Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-24
PROCLAMATION!
By the POStmaSteT-GeneraI OF the Con-
lederate States of America.

WHEREAS, By the provisions Of the dissection Of an
w act Of Congress, approved August Both, ls6l, en-
titled AN Act to Cohects fof dlstriouiion' the moneys
remsining in the several Post Offices of the Confederate
States al the time the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government" il Is made the duty of the Post
m~asterGeneral 10 make proclamation that all persons
who are citizens Of the Confederate States Of America
and who may have rendered postal servieein any Of The
States Of this COnfederacy, 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 10 this Department,
We fled and established according 10 such rules as be
shall prescribe, by q time therein 10 be set forth, not
less than six months, aud requiring the elaimcnt 70
state under oath, how nueh has been paid and the date
Of such payments, on account Of the contract or appoint
ment under which said claim occurred, and what fund or
provision has been set apart OF made for be further pay
ment Of the whole or any portion of the balsnce Of
such claim by the Government Of the United States, or
Of any Of the States and they shall also state, on cath,
whether thy performed fully the service according to
their contracts or appointments during the time for
which they claim pay, and II not, what partial service
they did perform, aud what deductions have been made
from their pay so far as they know. on account Of any
failure, or partial failure, to perform such service.
Now, therefore, !, JOHN H 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 81 section Of the above named act, TO present
said claims 10 the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post
Once Department for examination, on or before the
18th day OF March, lc62, in order that I may make a re-
port TO Congress Of the amount thereof as required by
law.
Bank forms for presenting and verifying tbe claims
will be furnished on application 20 the Auditor of the
Treasury for the Post Office Department.
And thereby require all persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys a postmaster in the States now
composing the Confederate Sta7es, and which tbev baS
paid over at the time the Confederate Sta es took charge
Of the postal service, To make out, under oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
psrfmeut, on or before the 18Th day of October next q
general or ledger account with the United States, for
The service Of the Post Office Department, up 10 the
time the control Of the postal service was assumed by
fbe Confederate States, IN accordance with The general
regulations Of the Post 0fhce Department, issued May
I5fh. 1859. page lO5, exhibiting the balances in the pos
session Of such postmasters.
1~~ol Given under my hand and seal Of the Post
IL $ SOfiee Department Of the Confederate States Of
Ill America, 81 Richmond, Virginia, the 18th day OF
in the year 1861.
JOHN H REAGAN,
SEQ dlan POstmaster-G enaral