Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-27
PROCLAMATION!
By the P0StmaSter-GeHeral Of the Con-
federate States Of America.

UTHEREAS, BY the provisions of the Sd section Of an
" act Of Congress, approved August Both, 1861, en-
titled "An Act 70 Collect, for Distribution, the moneys
remaining in the several Post Offices of the Confederate
States at the time the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government IL is made the duty of the Post
master General TO make proclamation tnet all persons
who are citizens of the Confederate States % America,
and who may have rendered postal seryicein any OF the
States Of this Confederaey, under contracts or appoint
ments made by the United States Government before
the Confederate States Government took charge OF such
service. shall present their claims to this Department.
We fled ard established according to such rules as he
shall prescribe, by a time therein 20 De set forth, not
less than six months, and requiring the claiment to
state under oath, how much has been paid and the dste
Of such payments. on account Of the contract or appoint
meut under which said claim occurred. and what fund or
provision has been set apart or made for he further pay
aent Of the whole or any portion Of the balance of
Of any Of the States and they shall also state, on oath,
whether tn v performed fully the service according TO
their contracts or appointments during The time for
which they claim pay, and II not what partial service
they did perform, aud what deductions have been made
from their pay so far as they know. on account of any
failure, OF partial failure, 10 perform such service.
Now. therefore. /, JOHN H REAGAN, Postmaster
General Of the Confederate States Of America, do issue
his, my proclamation requiring all persons having
claims for postal service, under the foregoing provisions
Of the Sd section Of the above named act, to present
said claims 10 the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department for examination on or before the
18th day Of March 1852 in order that l may make a re-
port TO Congress Of the amount thereof, as required by
Blank forms for presenting aud verifying the claims
will be furnished on application to the Auditor of the
Treasury for the Post Office Department.
And ! hereby require oil persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys as postmaster in the States now
composing the Confederate States, and which thew had
paid over az the time the Confederate Sta es took charge
Of the postal service, TO make out, under oath, and send
20 the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
psrtmeBt, on or before the 18th day Of October next, q
general or ledger account with the United States, for
the service Of the Post Office Department, up 20 The
time the control of The postal service was assumed by
the Confederate States, IN accordance with the general
regulations Of the Post Office Department, issued Nav
18th, 1853, page los, exhibiting the balances il the pos
session Of such postmasters.
(-01 Given under my hand and seal Of the Post
J Z s. tOhice Department of the Confederate States Of
- America, at Richmond, Virginia, the 18th day Of
September, in the year 1861.
JOHN Il. EAGAN
sa94dIaw Postmaster General.