Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-31
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With great respect, sssao NOD e
Your obedient eervants. sagid
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With great respectsg }ast9o Nod ~ -
our obedient servants 3apd
JOSEPH DUNCAN
.8itste " NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE.
For the full information of Claimants u,sS ssh;o,
the act: Gan jse5 isSGr - 800 '1N'oAi
An act for the relief of certain officers and oic, ~ H.
p sm,a STATE Line during The Revolutionary war
,e United States OF America in Congress a.ened Thai he
wee of Virginia on her State esiablisnen ,r;rs ~.
yo!uonay war, and who entitled TO military Land i.,
ucs oy the laws and resolutions State their be,ts r
ASST MS shall be- and they are hereby aunors.d IN %
20 TIC secretary or the Treasury the United Staes sch
fd n o io me saia iena boon,ies as shall
Tor The same al any time before the day Of Jan,ar In ,he
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty FIVE which
Gates Of scrip shall be issued by the said Secretary and u
by hum and counersGned by the Commissioner Of The
Land ONCE, IN the following manner, that is TO saw There
shall be separate certificate scrip for such sum as
me e OF ISSUING The same, be equal the then minimum,
prce OF each quantity Of eighty due by sucb
an, and remaining the time of sue5 .,,rs
ahn IKE ceTuhcde orscrp for such al the time shall
oeeqoa 10 he minimum pice of The quantity that shall 60 re-
nam unashed OF any such warrant of such subdivisions of
he amount INTO quantities OF eighty And where an
uch warrant shall have been misaid by t,e md c
deu shall and may be Law full for the party 40
Ger tie same surrender official copy thereof certified ndar
he sea o! the Land Once Virginia. with the ada viii of a
such warrant has been lost mislad and that the oonai
hah moi been sold transferred knowledge or
"'e PaIsS 80 swIepuerine, or ms or her guardian.
sec And be II further enacted That shall be the d,,
o. the COMMISSIONED of the General Land Office 10 reouss, ,h
Executive Of Virginia furnish him with s,a,.mer, f 1 ny,
ueh warrants within the puvicw Of this act as have a,
war
quantity ofacres granted by each also month"; ss,s,
OF me same description showing The number date and
W OF such warrants shall hereafter be granted And no
rant shall be taken be within the provisions of This ar, -
shall hereafter be granted oness Executive OF virginia s
cause certificate TO be endorsed thereon signed by
per officer, stating that the party whom, such vvsYs
be SO granted his. her their ancestor deviso was n
ea thereto by some law or resolution said State In
at the date of the deed of cession by the State of
the United States. t lI8tllI' HINSi5 '"s'"a' 70
Sec 3 And I've further enacted That before the sec,,
OF the Treasury shall issue SC p reouIreI bv The
OF ms 1 the applicants shall produce him the cer6cass
cafe OF the Surveyor fthe military bounty lands efib
ne that the warrants (when original is o tho
copy when Inc original has been lost deitroyed has m,
ee oSaied surveyed or patented in Kentucky aitesed bv
scrip to be issued by this act shall he 1919 or
payment 'o any lands hereafter purchased an p,vs,
remain unsod of the land Offices of the Ini,ed S,
OF 10 be established nthe States of Ohio indiana
and Illinois And all such certificates or scrin ne sbs ~
ca by virtue Of this act shall be assignahe by sndo
neieon auesed by two witnesses Provided, That ali esr5
Gates or scrip TO be issued in of any waIran
TO be granted shall be to the pay oriaia
thereto OF his heir or heirs evsee devsees as
Sec. s And be further enacted, Tbs, the
ACT shan be deemed and taken extend TO an such os
surgeons mates in the land sea service Of m. S,s
Bna during the revolutionary war and generallv N es
person TO whom the State had engaged TO paw land
services IN that war, of any description by any ar
passed belne and in force the date the said deed oi
ed oI IN lhe reservation contained the deed Of ees,
~ favor Of the officers and soldiers the said State on c
a. under
e provisions OF this act, shall ene the holder N ents -
purchase any settled occupied lands whou; The sv,;s
ing on sad ands the same shall he ensd
Pheh i And Provided also, That the amount or land ,S
ocated shall not exceed bundled and sxtv
Sec And he further enacted That the pTovson S,
hrsi and fourth sections Of t shall extend to and emb
owners oi military land warrants by the Uned
IN satisfaction Of cams for bounty land for sery;ce
revolutionary war and that the laws heretofore enforced o
Wong LOT Inc issuing SAID warrants are hereby received III
continued IN force for two years '''eu Hnu
See and be further enacted That provisions Of hi,
eci sha also be deemed and taken extend 10 nil the
fed warrants of the Virginia army on Connea,si ,st
ment Provided That the quantity thereof shall not eSeeed
State line " s i''seu oy 'heif
we propose to receive the original warrants and
transact all business at Washington and Ken,,,cL
cessary 10 perfect the scripo seIl--or iocas !, -
lands ~ Illinois or Indianns the following terms
For procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
require to be sent to Kentucky TO perfect ons
cent per acre; and, if Sold five cents ter sc,. ~,
dtonaI, on payment Of the amount Of sale. -
For procuring The certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free Of cost FIVE cents ner
acre; aud for selling and paving over the nons,
five cents additional, per acre! '''sy
FOR procuring the scrip and locating IL in Illinois
Indians one fifth Of the land so located In he
cd and divided by lot, after location.
Persons DESTROYS 50 have our services win ,rso;.
or deliver their warrants to Mr Clarke i'm yVasb;no
son, WIN IulI d!reouons' IN writing, Stating IN whose
name the scrip Is to ISSUE and in what State the qn
are TO be located. -'.a =. go 800 ''e SINUS
tGe characterin which the party ac,s-whether a
soe ns''' VI many deVisee executor administrator
trustee guardian, Gc.--must be set forth, andtm.
medla.eIy the necessary papers, according 10 the
requisiion Of the Treasury DEPARTMENT. WILDE either
sent on or accurately described.
u the scrip IS to be located the necessary power OF
Attorney will be sent or, and when returned ,he
whole VIII be Immediately Transmitted to Mr. D,Inesn
VINO WIZ enter, personally and by competent agents.
without delay, upon the best land, which his iudr.
ment and extensive acquaintance with the country In
which he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him to DO.
those who desire 10 locate, or intend TO sell We
woud suggest the proprey Of perfecting their scrip
rs soon possible, the best lands will be taken
and the amount Of scrip for sale will be very eons;6
cradle eding, IN the estimation of well informed
persons, Tie limit Of The act Of Congress.
Very respectfully, &C.
~DsEPH DUNCAN, Of Illinois
NV sr~cLAiH CLARKE, or,wssbngton,