The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-10
O'I""Aon OF prixe-lnoney to the Officers crews
OF the ho" Homme Richard" and /. Alliance
CIRCULAR.

CIRCULAR
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FIRST AuDrroRs OFFICE Nav H. Is4s
SIR The I'd section of the of Congress entitled san
for the reefo the heirs of John Paul Jones pnroved
March 81 I8e provides for the payment the legal rep
esentatves of the said John Paul Jones' and the officers
seamen, and marines of the squadron under his command
being citizens of the United States their
their respective proportions of the value, estimated by
Benjamin Franklin, of the three prizes captured by
squadron under the command of said Jones' and delivered
up to Great Britain by Denmark in l779," &C.
In order to obtain the money which may be found due
the estate OF deceased party will be proper and
for person persons entitled take letters
or OF administration thereon, where this has
not been previously done and file certificate thereof
duly executed, which shall rece that evidence pro-
duced, which satisfied the who granted letters
that the tesator intesate with relation whose
said letters issued the person of that name
was an officer, specifying his 1ank-seaman, marne-on
board of vessel of said squadron designating the ship in
which he scrved also, that he citizen Of the United
States And further, when letters of administration shall
have been taken in any State Territory district
county, than that in which the party at the time
of his DEATH it should appear they taken cut
by, at the instance and request Of the widow
kin the decedent for thereof then by, the
Of creditor Of his And if any officer
man, marine, who served board the Bon Honme
Richard gae Alliance, be living, he should submit
with his application, whether it be made in person by
attorney evidence in writing that will satisfactorily prove
that he such officer, seaman, marine And when
any party entitled shall wish to by attorney, he should
acknowledge the power that he may wish TO CONFER be-
fore notary public other officer, authorized take
acknowledgment of Deeds whose official character shall be
certified by the clerk OF the county, under the seal of his
office, otherwise conormaby to law.
Very respectfully,
WIN. COLLINS,
First Auditor.
The distribution among the officers seamen &c. of the
Bon Homme Richard is as follows:
To ieutenants, captain Of marines, and master,
each $2275 81
To iieuenants of Marines surgeon, chaplain.
purser, boatswan, gunner, carpenter, masters
mates, and secretary of the fleet, each 9i8 II
To midshipmen, captains clerk, surgeons
Mates boatswains mates, carpenters mates,
gunner's mates steward sail maker, COOPER
armorer, cook, cockswain, sergeant of Marines
each 262 81
To seamen, ordinary seamen, boys &C., each $50 rs
And among the officers seamen, &C., of the
frigate Alliance;
each 2,2s7 q
To lieutenants of marines, surgeon, chaplain,
purser, boatswan, gunner, carpenter, mas
ter's mates and secretary OF the fleet, each S47 43
Tomdshipmen, captains clerk, surgeons mates,
boatswain's mates, carpenters mates, gunners
mates, steward sail maker, cooper, armorer
cook cockswain, sergeant Of Marines each 1856 u
To seamen, ordinary seamen, boys &c each 1873 60
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