Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-29
PROCLAMATION!
By the POStmaSteF-General Of the Con-
federate States Of America,
WHEREAs, By the provisions of the ID section of

WHEREAS, By the provisions Of the Cd section Of an
w set Of Congress, approved August 30th. 1861, en-
titled AN Act to Collect. for distribution, the moneys
remaining in the several Post Omces Of the Confederate
States " the time the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government, 1t Is made the duty Of the Post
master General to make proclamation that al persons
who are citizens Of the Confederate states Of America
and who may have rendered postal servieein any Of the
States Of this Confrderacy. under contracts or appoint
meEis made by the United States Government before
the Confederate Strtes G-Ovesnmcut took charge Of such
service, shall present their claims to this Department.
We flied and established according to such rules as he
shall prescribe by a time therein to be set forth, not
less than six months, and requiring the claimant 70
strle under oath, how much has been paid and the date
Of such payments. on account Of the contract or appoint
mant under which s2id claim occurred, and what fund OF
provision has been set apart or made Tor he further pay
nient of the whole or any portion q the balance Of
such claim by the Government Of the United States, or
Of any Of the States and they shall aiso state, on oath
whether N y performed fully the service according 20
their contracts or appointments during the time for
which they claim pay and u not What partial service
they did perform and what deduct Gus have been made
from their pay SO far rs they know on account Of any
failure, or psrtisltailure, 70 perform such 9 srviee.
Now. therefore, l. Ohm Il. REAGAN, Postmaster
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 ID section al she above named act, to present
said claims to the Audsor Of the Treasury for the Post
0fhce Department for examination. on or before the
18th day Of March, 1862, in order that / may max a re-
port 70 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 ali persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys As postmasters ia the States now
composing the Confederate States, and which they had
paid over 81 the time the ConfederateS Sta es took charge
Of the postalservice, 70 make out, under oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
pariment, on or before the 18th day Of October next, a
general or ledger account with the United States. f05
the service of the Post Office Department. up 10 the
time the control Of he postal service was assumed by
the Confederate States, in accordance with the gpnersI
nmT.Ff.u Of the Dn-f nNfan na-uHawa-M - ~
18th, 1859, page lO6, exhibiting the balances ia the pos
session OF such pOstInasteTs.
(~-~ Given under my hand and seal # the Post
l. S. Office Department Of the Confederate States Of
I'll America, at Richmond, Virginia, the 18th day Of
September. ia the year l56L.
JOHN II. REAGAN.
Se9f dlaw Postmaster General