Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-27
treasury DEPARTMENT.
Second ComntrolIcr'S Office Julv q IS,3


SIR: The duty OF paying the claims for extra
pcnSation authorized by the of August 81. l6J2
and March j, 1893. 10 persons engaged i'll the naval
service upon the coast of California and Mexico. in
the Pacific ocean, during the Mexican war and sub
sequently thereto, having been dcVO!ycd upon YOU
the following revised instructions. designed for the
prevention o frauds. are prescribed for your guidance
III all cases authenticated after the JtlI instant.
As the statements of claimants and Tie certificates
to their identity may be verified, otherwise. to
great extent, by the recruiting aud descriptive records
a: the Navy Department, you are cnjcIncd TO make
a thorough comparison with these records, Of all
cases not exhibiting undoubtcd evidence of autlcn
city.
No blank vouchers, though properly signed, will
be received.
Payments 10 officers may be made, As heretofore.
on their receipts.
No voucher On which alterations or craSurcs ap-
pear will be admitted Us evidence. recognized in
The official character of the magistrate must be
certified, under SEAL by the clerk seine cont of
record.
When the agent doubts the gcnuineucSs of the
ciaihiaht Signature, he Will compare II with hs sig
nature on the rolls III tic Fourth Auditors office.
III the agent shall have spp,Se thai ;,:Iy
papers presented in support uf clan, are C,iS,. or
fraui'ilent, he Will send them the Fourth
AUDITOR, viii statement u e case, for nvcsli"a
uon by the proper officers of the treasury.
Extracts from the laws OF March 3. Ic23 July 30
1elb, ami February 2G ior3. appended to these.
instructions for the information of claimants and
others.
]. NJ. BRODIEAD.
~ Comptroller.
To ALBERT G. ALLEN, Esq.
Navy Agent. Washington, ID. c.
FORM FOR 4 PERSON CLAIMING As PETTY
OFFICER, SEAMAN. ORDINARY SEAMAN
OR BOY. WHO Is NOT IN THE NAVAL SER
VICE. BUT WHO PRODUCES \ CERTIFI-
CATE OF DISCHARGE.
!, do so!cmnly swear That
an, ue 'ueh'ich who served
ny mat name a. on board HE United
States ship , in The paci.c az, the
coast OF California and Mexico, from TO
,i5 and WHO Is named i'll the
tificale of discharge dated is , signed
by which is herewith presented and
surrendered. also Soicninly swear that am
now years oil age, and native of
and that before inv service IL,
the vessel above named, | performed my duty on
noarutnc having been trans
lerfed from the rendezvous, where
enlisted on or about the day oi
Is :, into the grade Of
and by the name of
Go he sianc,I by ciaima.!)
Sworn TO and subscribed before me, this
Dag Oh a. ID. Is tph hereby
certify that the above named poncul APPEARS to be
about the age stated by hln that II. is about
feet inches III height g.: OF
complexion, HAIR and C,tS
(Io be signed by an,hcnticaing o,iiccr)
Form of Receipt Of Ct,imaa.
Received this day OF
Is of Navy Agent Il: Washing
ION; IL. u, 'nc sum of doiiarS. and
cents N full for services rendered by me board Tire
Chiteh States snip III the Pacific, on
uIc coast OF Mexico and California, IN the year
Tor which services extra pay j.
granted 10y the acl of Congress entitled An act
making appropriations for the naval service for the
year ending June ~, 49, -
GO be signed III duplicate by clai,narri0
Form Of acknowledgment of RECENT.
STATE OF
County of go.
On this day of u IL,
pciofe me "a i'll and for
the county and state aforesaid personally apprarrd
who signed IN" iorempi,,"
receipt III duplicate, Ill my presence and certify
,i"' lie II oic same who claims To
have served on board the u. :. ship
IN the Pacific, the of Mexico and Ca!iffui,
IN the year
Gro be signed by authoritarian. olIiccrl
Form Of Certificate Of Identity by on Officer.
ceriiiy Thai the above receipt, i'll duplicate wa
signed iu my presence by u.,nsc
person Is well keown 10 me and the said
did aiix To tie original thereof hts ds,i,rr, as
from the L. = ship and
know him to be Tie identical person nance, in sand
discharge.
Dated ISI
(To be signed by the officer, auboinin. his raukN
II The certificate Of some commissioned o, ,.,rro,t
officer cannot he obtnincd. The claimant, iM 80 sde nm
oob, gicing The reasons, a,d the af,iGtT Of tro ,e
Die and dtstercStei witEesscs ;A be required insfrni
us fotlors:
Form Of .afidrrit for s~o citacsses.
STATE oP
County, SIS.
Ch this day nj
pciore me, IL IN and for the State
''i'u c'unty aforesaid, duly qualified to administer
n, appeared residing
at and employed As.
I ~ ~, residing AT
90 ,,. -. i:,, who are known
W MT DIS cfedinie Witnesses Residing and cnpIoved
as stated, and who, being duly sworn dannsa 90