Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-12

with SUCH recommendation Of US as you may think
we merit
With great respect,
Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information Of Claimants we suboin
the act:
an act for the relief of officers and soldiers Of tho Viz
- gina state Line, during the Revolutionary war
the United States Of America Congress assebed Tina, tho
oincers and soldiers sailors and Marines were in the ser
voutonaiy war; and who entitled military land bou
ties by the laws and resolutions of State their heirs and
sh De- ana tey are hereby authorized surrender
10 the Secretary OF the Treasury of the United States such OF
their warrants for the said land bountes as shall remain
tor the any before frs, ay of January in the
year one thousand egh, hundred thirty Eve; which cc
Gates oil scrip shall he issued by the Secretary and signed
oy him. and countegncd by the Commissioner of the General
Land ouce, IN The following manner tina, say There
snail he separate certificate sum as shall at
the time of issuing the be equal the then minimum,
rant and remaining unsa,ied time of such surrender.
ana ike certificate scrip for as al the time shaj
heequal minimum p,ice of the ouan,y h. ' hm ' a
man "nsahed OF any such of such subdivisions OF
the amount into quantities Of eighty And where anv
dent shall and may be law the party desIpo 10
es the same TO surrender official copy thereof certified uner
The seal Of the Land of Virginia. with Mn, viz ~ ,
party endorsed upon accompanying the same stating that
sucn warrant has been lost or msad, and that original
a'h not been sold transferred ledge or beef of
he party so guaranteeing, or his or her guardian
sec Ana be further enacted, That ,ba,l be the dv
VI e commissioned OF the General Land Office reoues the
Executive OF Virginia to furnish him with Statement, of All
such warrants within the puiow Of act as have areadv
issued showing the number and date of each ya,n, Cd
quantity ofacre granted By eac also monthly s,atemen,
oi tue same description showing number date and ouan
~, OF such shall hereafter be granted And NJ 80
rant shall be taken be within provisions of this act wbic
snail hereafter be- granted unless the Virginia shall
certificate To be endorsed thereon signed bv
per officer stating that the party whom such warrant ba
be so granted his her their ancestor deviso wa. et
lied thereto by law resolution SAID State in force
at the date Of the deed of ceso State of Virginia 70
the United States so' :"
Sec And nc further enacted That before the s.o,,
by the
OF this b the applicants shall produce to him the oer,hsa,es
Of tho Register OF the Land Office OF Kentucky and the esT,
Gaze OF The military bounty the Virginia
hne That the warrants when the original presented or the
copy when the original has been estroye has NOT
% zoe aed, surveyed or patented, in Kentucky, aescd by
Sect And he further enacted That the certificates q,
scp 10 be issued by virtue of this act shall he received in
Ior any lands hereafter to be purchased private sale
aeI the same shall have been offered public .aic and shall
remain unoid at any of the land Offices the United state.
e % or to De established in the States of Ohio ndan,
au iIos And all such certificates as shall he
ed by virtue Of this act shall be assignse by endoemo,
Gates scrip be in virtue of any arn, ceIto-
TO be granted shall be issued party or,yinal m
OF ms her or hcrs dcvisec dcvsees the case NAV
Sec And be further enacted That the provision, e h;s
,d w ueemeo ana taken TO extend to all such officers
sailors marines chap!ains musicians surgeons and
mates IN the land of the State Of Viz
person to whom the had engaged to nav land ho,
services 'hai war; OF any description any law or re.o,on
SON except only such persons mentioned in and n,ovJ
ca Tor IN The reservation contained said deed of eoss
he- Stateop
mental establishment Provided That no scrip issued unsc
the provisions OF this act, shall the holder TO cn,er ~
of such settlers occupants as NAV he I
ing on said lands at the time the shall be entered ~
Pleo o Ana provided also, That the amount of land ,hs
coated shall rot exceed hundred and sixty thousand
sec o. And be further enacted That the oroysons ~ -
s, ana fourth sections of this shall extend to and embrace
owners OF military land warrants issued by the United STAT
IN satisfaction ofcams for bounty land for services dunS %
war and that the laws heretofore enforced nro
Vns Tor the issuing said warrants are hereby rev;veJ a
continued in force for years '''' a""
70. m he ltrfhaK IT.
act shall also be deemed and taken extend to an The
neu warrants OF the Virginia army Continental es,ablsh
MY thousand acres, in addition the two hundred and 80;
nousand acres heretofore authorized to be located nv c
We propose TO receive the original warran,a am,
transact all business at Washington and KentucLy NJ
cessary TO perfect the scrp-to seIl-or Joca,. !, -
anas IN Illinois or fndianna the following terms, VIZ
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky tn ne,f.c, 80.
cent per acres and, IL sold, five cents per acre adj
:, dtona'' on payment Of the amount OF sale:
FOR procuring the certificates IN Kentucky and tho
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cen,s nor
arei and Tor selling and paying over the monev.
five cents additional, per acre; '"eS'
For procuring the scrip and locating /, in rr.;
Indiana one fifth Of the land so located On he go,
cd and divided by lot, after location paw
PERSONS desirous TO have services will trsns,.
UT oehVer thelr warrants to Mr. Clarke, in wssh;rr
ton, with full directions, in writing stating 40 -
name the scrip 70 issue, and in what State the ons
are TO be located WIG i"huS
col. -; " !" Wn'cn the party acts-wbether
soie nelr' or many-devisee- Observation-Disclosures
-L,nstee-guardian, sc.-must be set forth. and inn.
meulaiely the necessary papers, according To- the
OF the treasury Department, will be either
sent on, or'accurately described Wv '"e'
.Ie scrip IS to be located, the necessary power OF
attorney VIII be sent or, and when returned. the
wnoie whl De Immediately transmitted to Mr. Duncan
VINO w,h enter, personally and by competent agents
w.tnout delay upon the beat land, which his i,dp-
nent ana extensive acquaintance with the country IN
~ncn ne has resided nearly all his life, will enable
10 'nose VINO desire to locate, intend to SELL we
Noud suggest the proprety of percctng their scrip
soon as possible, as the best lands will be taken first
'nu me amount of scrip for sale will be very consd
exceeding, in the estimation Of well informed
persons the limit Of the act Of Congress.
Very respectfully &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois
Nv sT. CLAIR CLARKE, Of Washington,