Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-08
PROCLAMATION!
BIZ the POStmaSter-Genera Of the C0ns
fedeFate States Of America.

TITHEREAS. By the provisions Of the "a section Of az
W acto Of Congress, approved August Both, lc6l, en-
titled An Act TO Collect. for distribution the moneys
remsiniug in the several Poet OlGces Of the Confederate
States 40 the time the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government il il made the duty Of the Post
master General 70 make proclamation that ali persons
who are citizens Of the Confederate States Of America,
and who msy have rendered postal seryicei in any Of the
States Of this CUufgderacv. nnier contracts or appoint
meurs made by the United Stltes Government before
TIE Confederate Stttls Government took charge Of such
service, shall present thcir claims 10 this Department.
We fled and established according TO such rules a. he
shall prescribe, by a TIME therein 70 De set i9fih, not
less than six months, and requiring The claimant 20
state underoath, how much has been paid and the date
Of such payments on account OF the contract or appoint
meuf under IS hiCh said claim occurred, and what fund or
provision has been set apart or made for he further pay
ment OF The whole 81 any portion Of the balance Of
OF any Of the States; aud they shall also stale, on oalh,
whether ID y performed fully the service according TO
their contracts or appointments during the time for
which they claim pay. as1 % not Whaf partial service
they dd perform, and What DEDUCTIONS have been made
IRON their pay so far a. they know. ON account OF any
failure, or partial failure, 10 perform sueE s rvice.
Now, therefore, T. JOHN II. REAGAN, Postmaster
General o. the Confederate States OF America, do issue
this, my proclamation, requriug all persons having
claims for postal service under the foregoing provisions
Of the ~ section &C ths above named act 20 present
said claims TO the AudItJr Of the Treasury for he Post
Omcs Department, tor examination, on or before the
18th day OF March, 1859, IN order that { may maxi q re-
port 20 Congress Of the amount thereof Is required BY
law.
Blank forms for presenting and verifying the claims
Will ne iliuleu-A gu apNHtal.uu 10 IAr Auuttai p tA
Treasury Tor The Post OHt~a Department.
And ] hereby require all person, who hsvs hereto
fore collected money! as pC-tmasters iu the States now
composing the Confederate States, and which they had
paid over al the time tie Confederate sta es r0ok charge
Of the pOstalNervice. ro make out. under oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury Tor the Post OMce De-
partmeut. ON or before the l.TE day Of October next, a
general ~ ledger account with The United States, for
Jhs service of the Po.r once Department, zap go the
time the control ct he postal service Was assumed by
the Confederate state. In accordance Wlia The general
regulations IT the Post Office Department, issued May
I5lh. 1859. page 400. exhibiting he balances la the pos
session Of such postmasJers
- Given under my hand and saa!t # the Post
: T. 5 Once Department Of he C0uirtrrste States e
H. America, 81 Richmond. Virginia, TIE 1874 day OF
September, in The year lsUI.
John II. REAGAN.
Ee2i dlaw Postmaster General