Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-26
TREASURY UEPAHTMENr.
Second l,n,nthr nIID.. nIi.o Ir,I,, "a 1y-2

y.
SIR: The duty oi paying the claims ior extra com
pei>ation authorized by the acts of August 81 le2
and March ;, 1853 Ia persons engaged IN The naval
service upon tue coast of California and Mexico, III
the Pacific ocean, during the Mexican war and sub
sequently thereto, having been dcvovcd upon lou.
The following revised instructions, designed for the
prevention Of frauds prescribed for your GUIDANCE
III Ill casc> authenticated alter tn" -,.h instant
As the statements Of claimants and the certificates
To tier identity MAY be verified. otherwise, To a
great extent, by the recruiting and descriptive records
NJ the Navy Department., YOU ar" cnloucd to make
a thorough comparison with these records ni all
cases not exhibiting. uGulbCd evidence OF aiticnil
city.
No blank vouchers though properly signed, will
be received.
Payments to officers may be made. Us heretofore
Oh their receipts.
No voucher on which alterations or erasurcs ap-
pear will be admitted evidence Or recognized IN
any way valid.
The official character Of the miaris:rat. must be
certified, under seal, by the clerk OF some court ot
record. '.....
When the agent doubts the grnuncne-s of the
claimants signature. he will compare II Will, his 81,
nature on i: rolls IN the Fourth Auditors office.
II the agent shall have reason suppose That any
papers presented IN SuWiprt {" Il claim false
fraudulent he viii send them at once T., The Fotirti,
AUDITOR with statement Of the c:tSc, for myc>liga-
ton by the proper officers of the treasury.
Extracts from the laws OF March ). 1873 July %
loio, ana feb'nary 10 1913 are appended 10 these
instructions for the noruatlon vi claimant, and
others. -s
Respectfully. your Obcdient servant,
J. VI. BEODiIEAB.
Comptroller.
To ALERT q. ALLEN, ESD.
Navy Agent: Washington, ID. e.
FORM FOR A PERSON I.AiMfNG As PETTY
OFFICER. SEAMAN, ORDINARY SEAMAN,
OR Roy. WHO Is NOT IN TIE NAVAL. SER
VICE, BUT WHO PRODUCES \ CERTIFI-
CATE OF DISCHARGE.
], do solcmmy swear tina,
! am the Identical who .c,,,d
ny that name ;tS on board The nItrd
Stius snip IN the Pacific, OH the
coast OF California and Mexico, from 10
- ,IS and who Is named i'll the
tficate OF discharge dated is signed
by which Sllcrcwi,h presented and
surrendered. also solennly swear that | :,m
now ..r years Ui aye. and native Of
and that before MY service IN
the vessel above named, performed my duty on
boar,ithe having been iran
fefIed from the rendezvous, where
enlisted on or about The day of
is , into the gradc of ,
and by the name of
Gro he signed b, claimantl
Sworn To and subscribed before me, this
day of "A ID. Is And hereby
certify that the above naed de,,nn.nt appears to be
about the age stated by h,m thai lie l. about
feet inches III height ;ui
complcvon, ha,r and eyes
(To bc signed by ai,liieniicamg nlliccr)
T"" ~ IsccctW " Ct0tWcW
Received this da, Of ..
Is of Navy Agent at Washing
ton, ID. 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 aud California, III he year
Tor which services extra pay i
granted by The act oil Enn.rc-S entitled :. An act
making appropriations for thu naval for the
year cnd,n. Jun" 10 Ia, -
Globe signed iii duplicate by oiaiinant1
Form Of acknowledgment OF Receipt.
Cow! ea%.," Of 50. ......
On this daym A. u. !S5 =.
the county and State aforesaid pr opav arpafed
: who siynCd the iurrroi.l.
tece'pt' N duplicate, IN my presence aud certify
thai he Is TIE same who claius f..
have served on board the l.. :. Shs
M the Pacific, on Tie coast OF McAico and California
III the year
Cro BIZ signed by authoritarian. oificer.)
- Form Of Certificate OF Hcntnp Ia, IN Offccr.t
certify that th" above receipt, m duplicate. wa.
signed III my presence by Wnu.e
person Is wei k"own To me and ihc AID
did itfiX to tie original thereof his discharge as "A
from III" u. - snip and
know HIM 10 bc the identical person uard IA -a,d
discharge.
... Dated Is5
(Eo be SIGNED by the officer, sublonnc his rank)
II the certificate Of some commissioned or un,it.ri
officer cannot he obtained tbc iri,na,t i1u 50 afe on
oath. strns The rcnsorS, ant hc qH'nW o. tYO ,Jcdi
HE and dsintcrestch e,tnesscs rH be required instead,
Is toAoTs:
Form of .9Gida,it for tmo wfncscs.
STATE OF
Counfg Of IE'
On this day or
1875 before me. ~ and far the state
and county aforesaid. duly qualified TO administer
! oatii$, personally appeared residing
at and employed aS,
an. aSo ,rcS!tHg NJ ,
and employed as who arc known
TO me as credible witnesses, residing and emnloved
~ stated, and who, being duly sworn, depose aud
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