The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-28


ly informed by letter of the action of this Office
A. G. ALLEN, Navy Agent.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, d
r8 July 9. 1853. ~
SiR: The duty of paying the claims for extra
compensation, authorzs I'd by the acts of August
81, 1852, and March 3, 1853, TO persona engaged
in the naval service upon the coast Of California
and Mexico. in the Pacific ocean, during the Mex
ican war and subsequently thereto, having been
devolved upon you, the following revised instruc-
tons, designed for the prevention of frauds are
prescribed for your guidance in all cases anthem
ticated after the 26th inskant. $500 tla+a 4. lr
As the statements of claimants and the certif-
Gates to their identity may be verified, or other
wise, to great extent, by the recruiting and de-
scriptive records at the Navy Department, you are
enioiDed to make thorough comparison with
these records of all cases not exhibiting undoubted
evidence Of Authenticity. n
No blank vouchers. thong properly signed, will
be received.
Payments to officers may be made, as hereto
fore, on their receipts. $500 1
No voucher which alterations or ensures APP
pear will be admitted az evidence, or recognized
in any way valid. r.a P .4t
The official character of the magistrate must be
certified, under seal, by the clerk Of some court of
record
When the agent doubts the genuineness of the
claimants signature, he will compare it with his
signature on the rolls in the Fourth Auditors of.
flee.
1.-THE agent shall have reason to suppose that
any papers presented in support Of claim
false or fraudulent, he will send them at once to
the Fourth Auditor, with statement of the case,
for investigation by the proper officers of thetrea
sury.
Extracts from the laws of March 8. 1923, July
20, 1886, and February rs, 1883, are appended to
these instructions for the information of claimants
and others. ea
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
5f J. NJ. BRODHEAD, Comptroller.
To ALBERT G.. ALLEN, Esq,
Navy Agent, Washington, D. G.
1.
Form for person claiming as petty officer,
seaman, ordinary seaman, Iandsn,a1a, or boy,
acIio is not in the naUal service, but ,cho pro
duces a certificate Of discharge.
Il, do solemnIy swear that am the
identical board ss Ssss az as sp
in the Pacific, on the coast Of California and Mex
leo, from to l8 Il and who is
named in the certificate Of dischargeGated
1S signed by which ia herewith pre-
scented and surrendered. alec soiemnIy swear
that am now years Of age, am native
of and that before my service in the
vessel abOvenamed, performed my duty on board
the having been transferred from the
rendezvous, where enlisted on or about
Of and BY the name Of ' ~ 'Nl'
Go be signed by claimant.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
day of AT Is And hereby
certify that the abovenamed deponent appears to
be about the age stated by him; that he is about
feet inches in height; of
complexion, hair, and eyes.
(To be signed by authentcating officer.)
Form Of Receipt of Claimant.
Of Navy Agent at Washington, D. c.,
the sum of dollars and cents, in full
for services rendered by me on board the United
States ship !, in the Pacific, on the coast
Of Mexico and California. in the years
for which services pay is granted by the act
Of Congress entitled "An act making approprin
Ito be signed in duplicate by clamant.)
a Form Of Acknowledgment Of Receipt.
STATE OF L. -
.r.H County Of
On this day of "A d. 1856 },
before me "a in and for the
who signed the foregoing receipt, in
duplicate, in my presence; and certify that he is
the same who claims to have served on
board the United States ship lin the Pa
cific, on the coast of Mexico and California in the
years
= ITO be signed by authenticating oficer.)
Form Of Certificate Of Identity by an Officer.
l certify that the above receipt. in duplicate, was
is we'll known to me; and the said did
aftix 10 the original thereof his discharge as
from the United States ship
and know him to be the identical person named
in said discharge
ITO be signed by the officer subjoining his rank.)
~ 1.-THE certificate Of some commissioned or ,oarrant
officer cannot be obtained the claimant cil state
oah gUing the reasons, and the affidavit of t,co Gre
dibls and disnerested witnesses tc be required
stead, az }oilotos:
7. Form Of 11Tdavit for i,oo Witnesses.
S' County, e Of }'.
On this III day of ,1s5. before
me, in and for the State and county
Aforesaid, duly qualified to administer oaths, per-
and emp ppy as and also : re-
siding At and employed as
who are known to me as credible witnesses, resid-
ing and employed stated, and who. being duly
sworn depose and say, that they reside and are
employed as aforesaid; that they have personal
bs he
teal who served on board the United
to and who is named in the discharge
dated nnd "
that their knowledge of him obtained There
state fully ho,o obtained schther from serving ,cit
him on board ship, other,cise. And they further
depose that they have interest in the claim of
the said Tor extra pay. tHt9 sfr
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above
written. Before me
ITO be signed by the authcnticating ofhcer.)
ii.
Rules for persons not in the naval service at the
date of their application for eatrn pay, and
,rl,o haze no certificate Of discharge
Lathe claimant take the oath If identity as in
orm L. except 30 as relates to his discharge. which
should be stricken out At the close Of the form OF
oath of identity add the following:
And further soemnly swear that was dis-
rhQVf rNh frnVV1 he coId