Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-05-02

ants must make a written appHcatloh,
under oath, and over his, her, or their
own signature, stating his, her or their
name, age, residence, connexion to the
deceased, with the letter or name OF the
captain of the company and regiment to
which he belonged; time of his death
and the nature of the pay claimed
whether "arrears of pay" &c; and the
400 bounty, under Act of July 2z,
1861"
Paoor.-To satisfy the accounting
officers that the person OF persons thus
claiming is or are entitled to the money
in the character he, she, or they claim,
the dispositions of two credible witness
es will be required, stating that they
fare acquainted with the claimaat fsk
claimants, the connection held to the de-
ceased, and that they (the deponents)
are disinterested.
| AUTHENr1oATIoN.-The application
and dispositions, above required, to be
subscribed and sworn to before a judge,
commissioner, notary public, or justice
of the peace, Only authorized to admin
lister oaths, accompanied by the certlfl-
cate and seal of court of record as to
the fact of the said judge, &C., being
duly commissioned and acting IN his
official capacity at the time of the ex-
ecution of the foregoing papers:
s@If the soldier died Unmarried, 1t
must be so stated in the applications of
those claiming to be the father, mother,
brothers, or sisters, as aoeH as by the
,citnesses.
s@Proof of marriage (record evi-
dence, if possible) must always accom-
pany the applications of those claiming
to be the widows.
| Administration.-A the taking out
of"letters of administration" is attended
with considerable expense, Gotten un
necessarily it is suggested that 1t be
done only when required by the Auditor
: D1sc1ARGED SoLDIERs.-When {
soldier Cor volunteer) is discharged, he
is Cor should be) furnished with reg
ular "Discharge' and taoo duplicate
:. "Pay Certificates" Upon these paper
he can be paid by a paymaster OF thu
ARMY upon their presentation. Shoult
he fail to present them for payment t'
paymaster, or, having presented them
and payment refused, and they are sen
= to this Office the applicant rust stat
:, the reasons for such refusal, accompa
MED by proof of identity and authentica
ton, as in the case Of deceased soldiers
+ In no case should the "oath of identity,
:, on the back of the ''Discharge," be file
. up. as the ''Discharse' is returned
the soldier after his claim has been ac
;, ed upon. Where PAY Certificates
/, have been withheld, he must send a
II other papers given to him at the tim
of his discharge.
BoUNTY.-No discharged yoluntee
can receive the bounty provided by tn
l. Act of July %, 1861, unless he sha
If have served for period Of two year
or during the war, if fsooner ended" b.
..the widow, if there be one, and If TO
3 the legal heirs of such as die, or may
5e killed in the service, in addition to
At arrears of pay and allowances, shall r
re ceive the SUM of one hundred dollars
"a Observation-Disclosures for pc
~ sions, on account of ''disability recel
III ed in the service, should be made to tt
IS! Commissioner of Pensions.
re MODE OF PAYMENT-Payments W
d be made by an order from the accour
W. ing officers on any paymaster OF t
y army. Such order will require the 81
ie nature of the claimant on its face beto
ke it will be paid.
ly MODE OF PRESENTING CLAIMS
a. claimants wishing to obtain intormatlo
:. or to present claims, can commun1cf
~ with this Office by mail, and will recel
ag as speedy reply as the business OF
ue office uotU alloD.
ut PosTAGE.-The Government pays
Ia hostages on such communicate
~. whether received or transmitted by t
- Office.
s@A compliance with the abe
cir rules will insure prompt settlement
all claims, without unnecessary del
,oo Address, EZRA B. FRENCH,
'o0 Second Auditor of Treasury Dept,
HI Washington City, II. I
an \: X =: i: y
ary By command of
,r MAJOR GENERAL FREMONT.
ALBERT TRACY,
out Gdntain and Assistant Adjutant Gene