Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-10
PROCLAMATION!
By the Postmaster General Of the Con-
federate States Of America.

WHEREAS, By the provisions of the Sd section Of an
w act of Congress. approved August Both, 1861, en-
titled IAN Act to Collect, for distribution, the moneys
remaining in the several Post Offices of the Confederate
States at the time the postal service was taken liz charge
by said Government" it is made the duty Of the Post
master General to make proclamation that all persons
who are citizens of the Confederate States Of America,
and who may have rendered postal seTvicei in any OF the
States of this Confederscy, under contracts or appoint
ments made by the United States Government before
the Confederate Suites Government took charge Of such
service, shall present their claims to this Department,
We flied sDd established according to such rules as he
shall prescribe, by q time therein to be set forth, not
less than six months, and requiring the elaimcnt to
state under oath, how much has been paid and the date
Of such payments, on account of the contract or Eppoint
ment under which said claim occurred, and what fund OF
provision has been set apart or made for he 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 tn y performed fully the service according to
their contracts or appointments during the time for
which they claim pay, and if not, what partial service
they did perform, and 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, 1, JOIN II. REAGAN, Postmaster
General Of the Confederate States Of America, do issue
this, my proclamation, requiring ali 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.
will be furnished on application 70 the Auditor Of the
Treasury for the Post Office Department
And l hereby require all persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys As postmRsters 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, to make out, andeF oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
ysrtmeut, on or before the 18th day Of October next, a
general or ledger account with the United States, fol-
the service Of the Pest Office Department, up to the
time the control Of The postal service was assumed by
the Confederate States, in accordance with the general
regulations Of the Post Office Department, issued May
18th, 1859, page loo, exhibiting the balances in the pos
session Of such postmasters.
(~-~l Given under my hand and seal Of the Post
l. 5 }Ofice Department Of the Confederate States Of
t@-J America, at Richmond, Virginia, the 18th day Of
September, in the year 1861.
JOHN Il. REAGAN,
sa94 dlaw Postmaster General