Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-22
PROCLAMATION!
BY the POStmaSteF-General Of the Con-
federate States Of America.

WHEREAS, By the provisions Of the Sd section of an
w actof Congress, approved Augu8t goth, 1851 en-
titled AN Act 70 Collect, for distrbutiour the moneys
remaining I'm the several POET Offices Of the Confederate
States - the time the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government it IS made the duty Of the Post.
mcster General 10 make proclamation that al persons
who sre citizens Of the Confederate States Of America,
and who may have rendered pOstal servicei in any Of the
States OF this COEfrderacy, Under contracts or appoint
the Confederate States Govesnmcnt took charge Of such
service, shall present their claims TO this Department
We flied ard established according 10 such rules as be
shall prescribe, by a time therein 70 be set forth, rot
less than six months, and requiring the claimant TO
state under oath. how much has been Psid and the date
Of such payments, on account Of the ooutract or appoint
meut uIder which said claim occurred, and what fund or
provision has been set apart or made for he further pay
ment OF the whole OF any portion OF the balance of
such claim by the Government of the United States, or
Of any Of the States; and they shal also state on oaih
whether tn Y performed fnuy the service according to
their contracts or appointments during the time for
which they claim pay, and e not, what partial service
they did perform, aud what deductions have been made
from their pay so far as ghey know on account Of any
failure, or partial failure, to perform suehsTvice.
Now. therefore. l. JOHN Il. REAGAN, Postmaster
General Of tho Confederate States Of America, do issue
this, my proclamation, requiring all persons having
claims for postal service, under the foregoing provisions
of the Sd section Of the above named act 70 present
said claims to the AUDITOR Of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department, for examination on or before the
18th day OF March, 1902, in order that l may max are
port 10 Congress Of the amount thereof, as required BY
Blank forms for presenting and verifying the claims
will be furnished on application to the Auditor OF the
Treasury for the Post Office Department
And hereby require all persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys as postmasters in the States nOw
composing the Confederate States, and which they had
paid over nj the time the Confederate Sta es took charge
Of the postal service, 10 make ont, under oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
psrtment, on or before the 18th day Of October next, a
general or ledger account with the United States, for
the service Of The Pot Office Department, up TO 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 May
18th, 1883, page JOG, exhibiting the balances in the pos
session of such postmasters,
(~-s~l Given under my hand and seal e the Post
II 5 $Omee Department q the Confederate States Of
III Amer ca, at Richmond, Virginia, the 18Th day Of
September, IN tie year 1861.
JOHN Il. REAGAN,
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