The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
The Settlement of Claims Due on Be-
half of Deceased Soldiers.

The Settlement of Claims Due on Be-
half of Deceased Soldiers.
The following circular, of very general
interest, has been issued from the Treas
ury Department
TO enable those who may have claims
upon the United States for money due
diseased officers and soldiers, on account
of military services rendered, whether III
the Federal or volunteer service, to OBJ
tain the same with the least delay, the
following information is furnished:
ORDER OF PAYMENT.
Order fr,!.-If the deceased was mar
ried, payment will be made first to the
widow second, if widower, TO his
child or children /; if minors, TO the guar
dian.
Order second. If he died unmarried,
first to the father second, if the father
is dead, to the mother third, If both
parents are dead, to the brothers and
sisters collectively lastly, 10 the heirs in
general.
APPLICATION, PROOF AND AUTHENTICATIoN
The claimant or claimants must make
written application. under oath, and
over his or her, or their own signature,
stating his, or THEN. name, age, residence,
connection TO the deceased, with the let
ter or name Of the captain or company
or regiment TO which he belonged, time
Of his death, and the nature of the pay
claimed, whether arrears of pay, and the
one hundred dollars bounty, under the
act of July 90, 1861, or three month:
extra pay, under the act of July 10
l848.
1 Proof-To satisfy the accounting Of
ticers that the person or persons thus
claiming is or are entitled 10 the money
! in the character he, she or they claim
the deposilions OF two credible witnesses
will be required, stating that they ar
acquainted with the claimant or claim
ants, their connections 10 the deceased
and that they, the deponents, are disin
terested.
! -duthentication-The applications ant
depositions above are required to be sub
scribed and sworn to before a Judge
Commissioner, Notary Public or Justic
of the Peace, duly authorized TO admin
+ lister oaths. accompanied by the certiti
cate and seal of court of record, as /
the fact of said Judge being duly com
missioned, and acting in his official ca
pacity, at the time of the execution c
the foregoing papers. If the soldier die
unmarried, il must be 50 stated in the ap
plcations of those claiming to be the "a
ther, mother, brothers or sisters. as we
as by the witnesses. Proof of marriag,
record evidence if possible, must alway
accompany the applications Of thos
claiming TO be widows.
.Administrat;oa-As the taking out {
! letters of administration is attended wit
, considerable expense, often unnecessary
il is suggested that il be done only whe
!; requested by the Auditor. In all case
where the soldier has been discharged
3 the Captains descriptive certificate mu
be forwarded 10 this office, or It's absenC
satisfactorily accounted for. The eel
tilieate of an officer in the army rs TO so
, dier's identity. in addition TO his own a
5 lidayt, will be deemed sufficient. Whe
the certificate Of such officer cannot
. procured, the testimony of two credib
: disinterested witnesses must be added,
/ in case of deceased soldiers.
j NODE OF PAYMENT.
PAYMENTS will be made BY an ord
from the accounting officers on any pa,
9 master of the army Such order will +
. quire the signature Of the claimant on
$ face before i, will be paid.
MODE OF PRESENTING CLAIMS.
;, All claimants wishing to obtain info
maton. or present claims, can comm
;, nicate with this office by mail, and "
/, receive a speedy reply as the bnsine
. of the office will allow.
A POSTAGE.
= The Government pays all postages
| such communications. whether receis
. or transmitted by this office.
r, 4 compliance with the above ru
rs will insure prompt settlement Of
,e claims without unnecessary delay.
O Address Ezra b. French, Second \