Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-24

with such recommendation Of US es YOU NAV think
With great respect,
Your obcdent servants,
JOSEPH DUNCAN.
NV. ST. CLAIR CLARKE
For the iu, information OF Claimants, we subioin
the act:
IN act or the relief OF certain officers and soldiers of the Viz
>, e'nia STATE Line, during the Revolutionary war.
be enacted by The Senate and House of
e United States of America Congress assembled r,t the
officers and soldiers sailors Marines who were in the ser.
wee oil Virginia ON her own State establishment during the re
voutonaiy and who entitled military land boun
TIES ny The laws aud resolutions of that State their heirs and
asS snail be- and they are hereby authorized surrender
10 inc secretary oil the Treasury Of the United States such of
their warrants for the said land shall remain ,nsa
of the same at any time before the first day January in he
year t0usand eight hundred thirty ve which ceIt
rates OF scrip shall he issued by the said Secretary and signed
by him. and counersened by the Commissioner Of the General
Land Once IN the following manner, that to soy There
shall be separate certificate scrip for as shall az
the time OF issuing the same equal TO the then mn;uu,
Price OF each quantity of eighty Of by such war
rant, and remaining unsasicd the time of such surrender
~, csIode Oh scrip ior such sum as, al the ime shall
oeequa to the minimum pce of the quantity shall so re-
man unsaiisted OF such of subdivisions Of
the amount into quantities Of eighty acres And where am
such shall have been misaid by time and ,co
DENT, shan andmay be law u for the party desiring to suen
der the surrender official copy thereof certified undc
the seal of the Land Office Of Virginia. the afda of tho
such warrant has been los, mislad and that the osai
hath moi been sold transferred the knowledge or belief
'he parry so surIenderns OF his or her guardian
Sec And he further enacted That shall be the duiv
OF the commissioner OF the General Land Office reoues, the
Executive oil Virginia 10 furnish him statement of ell
such warrants within the puview Of act as have aIr,d
issued showing tue number and date of each warrant and The
quantity ofacTes granted by each, and nonlhy
oi the same description showing the number date and ouan
y OF such warrants shall hereafter be granted And no wa
rant shall be taken obe within the provisions of this ar, vbc
shall hereafter be- granted unless Executive of Vrrina shall
cause certificate to he endorsed thereon. signed pro-
per officer stating that the party such warrant .baI
be so granted his her their ancestor devisor was emit
tied thereto by some law resolution said State in fo
the United States - '"s"a' 10
Sec. 3. And 1 further enacted Thai b.fo,. ,t c.
by
OF t e the applicants shall produce the Certificate,
{" he hSger OF the Land Office Of Kentucky and the cru6
cate o the Surveyor the military bounty lands Of the Virg
'ne that the (when the original presented o1 tho
copy, original been lost or des,rovcdS b n '
been located surveyed or patented, Kentucky atieed by
the seal Of his Office ~
Sect And be further enacted That the eeusc,,., ~
scrip to be issued by virtue of this act shall he received in
payment for lands hereafter purchased AZ private ali,
after he shall have offered at public ,sIe and SIi
remaln unod of the land Offices III. United Satss
established TO he established States of Ohio Indsn
and Illinois And all such certificates or scrip as snail me %
ed by virtue of this act shall DC asssnabe by endo.Teu,
hefeon aies'cd by Witnesses Provided Thai ali cs,G
cafes OF scrip To be issued in OF any warrant bcreac,
to be granted shall be issued par,y or,e;naI -
thereto or has heir or heirs, devisec dcvecs The
Sec And be further enacted That the provis;ons =, M
act snail be deemed and taken all such Officers
sutis sailors marines chaPlans, musicians surgeons and
surgeons mates IN the land of the State Of Viz
sn, during the revolutionary and generally to every
person 10 whom tie state had engaged pay land bounty G
services IN that by any au n, reso;n
passed before and IN force at the date said deed Of ccs
ohy s"oh persons as are mentioned and provd-
ed tor IN the the said deed NJ reS'o
nj
nehaI csiaoshTeni; PROVIDED, That scrip, issued under
the provisions of this act shall ente holder 10 ene, NJ
purchase any settled or occupied lands without the written
consent OF sch settlers or occupants may actualy red
Ing on said lands at the the shall be en,ercd y,
h u pos o a!,n That the amour, of land thus
Oe" h roi exceed two hundred and thousand ar,ee
sec And be further enacted. That the provisions
first and fourth sections of this shall extend 10 and .h,,n
owners OF military land warrants issued nv the United S,
IN ssc,on OF claims for bounty land for services during tb,
revolutionary and tia, the heretofore enforced @
continued IN force for years ~ 'u anu
sec And be further enacted That the ,,;.
act shall also be deemed and To extend to an the o.
hed warrants OF the Virginia army Continental establish
hiy thousand acres in addition the two hunded and ,
thousand acres heretofore Authorized be located bv ths
State line - "e"
We propose 20 receive the original warrants an,
transact all business a, Washington and Ken,ucL, NJ
cessary TO perfect the scrip-io sell-or locate ~
lands IN Illinois or Indiana, the following terms VIZ
FOR procuring scrip on these warrants which do not
re'hire to be sent to Kentucky to perfect one
cent per acres and f sold, FIVE cents per acre ad.
dii'onal' on payment Of the amount of sale:
For procuring the certificates in Kentucky and the
scrip at Washington, free Of cost, five cents per
a~ei and Tor selling and paying over the money
FIVE cents additional, per ncrc
for procuring the scrip and locating IL in Illinois, or
Indiana one hilh Of the land SO located To be mart
ed and divided by lot, after location
Persons desirOus 20 have our seryices will ,rarsn;,
OF ue,yer theIr warrants to Mr. Clarke, in Washing
ton, with full directions, in writing stating IN hoec
name the scrip s 20 ISSUE and in what State the lands
arc o be located. " ''''"'
The eharae'crin which the party sc,s-whether
sole her, or many devisec -executoradnins,rator
trustee Guardian, &o.-must be set forth, and i'm.
meah,ey 'ne necessary papers, according to the
Tequ5i'ion oi the Treasury Department. will be either
sent on, or accurately described
u the scrip isl be located the necessary power of
attorney w'II hc sent or, and when returned, the
whole whi be immediately transmitted to Mr.. Duncan,
VINO VIII enier, personally and by competent agents,
without delay, upon the best land, which his judg-
men and extensive acquaintance with the country in
winch he has resided nearly all his life, will enable
him to do.
10 those who desire to locate, or intend to sell, we
would suggest the proprety Of perfectng their scrip
possible, as the best lands will be taken first
and the Of scrip for sale will he very consd
crabe-eNoeeding, in the estimation OF well informed
persons, the limit Of tho act of Congress.
Very respectfully &c.
JOSEPH DUNCAN, of Illinois
NV. ST. CLAIR CLhRNF, Of Washington.