Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-22
Office Of claims for prqs 'rty lost, captured
or destroyed. ,chtist the military SER
vice Of the United states, during the
late acar. 80
WASHINGTON, June 3.

while in the military service of the United States
and for other purposes" that all claims provided
tor by the said act, must be presented at this
ohce, on or before the ninth day of April, in the
year 1913 as If not presented within that peri
cd, they cannot be received, examined and deci.
ded on at this office.
First Class Of Cases.
The claims provided for by the said act are,
first. " Any volunteer or drafted milit,aman,
whether ofcavalry, mounted rIfemen, or nfan-
try, who, in the late war between the United
states and Great Britain, has sustained damage,
by the loss of any horse which was killed in
battle, or which has died in consequence of a
wound therein received, or IA >cGsequence q
failure on the part of the United States to furnish
such horse with sufficient forage while i'm the
service otthe United States, shall be allowed and
paid the value of such horse" This provision
conprehends three descriptions of cases
lst An horse killed in battle.
"a. An horse dying in consequence of wound
received in battle.
Sd. An horse dying in consequence ofnot be.
ing furnished with sufficient forage by the Unit.
ed States.
To substantiate claim of either description,
1st The order of the government authorisinr
the employment of the corps to which the origi.
nal claimant belonged, or the subsequent accep.
lance OF such corps, OF appreciation gifts employ.
ment, must be produced
ID. The certificate of the officer or surviving
officer, commanding the claimant at the time Of
the accident on which the claim is founded. which
certificate II not given while the officer was in
the service Of the United States, must be sworn
| to and in every case it must if practicable,
state the then value of the horse so killed or dy
ing Before any other evidence will be received,
the claimant must make oath that il is not i'm his
power to procure that which is above specified ;
and that the evidence which he shall produce in
lieu thereof, is the best which he is able to OBJ
| tain. In every case the evidence must be ON
| oath, and the value of the horse so killed or DIV.
| ing, ascertained. All evidence offered must be
| taken and authenticated in the manner herenaf.
ter directed, and in all these cases the claimant
must declare on oath, that he has not received
| another horse from any officer or agent of the
| government in lieu ofthe one lost
Second Class of Cases
Z" ANY person, whether of cavalry or mounted
rihemen, orvolunteers, who in the late war a.
foresaid, has sustained damage by the loss of ar
| horse in consequence ofthe owner thereof beng
| dismounted, or separated and detached from the
| same by order of the commanding officer or If
consequence of the rider being killed or wound
ed in battle, shall be allowed and paid the valu,
ofsuch horseat the time he was received into
| the public service" This class comprehend:
two descriptions of cases.
LIST. When the owner has been dismounted or Sc
parated from and detached frOm such horse by
1 order OF the commanding officer.
Cd. When the rider has been killed or wound
ed IN battle, and the horse lost in consequence
\ thereof.
The same evidence, in all respects, which is
required in the first class of cases will be requi
| red in this.
Third Class of Cases.
| Any person who, in the late war aforesaid
| has sustained damage by the loss, capture OF
destruction by an enemy of any horse, mule, OF
Wagon; cart, boat, sleigh or harness, while such
property was employed in the military service O,
the United States, either by impressment or b,
contract, excePtin cases where the risk to which
| the property would be exposed, was agreed to
be incurred by the owner, if il shall appear that
such loss, capture or desf1s. ction was without
any fault or negligence of the owner; and any
person during the time aforesaid who has sus
| tanned damage by the death of such horse, mule
or IN consequence of failure on the part of the u
States to furnish sufficient forage while in the
service aforesaid, shall be allowed and paid the
| value thereof"
1 This class comprehends two cases
lst The loss or destruction of property by an
enemy, taken by impressment, or engaged by
| contract, in the military service of the United
| States, being either horse, mule, an OK, wae
| gon, cart, boat, sleigh, or harness. excepting art
cles for which the owners had agreed to run
all risks. or which were lost or destroyed by the
fault or negligence of the owners.
! I'd. When an horse, mule or OK, so taken 81
| employed, has died from the failure of the Uni
ted States to furnish sufficient forage
| In the first ofthese cases, the claimant mus
| produce the certificate of the officer or agent
| OF the United States who impressed or contract
| ed for the property above mentioned, and of tn,
officer, or surviving officer, under whose imme
| date command it was taken or DESTROYED by az
1 enemy. Such certificates, If such officers or n
| gents at the time of giving them be not in tn,
| military service of the United States. must h,
| sworn TO, and positively state that the propert,
was not lost or destroyed though the fault or neg
bgence of the owner, and that the owner did no
| agree to run all risks. Furthermore, the usua
hire of the articles so impressed or contracted
Tor in the country in which they were employed
must be stated.
In the second csse, the certificate of the off
Ger or agent of the United States under whose
command such horse, mule or OK, was employed
at the time of his death must be produced.
Before any other evidence will be received
the claimant must make oath that il is not in M
power to produce that which IS above specified
and further, that the evidence which he offers If
lieu thereof, is the best which he is able to OBJ
! tain. In every case the evidence must state dis
! tincty the time, place and manner Of the loss
aud the value thereof.
| Fourth Cldss Of Cases.
| Any person who, during the late war. Ia,
aCieu III tle Inhtary service OF the United States
| as a volunteer or drafted militiaman. and oh,
has furnished himself with arms or acco,itre
ments, and has sustained loss by the capture or
destruction Of them, without any fault or nepli.
gence on his part, shall be allowed and paid ibe
| value thereof"
This class comprehends two cases.
\ LIST. The loss of such arms OF accoutrements b,
the enemy.
3D. The loss Of the same articles in any other
way, without the fault or negligence of the ow
liner,