Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-11-18
Pay due Deceased Officers and Soldiers.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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To enable those who have claims on the
United States Treasury for money due on
account of military services rendered by
deceased officers and soldiers, whether re.
gulars or volunteers, TO draw such balnn.
ces with the least difficulty and delay, the
following information is published:
Order of Claim. - Where letters tes-
tamentary of administration are legally
granted, such legal representative will
have preference. Where the sum due en-
ceeds one hundred dollars, it will be paid
10 the legal representative alone, no mat
ter who may be distrlbulee.
If the deceased died unmarried, pay
ment will be made first, TO the father; Sc.
cond, to the mother; third, to the brothers
and sisters collectively; and lastly, 10 the
heirs general; each class claiming where
those preceding are dead.
If the deceased had been married, then
the following Will be the order of claim:
first, The widow; the second the child or
children, (i( minors the guardian0 third,
the father; fourth, mother; fifth, the bro
theirs and sisters collectively; and lastly,
the heirs general.
| If there be more than one brother or
sister, or child, or heir general, should the
money be due to one those classes, letters
of administration must in all cases be taxi
en- out.
Proof and Naturalization. - To salts
fly the accounting officers that the person
claiming is entitled to the money, The de.
positions of two witnesses must be pro-
cured, to be taken before Judge or jus
tce of peace, (who shall certify to their
credibilhy,j that the person so claiming is
the widow or child, &C., of the deceased;
and if it be a child, that it is of age, and
the only child; or if it be a brother, Or sis
ter, or general heir, that The deceased left
no other brother, or sister, or general heir,
and that the claimant is of lawful age, and
said deponeatS shall make oath that they
are disinterested
The cetfcate of the clerk of the court
to which said Judge or justice belongs
accompanied by the seal of his office, i
f, he has one, and if not, by a certificate O
: the fact, must be annexed 10 said deposi
: ton.
! Where letters testamentary or Of ad.
: minisIration are forwarded, they must be
D proven to be true copies by the clerk oI
e the court or officer granting them, with
y the seal annexed, as above, or its absence
/ accounted for.
! Mode Of Payment. = Payments will be
made by an order from the accounting Of
4 ficers, on the paymaster most conyenien
!. to the residence of the claimant. Sucf
e order will command tho money in almos
{. every town in the United States. Sucl
+. order will require the signature Of thu
i. claimant on its face, before il will be paid
o Mode Of presenting Claims.--All claim
IF ants wishing to obtain Information, or t.
e present claims, can communicate with thi
is office by mail, aud will receive as speedy
1t reply as the force Of the Office will allow
J. The Government pays all postage on sue
A communications whether received or trans
1t milted by this office.
G, Ii the claimant wishes that the none,
$. due shall be paid to any other person, a
9. order 10 that effect, endorsed upon SOM
is paper of the claim, properly dttested, Wi
ut be sufficient. The trouble and expens
ii of formal power Of attorney are unnt
w. cessary.
~ A compliance with the above rules wi
e. ensure prompt and certain payment
be all such dues.
o. JOHN NJ. McCALLA, I'd Auditor.