The southern press., 1851-08-25
p tension and Bounty Land Agency

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lI'HE subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
4 i ington an AGENCY for the prosecution of
all descriptions Of claims against the General
Government
His perfect knowledge OF all the Pension Laws,
and the places where deposited all evidences of
service now extant, will enable him 10 establish
many claims which have long remained suspend
ed for want Of proof and proper attention.
lie, therefore, offers TO the public has services
particularly IN the following cases, vlz:
suspended and rejected claims under all the Pen
sion Laws:
Applications for increase Of pension, under any
OF the Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance.
For all those widows who received, or are enti-
lied 10 receive the years pension due on the 4th
OF March, lS4o; under the acts of July 7th, 1888,
March Sd, lS43, and June l7th, 1874, being those
who were married before the LIST of January, 1884,
he will undertake to establish, under the act OF
Eel ruary 3D. lS4e their claims to pensions for
life, commencing on the 4th of March, lSi6 when
their pensions under the foregoing acts ,ermi-
uated.
For all those widows of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1893, but be-
fore January Cd, 1900, he will undertake TO estab-
iish their claims to pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th Of March, lS46, under the act Of July
20, lS4S.
To all those widows ofrevolutionary pensioners
whose claims have been rejected suspended for
want Of proof of service; or those who are in the
receipt OF pension under any of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts of May 18th, 1928, or June 1th,
1892, he will ensure the same amount per an
mum that their husbands received from the time
the pension s made to commence by the law un-
der which they claimed or have been pensioned
BOUNTY LAND,
For the surviving, the widows, or minor child
aaedp pffsc and, ,L..
In the war Of 1912 with Great Britain, the Mexi-
can war, or in any of the Indian wars, since 1870.
Terms moderate, where the claim i'd established,
otie,1oise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
District of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act of Parliament, for the insurance
OF lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city. Capital
100000
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, ID. c., will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
Attorney and Counsellor at Lao, and Commits
missioner Of Deeds for North and South Carolina.
L. >. Refer, If necessary, to the heads Of de-
partments, and to members of Congress generally.
March 25--tf
UAClFlC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
| ONLY through line for California and Ore
gon. 1.-The public are informed that under the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
spected and approved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
unue to leave Panama and San Francisco the LIST
and 5th days of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
Pacihc' one OF which will be always in port at
each end of the route
OREGON l,U99 tons. REPUBLIC 1000 TONS
PANAMA l,087 tons. CAROLINA 600 TONS
CALIFORNIA ,050 TONS COLUMBUS 600 TONS
TENNESSEE 300 tons. lsTHMUs . TONS
NoRTHERNER 200 tons. UNIcoRs 600 tons
COLUMBIA 800 tons. Fremont. 600 TONS
ANTELOPE. - tons.
The steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
tween San Francisco and ports in Oregon, await
ing at the former port the arrival of the mails and
passengers from Panama, and returning without
delay with the mails and passengers for the steam
er from San Francisco.
A regular line of propellers will be kept up for
The transportation of freight and transient passen-
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well known steamship SARAH SANDS,
OF l,o0O tons burthen, now under charter to the
company, and pecuai ly commodious in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running an extra
family boat.
One of the above steamers will keep up the con-
Heciou LctWeeH AcdIpuiCO anu the Otner mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tained by the United States mail steamships
GEORGIA 5000 tons. CRESCENT CRY 500 TONS
ONO 5000 tons. CHEROKEE /. 300 TONS
EMPIRE ECITy2, 900 tons. PHILADELPHIA 1,l00 tons
Leaving New York for Chagres on the ll,h
and Doth Of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAIL
CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods as will
insure as little detention possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships a
through line to and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong,
Lawrason d. Co., agents, at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
S40O, in state rooms, to $3.50.
$3.50, IN lower cabin, TO $500.
5000, in steerage, TO Sl65
The rates from New York to Chagres will us
at the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer be-
tween those ports.
For choice of berths, apply at the Office of the
Company, 81 and SIS South street, aud at their
agency, III West street
A pril 26--tf
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