Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-08
PROCLAMATION!
By the POStmaSter-General Of the Con.
federate States Of America.

DTHEREAS, By the provisions of the Sd section Of an
w soto Congress. approved August Goth 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" ii 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 service in any of the
States of this Confederacy, under contracts or appoint
ments made BY the United States Government before
the Confederate St1tes GOveEnment took charge OF such
service, shall present their claims to this Department,
We fled and established according to such rules as he
shall prescribe, by a time therein TO 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
msnt under which said claim occurred, and what fund OF
provision has been set apart or made for he further pay
ment Of the whole or any portion Of the balance Of
such claim by the Government of the United States. OF
Of any Of the States; and they shall also state, on oath,
whether til y performed fully the service according to
their contracts or appointments during the time foT
which they claim pay, and II 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, l. JOHN II. REAGAN, Postmaster
General Of tine 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 Audlior Of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department, for examination, on or before the
18th day Of March, 1862, in order that I may make a re-
port TO Congress Of tie amount thereof as required by
law.
will be furnished on application TO the Auditor Of the
Treasury for the Post Office Department
And / hereby require all persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys "a 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, TO make out, under oath, and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De
partment, on or before the 18th day Of October next, 3
general or ledger account with the United States, fol-
the service Of the Pot Once Department, up to The
time the control Of he postal service was assumed by
the Confederate States, in accordance with the general
equations OF the Post Office Department, issued May
18th, 1859, page LOG, exhibiting the balances in the pos
session of such postmasters.
(~~l Given under my hand and seal Of the Post
L. s. : Office Department of the Confederate States Of
I'll America, at Richmond, Virginia, The 18th day Of
September, in the year 1861.
JOHN II. AGA
Ee24-d1aw Postmaster General