White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-22
.LAWAAND AGENCY.

SGNNN ~NaIS ~
A FER the month of June, the undersigned
n will give his attention 10 business general
" in the Court of Caims, and in the other Courts
held in the District Of Columbia-also, to mat
ters pending in Congress and In the several De-
Dartnents, in which claimants may require eOun-
sci. He will not be prepared before the LIST Of
Julv 10 enter into correspondence on such busi-
ness, as his time will be wholly engrossed until
JuIy 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 a complete list of all those Continental Off,
GERS who were promised halfpay by the several
resolves Of Congress, and Of those also whose
widows and children were entitled to seven
years half pay y under the resolve Of 24th Au-
gust, 1880, viii be prepared to prosecute such
claims, il the Dill 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 nose Virginia Bounty Land Claims
and Virginia halfpay Claims, which remain I'M
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 viii be given to the eollee-
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 epr-
respondence. They will be sent to all who nay
desire them.
He will also be prepared 70 furnish TO those
who NAV require them land for a reasonable
COMPENSATION full and complete lists Of the CT.
feers 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 ascertaining chether or nst the names Of their
ancestors are found upon the authentic rolls Of
the Army, among those embraced in the bills
referred 70, the undersigned will furnish for NJ
Iieation, TO all publishers of newspapers who viii
give this advertisement three insertions in their
papers respectively land send a copy thereof to
him) fall lists Of the officers aforesaid for the thir
teen original States. The publication of these
lists will effectually remove one main objection
70 the proposed bill which has been raised by
some members Of Congress, to-Wit: that these
claims were knOcn aDIy to agents, who would
charge exOrbitant commissions for the preseeu-
ton and recovery of them, leaving but little to
the claimants
If claimants, with a full knowledge of their
rights, think proper to give OnshaLf, Orany other
portion of their claims to their attorneys, the
government has no right to complain. If men,
bers of Congress, instead Of Eliminating their
wrath against sgeRts, 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,)
thew would render far more valuable service
to their constituents, than by opposing law to
paw 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 mem
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, a simple act of Justice to claimants
and 1t 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 Offers of the Continental Army, whose
names are on the lists referred to, his commits
sions will uniformly be fUeper cent on the amount
recovered. His commissions in other cases will
be a matter Of special contract.
To save all unnecessary correspondence, the
undersigned states, that he cannot attend to
claims of soldiers for pensions under the act Of
1892, nor can he make investigations into any
pension cases " suspended, y by the Pension Of
fee, without the pre-paynent of 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 n COM
mission Of ten per cent on the arrears.
Letters making inquiries about claims Of va
rious descriptions, cannot be answered, unless a
fec accompanies the application. The time re-
quired to examine cases, and the necessary ex-
pense Of correspondence, in time, hostages, &C.,
&C., forbid such examinations, without some com
pensatiOn therefor.
Persons who may wish to know on what terms
generally, the undersigned will investigate and
prosecute claims, may learn, by addressing him
letter enclosing a postage stamp and asking
for his Circular 10 eOTTesp0Rdents.''
VESPASIAN ELLIS,
aug. 6, 1851. Washington City, d. C..
CT. RAJ 0WIN