The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 5, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 August 1828 — Page 4

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RKVOLUT.ONARY CLAIMS.

AN ACT for the relief of certain .-'•surviving Officers and Soldiers oi ft3i jthji Army of the lie volution. a S at of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, iV That each of the surviving officers of the armv of theRcfolution in the

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tinental Line. who was entitled toha'l pay bv the resolve of October twentyfirst, seventeen hundied and eighty, be authorized to reccive, out ot any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount of his full 3 pav in suit! line, according to his rank

in the line, to begin with the thud of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six. and to con tinue during his natural lite: Provided' Ihat, under this act, no officer shall be entitled to receive a larger .sum tha'i the Ml .pay of a Captain in said line ,V..-

Sec. S- And he it further enacted, That, whenever any of said officers ha« received tronev of the United^ States, as a pensioner, since the third Hoy o• March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, aforesaid. the sum so received shall be deducted trom what said officer would, otherwise, he entitled to. under the iirst section of this act and every pension to which said officer is now entitled, shall cease after the passage of this 1-1

Sec. 3 And be it further enacted. That evt-ry surviving lion-comtnis sinned officer, musician, or private, in said armv, who enlisted therein for and during the war, and continued in if® service until its termination, arid thereby became entitled to receive a reward ot eighty dollars, ur« der a resolve of Congress, passed IVtay loth, seventeen hundred and seventy eight, shall bs entitled to receive his full monthly pay in said service, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to begin on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twerrty-sis, to continue du rlpg his natural life: Provided, that flo rftn-comnrnsioned officer, musician, or-private, in said army, who i* now on the pension list ot the United States, shall be entitled -to the benefits oi this act

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the pay allowed by this ac: shall, under ihe direction of the Src retarv of the Treasury, be paid to the Officer or Soldier entitled thereto, or to their authorized ^attorney, at Such places and days afc the Secreta ry mav direct and that n» foreign officer shall be entitled to said pay nor shall anv officer or soldier receive the same, until he furnish to said Secretary satisfactory evidence thai he i* entitled-to the same, in enformity to the provisions of this act and the pay allowed by this ac shall not it) any way be transient hie. or liable to attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever, but shall enure wholly to the rs jiial benefit of the r-fficr or soldier entitled to the same by this act j'ec. 5 And be it further enacted, Ti»at so much of saidf nay as accrued by the provisions ot this act, before the third day ef March, eighteen hundred and twenty eight,, shall be paid to the officers and soldiers entitled to the same, as soon as may be, in the manner and under the provisions befo: mentioned and the pay which shall accrue after said day, shall be paid gemi-ann^aliy, in like manner, and under t^e same provisions. --si

A STEVRNSON, £jjeaker uflh" Ifuuse of Representatives.

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S\ppi (I— Joih May, 1H£8. ...t: JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

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May 2y, 1828. -i®

The "Act for the. relief .of certain surviving: Officers ani Soldiers of the .^t'-voluiion," approved on the 15th dav.of May, 1828. (of which the foregoing is a copy,) will be carried into eii under the following regulation .» liac'n officer claiming under the apt, w*ll transmit to the Secretary of the Treasurv a declaration, according to the" fonp hereunto annexed, jiiT I sn each non copmissioned officer, musician and private, accaidirt to til-: I:rtn marked B, accoinp inied by she oath of two respectai'le' witnessV.rs as to hia idrntity, vnich oath (o be taken before a

Janice oftlv.: Peace, or,other Magistrate, dulv empowered to administer i.n the .*fate or Territory in whsch he residt.'s, and authenticated urder the s^a!" of the Court of the County in which the oath w4!5 Ad,minist ^d ns o\vn in the said forms*. t/ich officer will also transmit his Cvi? mission, if in existence and.at-, tamable, and each non-commissioned tinier musician and private, his dischaige which documents, after bein* registered, will he returned. If jtiie co uau us ion or discharge hab been

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lost or destroyed, he will transmit ?uch other evidence as he may pos sess or can obtain, corroborative o! the statements set torth in his declaration. V-

If the evidence transmitted, taken in connexion with that afforded by the public records at Washington, found satisfactory, the amount of two years lull pay, at the rate tp which the officer or soldier was entitled, according to his rank in the line, at the close of the war, or at the time of his reduction, (as t)ie cas' may be,) b.ut in no instance exceeding the full pay ot a Captain of the Continental Line, will be transmitted to him, at the place of his residence, after deducting therefrom th amount of any pension which he may. have received from the United States .-ince the 3rd day of March, 1826 He may, however, authorize any other person to receive it for him in which case, he will execute a powei of attorney, according to the.annexed form, marked C, \yhich must be acknowledged before a Justice ol the Peace, or other Magistrate, and authenticated under the seal of the Court of the County, in the same manner as is already prescribed in regard to declarations. But no payment will be made to any such attor ney, until he has made oath, according to the annexed form D, that the pay which he is authorized to receive is intended to enure wholly to the personal benefit ot the officer or soldier whose attorney he is.

It is requested that all letters to the Secretary of the Treasury, on the subjects, may be endorsed on the cover, ''Revolutionary Claims."

Form of a Declaration to be made by .the Officers. iFor the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled "An act tor the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers «f the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828,1, of in the county of?•—, in the State of do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental Line of the \rtny of the Revolution, and served as such, [here insert, to the end of the war, or (as the case may be) to the time when the arrangement of the Army provided by the resolves of Congress of the 3rd and 21st ot October, 1780*.was carried into effect, and was reduced, under that arrangement.] at which period 1 was a in the regiment of the line.

And I also declare, that 1 afterwards received a certificate (commonly called a commutation c-'rtifi cafe) for a suin equal to the amount of five years' full pay which sum was offered by the resolve of Con•^re^s, of the 22d of March, 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which 1 was entitled under the resolve of the 21 st of October, 1780.

And I do further declare, that 1 have received of the United States, •is a pensioner, since the 3rd day of March, 18-6. [Here insert, No money, or (as the case may be) that 1 have received, as a pensioner of the United States, since the 3rd day of March, 1828, the sum of dollars paid to me by the agent tor paying pensions in the State of is •-J: [Signed] v'

Before me, Lhere insert, Justice of the Peace, or other Magistrate. duly empowered to administer oaths,] in the connty of —r—, in the State of personally appeared, this day, —-—, and of the said county, who did, severally, make oath, that——, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been an Officer in the Artny ol the Revolution, in manner as therein stated. ^4

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Witness my hand, this day of in the year [Signed]

Clerk of the Court of the

Connty of——, in the State of——, do hereby certifiy, that before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a [here insert, Justice of the Peace, or other Magistrate, duly empowered to administer oaths,] arid duly empowered to administer oaths.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hahd, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this .] day of •. in the

year

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Form ofti Declaration to he madt by the Aon Commissioned Officersf Musiciuttsandr Private#

For the purpose of obtaining the nene.fit of "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of jhe'fteyolution," ap proved ojj the l^tfii of May, 1828, 1 —,—,

in the County of

in the State of —r—, do hereby declare thati enlisied in the Continental Line of the Army of the Reroljion, for and during the War, apd continuedju its service uptit its ter-

mination at which period I was I Sergeant, Corporal, Musician or Private, as the case may be.J in Cap tain 's Company, i.u the

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ftegiment of the line. And 1 also declare that I afterwards receiv^ ,d a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, to ^hich I was enti fled, under a resolve of^Congress, massed the 15th of May, 1«78-•

And I further declare that I was not, on the 15th day of March,1828. on the Pension Lis.t ot the United States. v[Signed]

Before me, [here insert either Justice of the Peace or other Magistrate, duly empowered to administer oaths,] in the County ot ,in the State of- personal Iy appeared this day,and of the said Coupty, who did severally make oath that ,jy whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated, f-

Witness my hand, this in the year [bijned] I, Clerk of the Court of the County of in the State ot j—, do certify, that —r, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a [Justice ot the Peace, or as the case may be.] and duly empowered to.administer oaths i»4- *'v

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affix- .] etl the seal* of the said Court, this day of——, in the

RICHARD HUSH.

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Form of a Power of Attorney Know all men by these presents, that I. of in the County

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by constitute and appoint-—, my trie and lawful attorney, with a power of substitution for me, and in my name, to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due to me, under the act for the relief ot certain surviving officers and soldier* of the Revolution, approved 15th May, 1826, as a iu the regiment of the line of the Army of the Revolution. -Witness my hand and seal*, this -i— day of in the year Scaled and delivered in ie presence of——• *. [Signed]

Before me, ——. a Justice of tin Peace in the County of -, in th State of——. personally appeared.

this day, whose nam1 is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the sani" to be hia act and deed -,

Witness my hand, this -day ofc —~, in the year [Signed]

I, Cierk of the Court of the County of ——, in the State of do hereby certify, that before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged, is ayustict of the Peace.

In testimony Whereof, I have here-

unto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this day oi" in the year

Form of Affidavit to be taken By Attorneys Before me, a Justice of the Peace in the County of in tjie of personally appeared this day, the attorney named in the foregoiog power of attorney, and made oath that the same wasjiot given to him by reason of any trans fer, or of any attachment, levy, o»seizure, by any legal process what ever, of the pay therein authorized to be received, but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to the per sonal benefit of the person by whom the *aid power was executed.

Witness my hand, this day of in the year ——. Before me,-—, [here insert either Justice of the Peace or other Magis trate, duly empowered to administer oaths,] in the County of in the State of personally appeared this day, •—.—, and —of the said County, who did, severally, make oath, that —r~, by whom the forego ing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been an Officer in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.

Witness tny hand, this 7—— c|ay of in the year [^gned]

I,-—r Cierk of the Court of the County of in the State of——. do hereby .certify, that before whom the Foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, [here insert either Justice of the Peace or othei Magistrate, duly empowered to ad minister oajj)s,] and duly empowered to administer oaths.

In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand, and affi .] ed the seal of the said Cour

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Land Jlgency,

HE lubscriber, having for some vears acted as an agent for se^era! of the principal non-resident land holders in this section of country, and this kind of business having increased with him annually, so as, at present, to require particular attention, will hereafter accept the AGENCY of any business relating to

situated in either or the

counties bordering the, WABAS North of Yincennes. Ia. JAMES FARR1NGT0N.

Terre-Haute, Dec. 6th, 1827. 37tf

To Brick-Makers.

li wishtolet on

Two Good Houses,

one W'ith a brick chimney—good spring, and two good branches, that never fail contiguous to the houses a fine orchard and about 7

9 acres of cleared Land

As the above quarter section was purchased bv Mr. Wm. Durham expressly to make brick thereon, (who is a brick mason) there is no doubt but that the Clay is of the first quality for that purpose—apply to

Edged Tools

will be made in the neatest manner and of the best materials by

alease of

five years,

my plantation, in the woods about three miles and a half from TerreHaute there are

W 1JEWEES

Terre-Haute, July 7th, 1828^ TEHRK-IMUTE. JULT 1. 1828^^ The Eastern Mail will arrive hereafter at 1 o'clock every Monday and depart satne day at past 4 clock

JOHNF. CRUFT, M. 1 olt. 1^.

Dissolution.

THE Co-partrie|ship heretofore existing between

Mars & Herrington, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.

All persons having unsettled ac counts with the firm axe requested to call and settle them immediately.

WILLIAM MA'^S, WILLIAM HERRINGTON.

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Will still continue the business at his old stand, where all orders in his line will be punctually attended to.

Terre-Haute, July 4th, 1828.-15

,. Land Sale.

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virtue of an order of the Vigo

circuit court, Ta I will expose to Public Sale on Saturday the 16th day of August next, between the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock, of said day, the East half of the North east quarter of Section thirty five. Township eleven, North of Range Ten West, containing EIGH ACRES of LAND —The sale will take place on the premises, and the terms will be CASH. Said land is situated in Honey creek prairie, in said county, near the residence of Judo-e Hoggatt and close to the State Road leading from Terre-Haute to Vincennes. It is of first rate soil, enclosed with a fence, has a log cabin o.n it, and is well adapted to farming. An undoubted title will be made to the purchaser.

SILVIA WINTER, Guardian of IVILLAIM IViiffES. July 12, 1828. 4w

This once and this OJYL Y.

I have quit the printing business and must close my accounts in that line. Those who do not attend to their accounts, I shall certainly attend to

JOHN W. OSBORN. 1828.

July 5.

£tate of Indiana, i+d County, Sh: Circuit Court, April Term, 1823. Qeorge Rector.

Abraham Markle, In Chancery. Levi Tillotson and Stephen.S Collett "t .0 ^Complainant appears by Kinney and Hannegan, his counsel, and files his bill, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Levi Tillotson, one of the defendants is is not a resident of this state: It is or dered, that notice of the pendency of this suit, be published in the Western Register and Terre-Haute Advertiser, four weeks successively, at least sixty days prior to the next erni of this court, and that this cause oer continued to said next term*

Copy—A (C. GILiiERT,

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mory Eknv,

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-, Having united in th,

PravMcc of h,,,

Tender their scrvicca to the -,-' of the diana, as Practitioners in cuit Courts of the several :il% and the neighboring

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counties

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ois. They will also attend Hjsiness in the Sdpreroe an,' 1,:' trict Courts of the State

E. J\I.: lluntij

both may generally befoul Office of said ki .Rev. March 27, 182.8 I

Thomas

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PRACTI#V

In partnership. 'M. or one „rr will attend the courts of

dicial circuit and the sunronj? Their office is, in

the corner opposite Judre tu, August 31st.

b.e POfiK during t],e

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from ail who may then be ,uJ to us-Those who lm-e counts with us, are request^ to set tie the same by note oroikr^"

SC7*AH scooucts, nolp-nikm, nay or ether, bv the first dayofFefi. ruary next, will be piaccu in the hands of an officcr, for collection.

VV S CRUFT.

Terre-IIunfeJut\ 31,1 S^3

F.B. Commission Nerchanu

LOUISYiLLE, KENTUCKY, Attend to li'.eceieing, Shm« Forwarding all kinds of CHAA'Dl'SJ: and J'kObUCE, ia any direction.^,

Having extensive W.QRE-IIQl ES near the landing they are enabled to storfe on very good terms —Merchandise from New-Orleans will only be charged the expenses of drayage and labour.

tor sale on commission,

O 77? Vs- of well assortd CA:T/.YGS, SIX TO.

YS li arrant'i BJIL

Louisville, July 5, 1823.—15—Gw.

_....»iNOTICE,

The late

LEVI JACOBS,

Wright,

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turer of tiift "SUPERIOR, DURABLE

RAZOR STRAP." Having comnuinicaled to me the nrr of making those SThAPS l'r benefit of and the public generally I shall continue to manuftctyre them, at my factory in Terre-Haute, where I have aiul will contnine^ keep on hand a constant supp'}, wholesale for exportation

N. I have succeeded in nwkiBj sueh an improvement as will enab me to warrant them lor -0 when they havcc.areiui usa^e, t.ii improvement also causes tlie^tr.f to keep a smooth edge upon ti.e^"^ strument while it cuts it doas.*--as formerly. 'M'On(in.t

J. W OSBOR.V

Having used Levi Jacobs'inipiowj durable Razor Straps ',vc

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t) Doming, John F. Crufl L. II- Scott, Hobert Wilson, E. Tillotson C. Gilbert,

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that they exceed in excellence durability any strap we '!ave(f' used, and freely recommem as useful and valuable to '11 who may have use for -'I

.Mose* Ih-rr!l David Unl"'-, j) li J'A'W* H. Ss. Sillily

J) 1'^ 11. ('larai'

S. Col I el t\'

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JAMTSFARRMGLOHL^ Israel Harris,

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John Iiritton% John Caraphtilly Chester Tattle, II. Allen,' Uobert K'ilgore. ,V *U2t. OSBORtf,

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to give whatever in possession o., re'a

0II|Vstate

cobs' Razor Straps- ^c*V,f,hM:. that I have been acqu^".. ^ve twenty yej^i,^ made use of one 01

Jacobs for twenty yea „eari): made use of one of that length of time, 1 out liesitation that no !iave ever been acqjJ^?11 julfil prepare a Razor ,p •qual with themp^

out liesitation that no

Yours.

CUrlc.

January 4,

that ivil^