall be- ens esu
PIeu o Ana provided also, That the amount of arS up
coated shall exceed hundred and sixv ano thus
oec And be further enacted That the provis sSies
owners OF military land warrants issued bu ,b embrace
~ satisfaction oclams for bounty land for serico
vdins far he anu a' the laws heretofore enforced pro
continued in force for two years ~ 'y revived and
aeG. And be further enacted, Tina, the povi,ions
act shall also be deemed taken to extend ~ an tnls
eu warrants OF the Virginia army Continso,aI ss,sh
n IIov'uen' mat the quantity thereof shall moi svsaad
my thousand in addition TO the two ndd o exceed
nooann acres heretofore authorized TO be located he
We propose to receive the original vsrr..,. -,
transact all business at Washington and Rsn,.L, su
cessary 10 perfect the scrip-to seIl-or loca,., -
'Snas IN Illinois or nd'anns the following terms, viz.
'or procuring scrip on these warrants which do moi
require to be sent to Kentucky 10 nere..s W.
cent per acre; and, If sold, five cents per sc,. "a
dtonal' on payment Of the amount OF sale.
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and ,h
scrip at Washington, free of cost five cen,o 80,
acres and Tor selling and paying over the money
five cents additional, per acre: ~ "'o"eN
For procuring the scrip and locating !, :, IIu.
Indiana one fifth Of the land so located % - o.
ed and divided by lot, after location Wv PN'
PERSONS deslrous To have services will trsnso,
or deliver their warrants to Mr.. Clarke in ws.hh
ton with full directions, in writing s,s,inn y; ts
name the scrip is issue and in ub., s,a' ~ lose
are to be located. ~ ''A'e wv iShus
me character in which the party aets-wtther a
O ' nen, OF y-deVisee-executor-a adm strator
-uustee-guardan, &c.-must be set forth and i'm
meda,ey the necessary papers, accordinl to the
requis'tion OF the Treasury Department wlbe eitbep
sent on, or accurately described
he scrip IS to be located, the necessay power Of
attorney will be sent or, and when relrned The
whole VIII be Immediately transmitted to n. Duncan
VINO VIII enter, personally and by complent agents.
wthout delay, upon the best land, wcb his Judo
ment and extensive acquaintance with (e country in
which he has resided nearly all his II, will enable
him TO do 'S
To those who desire to locate, or lend TO sell ,vo
would suggest the proprety Of pereting their scrn
as soon as possible, the best lands III be taken rs
and the amour, OF scrip for sale W be very eonsid
erable-exceeding, in the estimatIof well InGarmed
persons, the limit of the act of C&sress.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Ipois
NV. 81. CLAIR OLARB Of Washington.