Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-25
PROCLAMATION!
By the POStmaSteF-GeneraI Of the Con-
lederate States Of America.

WHEREAS, By the provisions Of the Sd section of an
W actot Congress, approved August Goth Isol- en-
titled An Act to Collect, for distribution, the moneys
remaining IN the several Poet Offices Of tho Confederate
States ~ the tme the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government, q IS made the duty Of the Post
masterEtneral 90 make proclamation that all persons
who ore citizens Of the Confederate States Of America,
and who may have rendered postal serviCsm any OF the
States Of this Coutrdrracy, Under contracts or appoint
meuts made by the United States Government before
the Confederate SrHtes -G0yesnmrntt took charge OF such
service, shall present their CLAIMS TO this Department,
We ihsd and established according 10 such rules as be
shall prescribe, by q time therein 70 be set FORTH Lot
less than six months, and requiring the claimant 10
state uuderoath, how much has been paid aud the date
81 such payments on account Of the contract or appoint
mcut under which said claim occurred, and what fund OF
provision has been set apart or made for he further pay
meut OF the whole A. amy portion of the balance of
such claim by the Government of the United States, or
Of any Of tile States and they shall also state, ON oath,
whether In y performed fully the service according TO
which they claim pay and II not what partial service
they did perform, and what deductions have been made
from their pay SEQ Tar IS they know on account OF any
failure, or partial failure, TO perform such s-rgice.
Now, therefore, I, JOHN Il. REAGAN, Postmestsr
General of the Confederate States Of America, do issue
this, my proclamation, requiring all persons having
claims for postal service, under the foregoing provisions
Of the 81 section Of the above named act to present
said claims 10 the AUdIrOr Of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department, for examination, on or before the
18th day Of March, 1862, in order that ! may max re-
port TO Congress of the amount thereof as required by
law.
Blank forms for presenting and verifying the claims
will be furnished on appicst on TO the Auditor Of the
Treasury for the Post Once Department.
And / hereby require al persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys as pOstmasters ia the States now
composing the Confederate STATES, and which they had
paid over at the time the Confederate Sta es took charge
Of the postal service, 70 make out. under oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
uartment. on or before the 18th day Of October next, a
general or ledger account with the United States, for
the service of the Post Office Department, up 20 he
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 May
18th, 1859, page 100, exhibiting the balances in the pos
session OF such pO-tmasters.
(~-~l Given under my hand and seal # the Post
L s. Office Department of the Confederate States ot
t--j America, at Richmond. Virginia. the 18th day Of
September, IN Toe year l-Jl.
JOHN u. reagan,
ssl4 dIau4v PNstmaster General