Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-03
PROCLAMATION!
By the Postmaster General Of the Con.
federate States Of America.

UTHEREAS, BY the provisions Of the Sd section of an
w act Of Congress. approved August 3Oth, 1861, en-
titled IAN Act 20 Collect, for distribution, the moneys
remaining in the several Post Offices of the Confederate
States at the time the postal service was taken in charge
by said Government" it is made the duty Of the Post
masterGeneral 70 make proclamation that all persons
who sre citizens Of the Confederate States of America,
and who may have rendered postal servicein any of the
States Of this Confederacy, under contracts or appoint
mepts made by the United States Government before
the Confederate StHtes Government took charge Of such
service, shall present their claims to this Department,
We fled aud established according to such rules as be
shall prescribe, by a time therein 10 be set forth, not
less than six months, and requiring the claimant TO
state under oath, how much 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 or made for be further pay
ment Of the whole OF any portion Of the balance Of
such claim by the Government Of the United States, or
Of any Of the States and they shall also state, on oath,
whether thy performed fully the service according to
their contracts or appointments during the time for
which they claim pay, and if not, Whist partial service
they did perform, and what deductions have been made
from their pay 50 far as they know, on account of any
failure, or partial failure, to perform sueh s'rvice.
Now, therefore, l. 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 Sd section Of the above named act, to present
said claims TO the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department, for examination, On or before the
18th day Of March, 1862, in order that / may make a re-
port to Congress Of the amount thereof as required by
law.
Blank forms for presenting and verifying the claims
will be furnished on application to the Auditor Of the
Treasury for the Post Office Department.
And l hereby require all persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys Us postmasters in the States now
composing the Confederate States, and which they had
paid over at the time the Confederate Sta es took charge
Of the postal service, 10 make out, u3der oath, and send
to the Auditor of the Treasury for The Post Office De
p%srtment, on or beforefT193:h dSyIcf October next, a
general or ledger account with helJnite States, for
the service Of the Post Dhice Depkftment, up to The
time the control Of Tie postal gerSSSe was assumed by
the Confederate Slater, ia a-~0rdsnfe with the general
regul4 ous Of the Post Office Depsf .ment, issued May
18th, 1859 page 100 exhibiting the balances in the pos
Asession of such postmasters.
S(~~l Given under ny hand ADd seal Of the Post
x l. $ ) Office Department of Tue Confederate States Of
N~-j America, al Richmond, virginia, the 18th day Of
September, in the year 1861 :
JOHNH REAGAN
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