Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-05
RECLAMATION
By the POStmaSter-General Of the co.,
ledeFate States Of America.

WHEREAS, By the provisions Of the % section Of sn
w actOf Congress, approved August Seth, 1867, en-
titled IAN Act 20 Collect, for distribution, the moneys
remaining In the several Post Offices Of the Confederate
States 1t the time the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government, it IL made the duty Of the Post
master General TO make proclamation tuat al persons
who are citizens Of the Confederate States Of America,
and who IlEy have rendered postal seTvicein any Of the
States Of this C0nfederacy, 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 20 such rE!bs az he
shall prescribe, by a time therein to be set forth, not
less than six months, and requiring the claimant to
state under oath, how much has been paid and the date
Of such payments, on account e the contract or appoint
meut under which said claim occurred, and what llnd or
provision has been set apart or made for he further pay
Inent Of the whole or any portion of the balance Of
such claim by the Government % the United States, or
Of any Of the States; and they shalI also state, nOaih,
whether IN y performed fully the service according 70
their contracts or appointments during the time for
which they claim pay, and Z not, what partial service
they did perform, and what drduet'ons have been made
from their pay SO far ~ they know on account Of any
failure, or partial failure 20 perform such s;rvice.
Nov, therefore, l. JOHN Il. REAGAN, Postmsstsr-
General Of the Confederate States Of America do issue
this. my proclamation. requiring all persons having
claims for postal service, under she foregoing provisions
OF the 81 section ot The above named act 20 present
said claims to the AUDITOR OF the Treasury furthe Post
Ohiee Department, for examination, on OF before the
18th day Of March, I762, in order that I may max a re
port 70 Congress Of the amount thereof, as required by
Blank forms for presenting and verifying the claims
viii De furnished GU applcdLou 10 ie Al14LoE q AAe
Treasury for the Post Office Department
And I hereby require all persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys as pCstmg-iers iu the States now
composing the Confederate States, and which they had
paid over az the time the Confederate Sta es took charge
Of the pOztaIEsryice, 20 make out, under oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
partmen-. on or before the 18th day Of October next, a
general or ledger account with the United States for
the service Of the Post Once Department, up 70 the
time the control Of The postal service was assumed By
the Confvderatr States. in accordance with the general
regulations Of the Post Office Department issued HAY
18th, 1859. psrs IO6. exhibiting the balances in the pos
session Of such pOstmasterF.
~ Given under my hand and seal n The Post
T. g. Office Department Of the Confederate States Of
III Amer.ca. at Richmond, Virginia, rue 18Th day 81
September, in the year ls6L
JOHN IT. REAGAN,
a24-dlaw as-maztrrG General