The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-03
PAY DUE TO DECEASED OFFICERS AND
SOLDIERS.
TREAsURY DEPARTMENT,
Second auditors Office

Treasury DEPARTMENT,
Second auditors Office,
October "a, 1916.
| 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 is published.
| ORDER or CLAIM. .. ...
Where letters testamentary or of administration
are legally granted, such legal representative will
have preference. Where the sum due erceeds ont
hundred dollars, it will be paid 10 the legal represent
| alive ALONE no matter who may be Distribute.
If the deceased died unmarried payment will be
made first, to the father; second, TO the mother
third, TO the brothers and sisters collectively and
lastly to the heirs general; each class claiming where
those preceding dead.
IL the deceased had been married, then the follow
ing will be the order of claim: First the widow;
ond, the child or children, (f minors, the guardan;)
third, the father fourth, the mother; fifth the broth
and sisters collectively; and lastly the heirs gen.
eral.
II there be more than one brother, or sister, OF
child, or heir general, should the money be due To
one of those classes, letters vi administration must
in all cases, be taken out.
PROOF AND ADMINISTRATION.
To satisfy the accounting officers that the person
claiming is entitled TO the money, the dispositions OF
two witnesses must be procured TO be taken before
Judge justice of the peace (who shall certify to
their crsdbiity) that the person claiming is the
widow child &c, of the deceased; and if it be a
child, that 1t is Of age and the only child; or il be
brother, sister, general heir that the deCeas-
ed left no other brother sister, general heir,
and that the claimant is of lawful age, and said depo-
nefltS shall make oath that they are diSintereSled.
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 not by GER
fcate of the fact, must be annexed to said deposit
ton.
Where letters testamentary or of administration
are forwarded, they must be proven to be true
copies by the clerk of the court or officer granting
them, with the seal annexed, as above, or its alb
sence accounted for
MODE OF PAYMENT.
Payments will be made by an order from the ac-
counting officers, on the paymaster most convent
ent 10 the residence of the claimant. Such order
will command the money at par in almost every
town in the United States Such order will require
the signature of the claimant on its face before it
will be paid. ..N,'
MODE OF PRESENTING CLAIMS.
Al,cIalmants wishing to obtain information or to
present claims, can communicate with this Office by
mail, and wilIeceive as speedy reply the force
Of the Office will allow. The government pays all
or transmitted by this Office
1.-THE claimant wishes that the money due shall
be paid to any other person. an order to that effect
endorsed upon some paper OF the claim properly al,
tested will be sufficient. The trouble and expense
of a formal power of attorney are unnecessary.
A compliance with the above rules will ensure O
prompt and certain payment of all such dues.
JOHN M. McCALLA,
Second Auditor