Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-02


Your obedient servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information of Claimants, we subioin
the act: " '9S-A'
An act for the relief certain officers and soldiers Of Tho y
:, gina state Line, during the Revolutionary war
the United States of America Congress assembled That tho
officers and soldiers sailors and Marines were in the ser
evolutionary war; and who entitled military land boun
ties by the laws and resolutions State their heirs and
TO the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States such OF
their for the said land bounes as shall remain un,a
Tor the before day of January in The
year one thousand eight hunded thirty fve which cer
Gates OF scrip shall be issued by the said and
y NM and counteTsened by the Commissioner of the General
Land ohce, IN the following manner that TO saw Thero
snail be separate certificate such sum a shal m
the time OF ISSUING the equal to the then minimn,
price of each quantity OF eighty due by such war
rant, and remaining ised tho time such surrender
ana ike certificate scrip for such as at the time sba
oeequa TO the minimum price of the quantity that shall so re-
man unsalished OF any such subdyspns rs
the amount into quantities OF eighty And where ,n
such warrant shall have been lost mislad and acct
Dent shall and be la full the party IN
der the same osuendeT official copy thereof certified rnd
the seal OF the Land Office of Virginia. with the affidavit Of tho
party endorsed upon same statino The,
such warrant has been lost msad and that the o90naS
hah not been sold or the knowledge belief
he party so surendering, or his or her guardian
Sec And be further enacted, That shall be IN, duty,
o. me OF the General Land Office TO request the
executive oil virginia 10 furnish him with statement of all
such warrants within the puWiew of this act as have aead
issued showing The number and date Of each warrant and The
quantity oiactes granted by EACH and also monthly
oil the same description showing number date and ouan
w. OF suEn as shall hereafter be granted war
shall hereafter be- granted unless the OF VIRGINIA shall
cause ceTtcate TO be endorsed thereon signed by
per oice stating that the party such warrant ba,
be so granted his her their ancestor devsor was rn
tied thereto resolution of the said State i @
| the United States " Virginia. 10
Sec And he further enacted That before the s,.o,
OF the Treasury shall issue the scrip required by the nTov
OF ms pill the applicants shall produce him the cenGca.e
stei OF the Land Otlce OF Kentucky, the eerti6
cate OF the Surveyor OF the military bounty lands eIb. y;
ne That the warrants when the original presented hs
copy when the original has deoyedS has ~,
surveyed or patented in Kentucky aitested by
Sect And be it further enacted, That the Certificate. ~
scrip 10 De issued by virtue Of this act he rece,vsd -
Tor any lands hereafter be purchased a, private ale
de1 me same shall have been offered public ,ae and ha
remain nnsold at any of the land Offices of the United S,,
OF to be established in the Of Ohio Indian
ana Illinois And all such certificates scrip as shall ne
ca by virtue Of this shall be assrnable by endoT
thereon atested by two Witnesses Provided That all eerG
a OF scrip 70 DE issued IN virtue Of any warrant heeas
to be granted, shall be issued the pauy oI9nal
hereo or his heir or heirs devee deyisees as the me-
9ee' And be further enacted That the provisions NJ ,b
s"ah Oe deemed and taken TO extend such ofcers
oiaieTs Sailors marines, chapains musicians
surgeons mates IN the land service of The Ss &c
S, uug me revolutionary war, and generally to every
person 10 whom the Stale had engaged 10 nav n land o
services IN that war; OF any description by any l,u NJ
before and in force at the date othe deed of ces
SON. except only such mentioned in and 800.
ed Tor in the reservation contained said deed of eesso
IN favor OF the officers and soldiers Of the said State on CONT
mental establishment Provided, That SCRIP issued nder
the provisions Of this act shall ene the holder n ente -
purchase any setued or occupied lands without the written
cohseh VI Sueh seVes or occupants acualv resd
ing on said lands at the time the shall be entered ~
coated shall not exceed two hundred sixty Thousand ace
Sec And be further enacted That the provisions
hs and fourth sections of this shall extend 10 and eb
of military warrants issued bv The I e'Sorace
III satisfaction OF claims for bounty land services during he
% @ war ana That the laws heretofore enforced pro-
Nms ui INC ISSUING sad warrants, hereby revived ami
continued in force for years ' '''" a'"
Sec And be further enacted That the provisoDs If i
c Sa also De deemed and taken all the umsati
ned warrants OF the Virginia army Continental estsbsb
fifty thousand addition to the two b"nd,cd SNeeu
thousand acres heretofore authorized be located Inv ,h
State line. " ~ hof
We propose to receive the original warrant. 49,,
transact all business at Washington and Kentucky ne
ccssary to perfect the scrp-to seII-or Inco,s 4, &c
lands ~ Illinois or Indiana, the following terms VI
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect one
cent per acres and, sold, five cents per acre AL
dlt'onaI' on payment Of the amount Of sale,
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and The
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cents ner
acres and TOR selling and paying over the money
five cents additional per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating it in Illinois, or
Indiana onefifth Of the land so located to be mari
ed and divided by lot, after location.
PERSONS desrous to have our services will transit
OF aeiIyer thelr warrants to Mr.. Clarke in Washing
ton, with full directions in writing stating in vvbos.
are to be located. WIG i'"u'
The character in which the party acts-wbe,ber a
sole heir, or ydeyisee-e Observation-Disclosures
-uusIee-Euardian, &c.-must be set forth and i'm
medatey the necessary papers, according TO the
requson Of the Treasury Department, viii be either
sent on, or accurately described
the scrip IS to be located the necessary power OF
httOrney wih DC sent or, and when returned, tho
whole will be Immediately transmitted 10 Mr.. DUNCAN.
VINO VIII enter, personally and by competent agents,
WITHOUT delay, upon the best land, which bis iudr.
meh and extensive acquaintance with the country i'm
him TO do.
10 those who desire to locate, or intend to SELL VIC
would suggest the proprety Of perfecng their serin
as soon possible, as the best lands will be taken I;rs
and the amount Of scrip for sale will be very consd
erable-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 nc Xv..h;,,.,.