Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-10

otater and Continental Est Establishment, or United
States Revolutionary Bounty Warrants: md we re
quest the favor of you 10 enclose this TO such of vour
acquaintance as may be interested in those claims
WIN sueh recommendation Of US you may think
With great, respect
Your obedicnt servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
Mw. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the tu!i information OF Claimants, we subjoin
the act:
An for the relief certain officers and soldiers Of thu y
- gnIa state Line during the Revolutionary war.
the United States America in Congress assembled That nh.
ocers and soldiers sailors and nanes who were in the ser
evolutionary and who entitled to mla land boun
ties by the laws and resolutions of State their heirs and
asst MS shall be- and they hereby authorized to surrender
to the Secretary of Treasury of the United States such Of
their for the said land bounes as shall remain unsa
sed IN whole or IN part aud receive certificates or scrip
tor The sae at any time before the day anuay in tho
year one thousand eight hundred thirty Eve; which cer
oil scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary and signed
by him. and counierged by the of the General
an1 o'ce IN The following manner that say There
ha be certificate such sum as shall AT
The time OF issuing the same, equal TO the then minimum
pce oil each quantity OF eshy of land by such war
rant and remaining unsa'isfed of such surrender
and Ike certificate scrip sum as al the lime shall
equal to the minimum price of the quantity tina, shall so re-
main unsascd OF such Of such subdjyis;on, oF
the amount into Quantities OF eighty And where any
ueh warrant shall have been lost msad by time and acc
dent shall and may be aw the party desiring to
er the same 10 surrender official copy thereof certified under
e seal oil the Land Oice of Virginia with Of tho
ay upon or accompanying The same, stating
such wauan, has been lost mslad, the original
efof
the party so surrendering, or his or her guardian.
sec And be further enacted That shall be the du,v
OF inc oil the Genera! Land Office request the
Executive OF Virginia to furnish him with statement of all
such warrants within the puyiew of this act, have already
quantity oiacres granted by EACH and also monthly statement
OF the same description showing the number date and
rant shall be taken be within provisions of this act which
na hereafter b. granted unless the Executive Virginia shall
cause certificate to he endorsed thereon signed by mo-
per once stating that the whom warrant shall
ia sae nus, nee OF their ancestor, devisor
mfr has
AZ the date OF the deed Of cesson by the Virginia to
Sec . And he further enacted That, before the Secretary
% he treasury shall issue the scrip required PROVISIONS
Of the Register the Of Ksntucky and the ess
Gaze o. INC Surveyor OF the military bounty lands Virginia
copy when the original has desroyed has no,
1ee oSaed surveyed, or patented Kentucky ass,ed by
Sect And be it further enacted That the certificates, or
ctp To he issued by virtue of this received in
for any lands hereafter TO be private sale
alter the same shall have been offered public sale and shall
remain unsold at Of the land Offices of the United state.
esn6shcd or TO be established. in the Ohio Indiana
and Illinois And all such certificates or .cp as shall he ~
sn ny virtue OF This act shall be asssnable by endorsement,
Gates or scrip be issued in any warrant
m s'anIen sia pe issued TO the party originally entitled
OF MS he or heirs devisee devsees case NAV
Sec. And be further enacted Tint ,Io n,ov;;o,, oe ,;
ACT snail be deemed and taken all such officers
soldiers saors marines, cbaplans musicians surceons AMI
surgeon mates in the land the State of Viz
Sha curing he revolutionary and generally To every
person to whom the Stale had engaged pay land bounty r
passed before the date Of tho said dead Of %
SION except only such persons in and proyd
ed o IN the reservation contained in deed Of eo,son
in favor of the officers of the said state On Co,;
mental establishment Provided, That no scrip issued under
the provisions of this act shall enitc holder 10 enter o
purchase any settled occupied lands without the written
consent OF such settlers occupants may be acalv resd
in on said lands at the time the shall be entered or
pied Tor: And provided, also That amount of land h
coated ha rot exceed two hundred sixty thousand acres
sec And further enacted, That the provisions of
first and fourth sections of this shall extend TO and embrace
owners OF military land warrants issued by the United Sla,c
~ satisfaction ofclam for bounty land for services during The
revolutionary war; antlat the laws heretofore enforced nro
vdns Tor the issuing SAID warrants hereby revived and
continued IN force for two years.
Sec aud be il further enacted, Tha, the provisions of this
act shall also be deemed and taken extend to an the .a
mcnt Provided Tina, the quantity thereof shall not sscss
hy thousand acres in addition the HUNDRED and sxv
State line '''" " "'e''
We propose to receive the original warrants, and
transact all business at Washington and Kentucky ne
cessary TO perfect the scrip--to scIIor locate i IN
anus IN Illinois or lndanna, the following terms viz.
For procuring scrip these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky to perfect. ono
cent per acres and, IL sold, five cents per acre adj
dliional' on payment of the amount Of sale.
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cents per
acres and for selling and paying over the money
FIVE cents additional, per acre:
For procuring the scrip and locating it in Illinois mr.
Indiana one Fifth of the land so located, To be part.
cd and divided by lot, after location.
Persons DESTROYS TO have our services, will transm.
or deliver their warrants to Mr.. Clarke in Washing
ton, with full directions, in writing stating in whose
name The scrip ~ to issue, and in what State the lands
are TO be located.
The eharactcrin which the party acts-whether
sole heir, or any-devisee-e administrator
trustee guardian, Sc.-must be set forth, and inn
mediately the necessary papers, according TO the
reqns'tion OF the Treasury Department will be either
sent on, or accurately described.
the scrip lst be located, the necessary poyer Of
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned, the
whole VIII be immediately transmitted TO Mr.. Duncan,
who WIZ enter, personally and by competent agents,
without delay, upon the best land, which bis isdc-
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country In
which nc has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him to do.
TO those who desire to locate, or intend To sell VIC
would suggest the proprety Of perecting their scrjD
as soon possible, the best lands will taken first
aud the amount Of scrip for sale will he very consd.
erable-exceeding, IN the estimation of well informed
persons, the limit Of tho act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois
NV. sT. CLAM CLARKE, Of Washington,