Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-20
ksy Ihc PontEnuntcr General OF The Come
crate States of America,
4 PRO c. + 4 NJ ATIOS.

N1I nEREAS, by the provisions Of the 81 section VI hi
net Of Congress, approved August Both, lS6l, entl.
manning In the several Post Offices Of the Confederate
States At The Time the postal service was taken 10 charge
by said Government" hlS'made The duty O.! the posIrnas-
ter General to make proclamation that all persons who are
citizens Of the Confederate States Of America, and WIN may
have rendered postal service In any otthe States ofthis Cou-
frdcracy, under contracts or appointments made by The
United states u Irernnrnt before the Confederate states
Government took charge Of such service, shall present
their claims 10 his department, verified and established &c.
coriing 10 tuch rulus ~ he shall prescribe, by a time there
in to be set forth not les, than Ok months, AID requiring
the claimant TO state. under oGih, how much has been paid
and the date Of such Payments, on account OF the contract
or appointment under which said claim occurred, and What
fund or provision has been bet apartor nude Tor the further
raymest Of the whole or any portion Of the balance OF such
claim, hy the Government OF the United states, or of any Of
the States and they shall also state, OH vatL, whether they
performed fully the service according TO their contracts or
appointments during the time for which they claim pay,
aud II not, what partial servitc Ii"y did perform, and What
deductions have been made from their pay, So far Is they
know, on account Of any failure, or pIstiai failure. TO pc:.
form such service"
Now, therefore. I, JOHN II. REAGAN, Postmaster Gene.
rul Lf the Confederate States of America, do Issue this, my
proclaInation, requiring all persons having claims for
postal service, unu,r the foregoing provisions Of the Sd
section OF the above named act, TO present said clshns TO
the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office department
for examination, on or before the 18Th day Of March, 1867,
la order that may make a report to Congress Of the
amount thereof, as require by law.
BLANK forms Tor presenting and verifying thu claims will
be furnished on application to the Aud tor OF the Treasury,
for the Post Office Department.
Aud | hereby require all persons who have heretofore
collected moneys ~ postmastels in the states nov com,
posing the Confederate States, aiil which they had not paid
over 1T the time the Confederate States took charge Of
the post d service, to make out, under oa b, and scud 10 the
Auditor OF the Treasury for the Po5iotice Department, IN
or before the 18th day Of October neat, Il general or ledger
account with the United states. for the sci vice Of the Post
Office Department, Up to The time tie control Of The postal
service was assumed by the Confederate States. IN accord.
ance with The geneI al regulations Of the rn,t"lice Depart.
ment. issued aisy 18th, Is. ., pnge LOG, exhibiting the bal.
ances in the possession OF such pootmasters.
| Given under my hand and seal Of The post0+icr
( l.. =. Department Of The Confederate States Of America,
w At Richmond, Virginia. the 18Th day "f september.
In Tie year ls6t. JOHN II. REAliAN,
s-nl ii Poslmheirr Ger vral.