Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-02-08
shall be deducted from the value Of his horse

To establish a claim under this provision
the claimant must adduce the evidence Of
the officer under whose command he served
when the loss occurred. if alive, ifsdead,
then the next surviving officer; describing
the property, the value thereof, the time
and manner in which the loss happened,
and whether or not il was sustained without
any fault or negligence on his part The
evidence should also, in case the claimant
was remounted, after the loss, state when he
was ~remounteds how long he continued so,
and explain whether the horse whereupon
he was remonnted had not been furnished
by the United States, or been owned by a.
mother mounted militiaman, or volunteer, to
whom payment for the use and risk thereof,
or for its forage whilst in tho possession of
the claimant, may have been made ; and if
1t had been thus owned, should name the
person, and the command to which he be-
l0nged. And i'll every instance in which
the claim may extend to equipagc, the sew
eral articles Of which the same consisted,
and the separate value of each, should be
specified.
SECOND CLASS OF CASES,
The second section o. the Jaw enacts:
THAT any person who, in the said mill
tary service as volunteer or ,d~raughted mi
litiaman, furnished or shall furnish him
self with arms and military accouirernents,
and sustained or shall; sustain damage by
the capture or destruction Of the same, with
out any fault or negligence on his part, or
who lost or shall lose the same BY reason
of his being wounded in the service, shall
be allowed and paid the value thereof"
Each claim under this provision:must be
established by mo evidence of the officer
7 who commanded the claiman, when the
loss happened, If alive; or, if dead, then Of
the next surviving officer, describing the
several articles lost, the value Of each,
whether or not the same were furnished
the loss occurred, and whether or not il was
sustained without any fault or negligence on
his part.
THIRD LAS OF CASES.
The third section Of the law er rae:
"That any person who sustain -. ..
sustain damage by the loss, car '@.,.
struction, by an enemy, of fanny = III g..
or wagon, cart, boat, sleigh, ,r are,
while such property was in {! ST.. a.9
service of the United States, er.,- >. 49,.
pressrncnt or contract. except I. .,'n yo.is
where the risk to which the prnrr
posed was agreed to he inc, :. 3, 81,
owner, if it shall appear that ST. i, sc
ture. or destruction was with at .uy az.
or negligence on the part ofth owner, ,,,1
any person, who without any /; IL n oeo
ligence sustained or shall su, III a;-gn
by the death or loss and aband rulrltu as
such horse, mule, or OK, while 'hr.~,i,
aforesaid, in consequence oft. '"il.,, .l
the part of the United States, ,in - t
same with sufficient forage, sh -. irv
and paid the value thereof"
To establish a claim under I ).
it will be necessary to prod"~
ny ce the officer o. agtut -,
s.lo nylNr.s". - sou.
~, mentioned ~ .,i"i c!ri n,
Jificcr rrtcv whose .m.i,ei,
.: '.s t,..i,.rri a, n
!vrc- .i--'Tr'": -. w., :.a.s
s..:.r 80, -s..,: wn, e
80" ,., ,s "'...c. o. The .
liz .u,ue thereof, whether OF
which it would be exposed p,
be incurred by the owner, WI, -
as regarded horses, mules, aud rAr,
gagged to supply the same w: ,
forage, i'll what manner the lH," ia.'
and whether or not it was 81 =: ~
out any fault or negligence ,,nat., )
his part.
The 9th section Of the law met.
"That in all instances wh,fe al .
has been, or shall he engage sd. =" .
tary service Of the United St.. - W.
or shall be provided with a I -sc t,"''
ments. or with military a.c. an
his parent or guardian, and h. q Z
die, without paying for said 80, s.
the same has been, or shf
tured. destroyed, or abando
ner before mentioned, said '.w
dian, shall be allowed pay ia
king satisfactory proof US ";l-n'
the further proof that he is i'i,..
by having furnished the 81; IS
A parent or guardian & & a..
nor, will. therefore, in adj 81
timony applicable to his &. "
ly described. have to fur ia T.
provided the minor whit 'n'
in mentioned that the m. y
paying for such property
parent or guardian, is en- -,
for it. by his having fun "i ?
The 9TH section Of tho " :. -,
'''That in all instances : , a."
other than a minor, has ~ orsi.
gagged in the military Sc e. a',I'
has been or shall be pro ID. y
or equipments, or with t'3r.Ev
menis, by any person., III " =.
who has risked, or sha ';. :.
such horse, c%quipmcntst I.
tictItS vi IilIuSei, anu
or shall be lost, captured 80 ~.
doned in the manner BET
owner shall be allowed i"i
king satisfactory proof "a a
and the fugther proof i !
thereto, by having furni: !
having taken the risk on oct
Besides the testimon a. :,t ~
claim herein before req at =
owner, therefore, will, l. G -