The daily union., 1846-10-28
PAY DUE TO DECEASED OFFICERS AND
. SOLDIERS. '- ''-
TREAsURY DEPARTMENT, lnI rs
Second .fuditor's Office, 1..

.... ... SOLDIERS '@ ui- H..a
TRrAsuRY DEPARrMEsr, ID -r
.. ... Second .faditor's Office, 1000.
October "a, 1886.
To enable those who have claims on the United
States treasury for money due on account Of mill
tary services rendered by deceased officers and sol
diers, whether regulars or volunteers TO draw such
balances with the least difficulty and delay, the fol-
lowing Information 10 published. r'.. = Ir. r
-L ~ oRpER or cLAIa.b yuE..Hmg
where letters testamcotary or Of administration
are legally granted such legal representative will
have preference. Where the sum due exceeds ons
hundred dollars, II will be paid to the legal represent
alive aIOnr, no matter who may he distributes. boz
lfthe deceased died unmarried, payment will be
made first, to the fathsr second, to the mother;
third, TO the brothers and sisters collectively; and
asty to the heirs general each class claiming where
hose preceding are dead. ....
IL the deceased had been married. then the follow
ing will be the order Of claim: First the widow; sec
ond, the child or children, Qf minors, the guardian y
third, the father fourth the mother hfh the broth
ers and sisters collectively; and lastly the heirs gen.
eml. .. ..4...r. ..mt.I .. ... rn.. al
II there be more than one brother, or sister, or
child, or heir general, should the mopey Do due TO
one Of those classes, letters Of administration must
in all cases, be taken out t.rr ,rrl ..eFT- : :
SRoor AND AurHEaricArros. reai o lH
10 satisfy the accounting officers tina, the person
claiming Is entisd TO the money, the dispositions
two witnesses must be procured be Ia ken before
judge or justice of the peace, (who shall certify u
'heir eredbiiity) that the person claiming is t
widow or ehid &C., Of the deceased; and il il be o
child that It Is Of age and the only ehild or if il be
abIoher or sister or general heir, that the deeeas-
ed left no other brother, sister, or general heir
and that the claimant is Of lawful age and said depo
nenis shall make oath that they disiniresied 'a3
The certificate of the clerk Of the court to which
said judge or justice belongs, accompanied by the
seal of his Office, if he has one, and fnot by GER
tfcate of the fact, must be annexed to said depost
ton. -r. gua.n.rn ana aa .G au r'f
Where lst,ers testamentary or of administration
are forwarded, they must be proven to be true
copies by tho clerk Of the court or officer granting
them, with the seal annexed, as above, or its ab.
sence accounted for. .11Fa
.,. # MODE or pAyMENr. ycm Gao g
Payments will be made by an order from the nc.
counting officers, on the paymsster most convent
ent 10 the residence of the claimant, Such order
will command the money par in almost every
town in the United States Such order will REQUIRE
the signature Of the claimant on ,s face before il
will be paid, .ncf 7a 10 s.a-9 sH p" 5.ho a''
MODE OF PRESENTING CLAIMS. .aet| -
All.claimants wishing TO obtain information or to
present claims, can communicate with this Office by
mail, and will lIeceive as speedy reply the force
OF the office will allow. The government pays all
hostages on such communications, whether received
| or transmitted by this Office. ,T5y y " p
If the claimant wishes that the money due shal
be paid to any other person. order to that effect
endorsed upon some paper Of the claim, properly al
tested, will be sufficient The trouble and expens,
of a formal power of attorney unnecessary. W
A compliance with the above rules will ensure a
prompt and certain payment of all such dues. asn
LIEt a. JOHN M. McCALLA, sot
| -1d5.""' p ucl Second AudorgC
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