White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-26
LAW AND AGENCY.


A FTER the month of June, the undersigned
n will give his attention to business general
ly in the Court Of Claims, and in the other Courts
held in the District of COlumbia-alsO, to mat
tiers pending in Congress and in the several De-
pdrtEeHts, in which claimants may require coun-
sci. He will not be prepared before the LIST of
July to enter into correspondence on such bust
ness, as his time will be wholly engrossed until
July in closing up his affairs connected with the
American Organ.
The undersigned, having obtained, during the
twenty odd years which he devoted mainly to
Revolutionary Claims, at Washington, large
amount of facts and proofs connected with the
services of officers of the Revolution, and hav-
ing complete list Of all those Continental Off,
GERS who were promised half-pay by the several
resolves of Congress, and of those also whose
widows and children were entitled to seven
years half paw" under the resolve of 9th Au-
gust, 1850, will be prepared to prosecute such
claims, if the I'll reported to pay such claims,
hitherto favorably acted upon in both Houses of
Congress, at different times, shall become a law;
and of this but little doubt is entertained.
The undersigned will also give his especial
attention to those Virginia Bounty LdRd Claims
and Virginia halfpay Claims, which remain I'M
adjusted, and also to any and all other classes of
demands upon the Government, which may be
compensation.
Prompt attention will be given to the collec-
ton Of individual debts, and to all professional
business in the Courts of the District.
The undersigned will be prepared by the LIST
of July, to furnish Circulars TO all correspond
ents, giving them such information as thev NAV
require before engaging his services, and which
Circulars will save much time and labor in cor
respondence. They will be sent to all who may
desire them.
He will also be prepared to furnish to those
who may require them land for a reasonable
compensation full and complete lists of the OF
fcers of the Continental Army whose cases are
embraced in the bills which have been pending
in Congress for the last two or three years, and
on which, as before stated, favorable action has
been had In each House at different sessions of
Congress.
DESTROYS of placing within the reach of all the
descendants of Revolutionary Officers the means
of asccrtaining trhetier not the names Of their
ancestors are found upon the authentic rolls of
the Army, among those embraced in the Bills
referred to, the undersigned will furnish for pub
LEGATION, 70 all publishers of newspapers who will
give this advertisement three insertions in their
papers respectively (and send a copy thereof to
HIM full lists Of the officers aforesaid for the thr-
teen original Sfatec. The publication of these
lists will efectually remove one main objection
TO the proposed bill which has been raised by
some members Of Congress, to-wit: that these
claims were kR0i5H only TO agents, Who would
charge exorbitant commissions for the presecu.
ton and recovery Of them, leaving but little to
the claimants
If claimants, with full knowledge of their
rights, think proper TO give half rany other
portion of their claims TO their attorneys, the
government has no right to complain. If mem
bers of Congress, instead of Illuminating their
wrath against SCENTS, would procure the publica-
ton Of the lists Of claims embraced in every
law they enact, $50 far as the records of the gov
eminent furnish the names Of parties entitled, J
they would render a far more valuable service
to their constituents, than by opposing law 10
pay just claims on the pretext that agents will !
receive large fees for their services
1t is not, however, the purpose of the under |
signed to interfere, in any manner, with men,
bers Of Congress, in the discharge of their du- |
ties, nor with agents in the recovery of their |
commissions, whether high or low. The publica- |
ton OF the lists in the newspapers. is, in his |
judgment, simple act Of justice TO claimants
and it is but just to himself and cannot possibly
be complained Of BY Others when he states. that
for the prosecution and recovery of the claims /
of Officers Of the Continental Army, whose /
names are On the lists referred to, his commits |
sons will uniformly be fvepeT cent. on the amount
Alls COulullSSlOuS IN Otner cases will i
be matter Of special contract.
To save all unnecessary correspondence, the
undersigned states, that he cannot attend 10
claims Of soldiers for pensions under the act of
1882, nor can he make investigations into any
pension cases " saspeRded" by the Pension OF
fee, without the prepayment Of a fee. The ca
ses Of widows. under the act of Sd of February.
1853, who are entitled to arrears from 1913, will
be prosecuted in the Court Of Claims for com
mission Of ten per cent. on the arrears
Letters making inquiries about claims of va
rious descriptions. cannot be answered, unless
fee accompanies the application. The time re-
quired to erdEline cases, and the necessary ex-
pense Of correspondence, in time, postages, &c,
&C., forbid such examinations, without some com
pensatiOn therefor. rE
Persons who may wish to know on what Terms
generally, the undersigned will investigate and
prosecute claims, may learn, BY addressing him
! letter enclosing postage stamp and asking
|pr his a" Circular 10 eorTespOndents''
VESPASIAN ELLIS,
aug 3, 1871 Washington City, d. C..
b. G. E. BALDWIN,