The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-07-31

SO much per cent. on amount collected.
Ia order that all may fully understand
my objects aud intentions, the following
letter Of the Adjutant General is pub
lishod, This applies as well to this State
as any other 1t fully explains the mat.
ter:
Stats OF NEW JERSEY.
ADJUrANT GbNEKAL's OFFICE,
TRENTON, June It, 1872
". DAHRows, Esq,
Davenport, lowe.
SIR :--Iours Of the llth inst. I'D.
dressed to Governor Olden has been hand.
ed by his ExceIleuty to this off &c for an
answer
Ia reply beg leave to say, that the
only basis which the arrangement has
been made to aid the volunteers and their
heirs in procuring the amount Of their
claims against the United States, is found
cd on the general authority given to the
Governor by the l. Legislature to ''look If.
ter the interests of the Toluuteers from
this State, and that other general author
i,y vested in him to further, by all prop
err means the interests Of the State and
her citizens,
The universal iYnorauoe prevailing
among the people as to the proper course
to be pursued in tho collection of these
claims, led to multitude of applications
to this Department To give this infor.
nation, required an amount of time and
labor in many instances greater than wo'd
have been required to prepare the apph-
cation, and after it was given, the people
lin a majority Of the cases very poor
were left to the tcuder morcies Of the
lawyers and local agents. who were charg
ing them exhorbi.aut fees for preparing
their claims. It was evident that much !.
could be saved to tho heirs by having .
some systematic mode of collecting their !
claims, and as this Department was the
point to which nearly all their inquiries
were directed, and as the Adjutant Cen
cral was willing to answer these in add
ton to his other duties, the matter was
placed in his charge.
As these claims could not be collected
in any event without some expense to the
claimant, arrangements were made with
responsible parties at Washington, who
agreed to attend Gin that city, to the
prosecution of the claims, furnishing al
necessary blanks and instructions, and re.
tanning fire per cent. of the amount col
lcc,ed as their fee.
Now, when parties apply to this Office
for information, blank form is filed up
and sent them with a letter of instructions
az to how to proceed in executing them.
| When the papers are received here duly
executed. they are mailed to our agents
in Washington, and it is found that the
trouble, annoyance and expense to the
State are actually less than when merely
giving them information, while it cannot
be doubted that much expense is saved
to class Of people generally unable to
bear it. Much Of the information as to
the enlistment as well as death of the sol.
der being only procurable in this Office,
it can as we'll be given incorporated in an
application as In letter to some other
party.
Thus the facilities that the Adjutant
Generals Department Of any State must
possess, point to it as the proper depart
ment to take charge of such matter,
while the interests Of the citizens, and
the duties that every State owes to those
who fight and fall in her defense, would
seem suffi cient reason for rendering every
facility to their heirs in procuring their
just dues.
If I have not misunderstood your
questions, they are answered.
If there are any points and details upon
which l can give you information, it will
afford me pleasure to do so.
Very respectfully your obi serv't,
TSigncd] r. T. STOCKTON. JR,
Asst Adj't Genl N J.
IF this arrangement is perfected, 1t
will not prevent other claim agents from
still engaging in the business, but will
give to our soldiers and their families an
opportunity of knowing that they have
an agent who will do the business at
certain rate. and, to a great extent, pre-
vent impositions.
Upon conclusion Of this arrangement
another circular will be published, with
full directions.
n. 3. BAKER,
It Adj't Gen'l Of Iowa.