The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-26
TREAsURy DEPARrMENr,
SECOND CoMPTRoLLER's OFrIce,

| r ...F .nrr s July 8, 1853. j
SlR: The duty of paying the claims for extra
compensation, authorized by the acts of August
81, 1852, and March 3, 1862 to persons engaged
in the naval service upon the coast of California
and Mexico. in the Pacific ocean, during the Mex.
lean war and subsequently, thereto, having been
tons, designed for the prevention of frauds. are
prescribed for your guidance in all cases authen-
ticated after the 26th instant. 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-
scriptivc records at the Navy Department, you are
| enjoined to make thorough comparison with
these records Of all not exhibiting undoubted
evidence of authenticity.
No blank vouchers. though properly signed, will
| be received.
Payments to officers may be made, as hereto
| tore, on their receipts
| No voucher on which alterations erasures APP
| pear will be admitted evidence, or recognised
in any way as valid trt
certified under seal, by the clerk of some court of
record.
When the agent doubts the genuineness of the
claimants signature, be will compare it with his
signature on the rolls in the Fourth Auditors Of
fee.
If the agent shall have reason to suppose that
any papers presented in support OF a claim are
ia lse or fraudulent, he will send them at once to
the Fourth Auditor. with a statement of the case,
for investigation by the proper officers of the trea
sury. sttn mi ua
Extracts from the laws OF March ., 1923, July
%, 1886, and February 49, 1853, are appended to
these instructions for the information of claimants
and others.
Respectfully your a gSsdisns .s,vs ru
To Albert G. ALLEN, Esq,
Navy Agent, Washington, D. G.
E H..
Form for a person claiming as petty officer,
seaman, ordinary seaman, landsman, or boy,
cLo - nj an fho nj hui. .L<
duces certificate Of discharge.
!, do solemnly swear that am the
identical who served by that name a
on board the United States ship i
in the Pacific, on the coast Of California and Mex
named nal, in the certificate of discharged dated
Is signed by which is herewith pre-
.ented and surrendered. also solemnly swear
that am now .,,t Of age am native
vessel abovenamed, Il performed my duty on board
the !, having been transferred from the
rendezvous, where enlisted on or about
of and by the name of
ITO be signed by claimant.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
day of "A. D. Is And l 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 authenticating ofhccr.)
Form Of Receipt Of Claimant.
Of Navy Agent a washington. ?. g;
I 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 extra pay is granted BY the act
OF Congress entitled San act making appropria
tons Tor the naval service for the year ending June
80, 1856 ="
Ito be signed in duplicate by claimant.)
Form Of Acknowledgment Of Receipt.
sT coant as Of }".
On this day of "A d. 1856 i
county and State aforesaid, personally appeared
who signed the foregoing receipt, in
duplicate, in my presence; and certify that ne is
the came who claims to have served on
board the United States ship in the Pa
cific on the coast of Mexico and California, in the
years
(To be signed by authenticating officer.)
Form Of Certificate Of Identity by an Officer.
certify that the above receipt, ia duplicate, was
is well known to me; and the said did
afix to the original thereof his discharge as
a from the United States ship y,
| and know him to be the identical pcreon named
in said discharge.
ITO be signed by the officer, subjoining his rank.)
If the certificate Of some commissioned ,oarrant
officer cannot be obtained the claimant UH 30 state
oafh, giving the reasons and the affidavit of tsn0
ble and disinteresttd scifnesses s0iN be required
stead, asJoIlosos:
| Form of affidavit for t,oo Witnesses
STATE T.,
County of
On this day of ,l85 before
me, a in and for the State and county
aforesaid duly qualified to administer rsad1n 0ath'' per-
and employed as and also re-
| siding at and employed
who are known to me credible witnesses, resid
ing and employed as stated, and who, being duly
employed as aforesaid; that they have personal
knowledge of who signed the foregoing
receipts in their presence. and that he 10 the iden
tical who served on board the United
to and who ia named in the discharge
dated land signed by which
he affixed in their presence to this original receipt;
that their knowledge of him was obtained there
state fully ho,o from serving iriM
him board ship, othertUise. And they further
depose that they have no interest in the claim of
| the said for extra pay.
| Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above
written. Before me
ITO be signed by the autbenticating officer)
H.
Rules for persons not TN the naval service at the
date of their application for ertra pay, and
,oho hare no certificate Of discharge.
| Let the claimant take the oath of identity in
form l. except so 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
charged from the said ship on or about
Certificate eer of discharge, signed by ;tha,
| am unable to produce said discharge by reason