White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-24
LAW AND AGENCY.


A FTER the month Of June, the undersigned
n will give his attention to business general
" In the Court Of Claims, and in the other Courts
held in the District Of Columbia-also, to mat
ters pending in Congress and in the several De
parfsnenfs, in which claimants may require coun-
sci. He will not be prepared before the lst 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 20
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 we're promised halfpay by the several
resolves of Congress, and Of those also whose
widows and children were entitled 10 " seven
years half pay 4" under the resolve of 9th Au-
gust, 1880, will be prepared to prosecute such
claims, if the JH reported to pay such claims,
hitherto favorably acted upon in both Houses of
Congress, at different times, shall become law;
and of this but little doubt is entertained.
The undersigned will also give his especial
attention to those Virginia Bounty Land Claims
and Virginia halfpdy Claims, which remain un-
adjusted. and also to any and all other classes of
demands upon the Government, which NAV be
of sufficient magnitude to afford a reasonable
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 they may
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 (and for a reasonable I
full and complete lists of the Of /
feers of the Continental Army whose cases are I
embraced in the bills which have been pending I
in Congress for the last two or three years, and 4
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 ascertaining lnhether net the names of their
are found upon the authentic rolls of
the Army, among those embraced in the bills
referred to, the undersigned will furnish for pub
ieatiOR, TO all publishers of newspapers who will
give this advertisement three insertions in their
papers respectively (and send copy thereof 10
him full lists Of the officers Aforesaid for the thir-
cen original States. The publication of these
lists will effectually remove one main objection
o the proposed bill which has been raised by
ome members of Congress, tO-wit: that these
claims were knOl1R oRig, 10 agents, who would
,harge exorbitant commissions for the presecu-
ion and recovery of them, leaving but little to
he claimants
If claimants, with full knowledge of their
lights, think proper to give one hall, orany other
,Ortion of their claims to their ATTORNEYS, the
government has no right to complain. If men,
,ers of Congress, instead of Eliminating their
wrath against SCENTS, would procure the publica-
ion of the lists of claims embraced in every
aw they enact, $50 far as the records of the gov
nment furnish the names Of parties enti.led,)
hey would render far more valuable service
o their constituents, than by opposing law to
'ay just claims on the pretext that agents will
eceive large fees for their services.
1t is not, however, the purpose of the under
igned to interfere, in any manner, with men,
'ers of Congress, in the discharge Of their d.
les, nor with agents in the recovery of their
commissions, whether high or low. The publca-
ion Of the lists in the newspapers. is, in his
Judgment, simple act of justice to claimants
nd it is but just to himself, ind cannot possibly
e complained of by others when he states, that
or the prosecution and recovery of the claims
f Offers of the Continental Army. whose
ames are On the lists referred to, his commits |
ions will uniformly be frePer cent. on the amount
His commissions in other cases will
e matter Of special contract.
To save all unnecessary correspondence, the
Undersigned states, that he cannot attend to !
laims of soldiers for pensions under the act of
$50, nor can he make investigations into any !
ensiOn cases 81 suspended" by the Pension Of 8
ce, without the prepayment of fee. The ca
es of widows, under the act of 80 of February.
S53, who are entitled to arrears from Is{s, will '
e prosecuted in the Court of Claims for com a
mission of ten per cent on the arrears.
Letters making inquiries about claims of va ,
lous descriptions, cannot be answered, unless a
60 accompanies the application. The time re-
uired to eraniRe cases, and the necessary ex-
ense of correspondence, in time, hostages, &c,
&C., forbid such examinations, without some com
ensation therefor.
Persons who may wish to know on what terms
enerally, the undersigned will investigate and
rosecute claims, may learn, by addressing him
letter enclosing postage stamp and asking
Or his " Circular 10 cOTreSDORdents.''
VESPASIAN ELLIS,
aug 6, 1857. Washington City, D. c. 7
G. E. BALDWIN, II