The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-27


with others Of the came description. TO be taken up
and acted upon in the order Of the dates Of their
Mentication. Agents and claimants willbe prompt
ly informed by letter OF the action Of this Office.
A. G. ALLEN, Navy Agent.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
SEconD CoMPrRoLLsR's OFrIcE,
Na& W3 5G July 8. 1868. Il
Sin: The duty Of paying <he claims for extra
compensation, authorized by tho acts Of August
81, 1851, and March 3, 1853, to persons engaged
in the naval service upon the coast of California
and Mexico. in the Pacific ocean, during the Mex
a1
tons, designed for the prevention of frauds, are
prescribed for your guidance in all cases anthem
ticated after the 26th instant
Az the statements of claimants and the certif-
Gates to their identity may be verified, or other
wise, to a great extent by the recruiting and de-
scriptive records at the Navy Department, you are
enjoined to make thorough comparison with
these records of all not exhibiting undoubed
evidence of authenticity. .l ais. III u
No blank vouchers. though properly signed, will
be received. f e, VIZ
Payments to officers may be made, as hereto
No voucher on which alterations erasures ap-
pear will be admitted evidence, or recognised
in any way AZ valid.
The official character of the magistrate must be
certified, under seal, by the clerk Of some court of
record. Y.r M s 8Nl Uag s0l a315t Eii@ .eliE
When the agent doubts the genuineness of the
signature on the rolls in the Fourth Audior's Of
fee. rtf., ~ ~ t,.ss.,,it -. a.,t.,,l yst. 4
Ifthe agent shall have reason to suppose that
any papers presented in support of claim are
the Fourth Auditor, with statement of the case,
for investigation by the proper officers Of the trea
sury
Extracts from the laws of March 3, 1923, July
%, l846, and February 26, 1853. are appended to
these instructions for the Information OF claimants
and others
Respectfully, your obsdisnt servant,
To ALBERT g. ALLEN, Esq,
Navy Agent, Washington, d. c..
@ s L. 40 b8 u
Form for person claiming as petty officer,
seaman, ordinary seaman, landsman, or bog,
acho Is not in the naval service, but aoho pro
duces a certificate Of discharge.
l. do solemnly swear that am the
identical who served by that name as
'' on board the United States ship : ~,
in the Pacific, on the coast Of California and Mex
named laH, tU in the certificate of VINO
scented and surrendered. ! also soIemny swear
that am now years of age, am native
of land that before my service in the
weasel abovenamed, performed my duty on board
the having been transferred from the
rendezvous, where enlisted on or about
the day of ,ls into the grade
of and by the name OF
Sworn to ana subssc ndi before me this
day of "A. d. Is And hereby
certify that the abovenamed deponent appears to
be about the age stated BY him; that he is about
oomple. iess i hair. and M 's'sn' : eyes.
(To be signed by authenticating oficer.)
Form Of Receipt Of Claimant.
Received this day of .aa, 10 !,
Of Navy Agent q washington. ?. g,
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 pny is granted by the act
of Congress entitled "An act making appropria.
tons for the naval service for the year ending June
80, 1856 - ~ a f3
Ito be signed in duplicate by claimant.)
Form Of Acknowledgment Of Receipt.
STATE OF T..
County Of tr5
On this day of "A. d. 1855 /,
county celU,s and State aforesaid personally APPEARED
who signed the foregoing receipt, in
duplicate in my presence; and Certify tina. ne Is
board the United States ship in the Pa
cific, on the coast of Mexico and California, in the
Ito be signed by authenticating oficer.)
Form of Certificate Of Identity by an Officer.
certify that the above receipt, in duplicates was
signed in my presence BY whose person :: !,
is well known to me; and the said did
afix to the original thereof his discharge as
from the United States ship
and know him to be the identical person named
in said discharge. @ @
(To be signed by the officer, subjoning his rank }
fAhe certificate of some commissioned or ,carrant
officer cannot be obtained the claimant ,cI state
OATH giping the and the affidavit Of t,co Gre
ible and dsinterestd witnesses ,oi be required in
stead, asJoIotos: 1i
Form Of AGaarit for ,,oo witnesses.
STATE OF T..
County Of
On this day of IS5 before
me, a in and for the State and county
aforesaid, duly qualified to administer oaths, per
sonally appeared Ire red', dim at >.
and employed as ,rd s anI S,sG ,s re-
who are known to me credible witnesses, resid
ing and employed as stated, and who, being duly
sworn. depose and say, that they reside and arr
employed as aforesaid; that they have persona
knowledge of who signed the foregoing
receipts in their presence, and that he is the idcn
tic.i who served on board fon the on'te'
to and who is named in the dscharg
dated and signed BY which
he affixed in their presence to this original receipt
state fully ho,c obtained ,oeter from serping ,cit
him on board ship, ofheripisel And they furthe
depose that they have interest in the claim 0
the said for extra pay. ~
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year abov
written. Before me
Ito be signed by the authentcating oficer)
III.
Rules for persons not in the napal service at h'
date of their application for extra pay, an
aeho haze no certificate Of discharge.
Vet the claimant take the oath Of identity as
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