Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-16
ToRoSrO, September 25, 1863
IafsrnaatIsz Csr the Families ct Deceased
Soldiers.

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.CL4rx AesScY OF GEORGIA I
Richmond, Va, Sep. -, 1853.
To the Ezsc1tive Committea Gs. r. and H. Assn:
To enable you to complete your annual report
to r5s board of superntsndenls, I submit he
FLOWING sEAtemsns of the business OF this
Agency:
Twelve hundred and nine q ,2o9) claims havs
bsen examined indorssd, rsgis.srsd and fled
IL the Office Of the d Auditor Of the Treasury,
aud hfteen (l5) have been presented aud cell
lectad at the ofi3e Of the assistant gusrtsrmas-
ter Of he Coofsdersts States, for officers, and
discharged asd detailed zoliiers
The total arOuns collected and disbursed in
money ard warrants, is two thousand four hun
dred aud twenty-five dollars and eighey-three
cents
Only four warrants 1aYe been reesived in pay
meut Of claims Of deceased soldier; such claims
are not promptly paid, chiefly for the following
Tsasons:
I. Before this agency was established, CLAIM
ants forwarded their papers directly to ths aud
i,or, often without their pOstofice s3dssss
Hence he could not oommuniests with thsD,
and, in many cases, ths papers were found de-
tective- in form or substance, and laid asid5
3 CLAIMS properly made out we're Registered
By 5he Auditor "to be attended to as early 50
possible, having rega-d to tie equal claiins upon
the laborB Of the Office, Of ether business pre-
vio1sly on 6le."
3. SsiTns Fars forwarded daily, from svecy
s asa Of The C3Dfsderacv uall the number
TeschM forty thousand" and Il became inpo5-
sible 10 dispose ef them IN reasonable time.
4 Tho Auditor alleges that h5 has -ene0Ua-
tered msny obstacles, and been hiDdsTed ss-i-
ously By circumstances beyond his sontr0..
whilst enGeavoriug 20 dispatch toe business Of
bis ca3cs. At ere line for exam pie. IL June,
1852, Che enemY were before Ri,hmand, AID his
papers became damaged By an order command
iog bin to pack up and be ready 60 move them
st a Clcmeut's warning and st another time he
rss Teqcired TO suspend action uRnn business
o this Kind for three MONTHS, and bsstog his
asecssi0n upon matters Of more i1psrta1es 10
tha G0verumsnt
5 Claims e55ld not be audited and pai 4
whee reached il their turn, unless secofnpa led
by Satisfactory evidence Of the snouBt due"
and, IN . majority Of cases, such eyideacs WAS
wanting, scd could not be really cbsainsd.
8. Descriptive lists. or 6nsl statements, pre-
pased By captains Of companies. aad filed by
claimants to prove the amounts dae them, we're
seldom sppr0vsd or veTifsd, aud often erroneous.
Therefore, to avoid mistakes and to prevent
fraud, such papers we're held uusstisiset.Yy un-
less approved by the colonel, or verified bY the
rsgimeRtsl quartermaster
This, and The omission By Officers to make the
returns reqTTsd by the 'fsrmy regulstions,' -
has caused, and is still producing, much Of the
delay which claimants suffer and must patiently
endure
z Tas suditor's rule, as expressed in bis cir
cul2r Of November L. 1852, was general All
were to be treated alike, and receive attention
"ia the order OF presentation that IS to ssy,
tin their turn " Yet, in divers cases, no has
favored parties, By making their claims special,
upon the cali Of member Of Congress, or In
sone other way. This aecouRts for the fact,
often brought TO ny notice, that some il a par
tieHlsr neigbboThood had bsss paid wfiie others
in the same locality wers not even ADVISED Of
the reception Of sheir claims.
/ can say wi hozt vsnity, or seeking an onaiy
newspaper e5mpliuenE, that have Seen .dili-
gent ia business" and eadsAv0red 70 do my
ab0ls daiy, with no promise or expectation Of
reward The auditor says he alss has labered
/ hsrd 10 perform his duty, aud been annoyed and
| pefplexed bsyond measure. YsE e,s.m4nts are.
I not satisfied, sad press for thsir dues. can
/ only assure them-one and ALL deeply Isgrss
thst it is MOI in ny power 20 pay them, snd that
as s8on Is their wsrTsats arc issued, hey vii be
| advised gladly AID promptly.
Your attention is respectfully asked to the
| condensed viesg Of the expenses Of the agency
| presented below.
Your obedient seTvspt,
VIM. A. WALTON, Agent.