Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6661, for John Mc Coy, Rhode Island
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[FORM No. 78]

Treasury Department
SECOND AUDITOR’S OFFICE
Washington, Aug. 1, 1872

In consequence of the extra labor imposed upon this office by the correspondence and inquiries of Claim Agents and others in relation to claims not filed by them, and who have apparent authority to act for the claimants, every correspondent will hereafter be required to state the precise nature of the claim concerning which he writes when fled, by whom, when its condition was last reported from this office, and, if the claim be based upon the service of a soldier in the Army, the name of the soldier, with his Company and Regiment. If the claim was not filed by the correspondent himself, he will explain fully why he makes inquiry in relation to it, stating the name, residence, and interest of the party in whose behalf he writes. All letters of inquiry by Agents relative to claims received by them through Sub-Agents or other persons than the claimants, must contain the names and residences of such Sub-Agents or other persons; and Agents will be required to accompany every original claim hereafter filed with a statement whether it was received by them from any other party than the claimant; and, if so, the name and residence of such party must be given.

Respectfully,
E.B. Finch
Auditor