New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-11
saporfabt 10 Friends Of Deceased soldiers
NODE oF sURvIyOR-NLAw APPLYING PoR DE-
| CEASED SOLDIERS ARREARS IN PAY, BOUNTY,

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CEASED SOLDIERS ARREARS IN PAY, BOUNTY,
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SIR: j ask permission 70 give through your
columns affirmation which may prove advantageous 70
claimants Of pay ond allowances due 10 deceased col
die-s. The proper way Ia 10 mike application 70 the
office o. the Second Auditor of the Treasury who has
always been DESTROYS Of extending every facility and
encouragement TO the poor widows mothers and or
pbans. by applying directly TO The Office ,hey may
save the large per oennge which daily paying
10 attorneys ord sg,nts 10 whom TIE Second A~L.of
givce no encouragement Whatsoever.
The application mnst he made TO Hon. T. B. French.
Secons Auditor Washington u. C.. ''and IN all olse,
post paid and be viii. receiving eitor from She
claimant send the necessary blanks and nstructions
bow 70 FL them NJ. &c. and such IS bis detrunaiioi
% asst toso who give the required evidence Of their
relationship (Which entities he nitsnton) 20 receive The
claim. Bat TO aecss Ne viii not give any blanks
IN order that Mr.. French may decide who v the
proper person the lstor must give the nearest survivor
;aw aud lie, she. or they should make the application
-as lst widow; I'd children collectively o. minors by
guatdiauj ID. father nj ~ pcrsonnot II drunken or
horwiee unworthy 81 trust. then mother In Lis stead
Sh Ioother 5,h brothers and siseis collectively 9TH.
neat reGt,e OF eirs, y executors OF aGllhH
tfusJIs The bounty VII not be PAID 70 any royro@onts
lives below .he second Gccroe (chdrn) uL!cS6 fcsi
de:.' OF the Ur.ed States Neither vi. bounty te paid
"a the win o. Geccased.
l. the applicant il not TO proper person tho Auditor
viii send word 20 that effect nnd Gt The same time indi'
cutu g which u the relatives Is On return Of BLANKS
b. lore mentioned, they arc fled away in their proper
order with 0f the state and settlement viii
be- made IN order Of date OF each.
Much hrs been said Gbnu; the delay and the complico
ted ryulac which person has to 60 through IL order
70 accomplish tse desired end Let Us examine in
df ~.
weeks; II living. are pod promptly md Ia many In.
stance. are Oyefp paid The Government hollis the Pay
master Responsible. end NJ Looks 10 the soldier. KynS.
whoa he goos 10 pay bin again; II dead. ne orders
mucl stJppca against bis representatives..
GLis Is noted spoi the payroll and has IN be exam
,nod inIe before such applications arc replied ~. viii
Necessary blHaks and igSrGetois Which cause Eecos
.sriiv DENY. Teen very often death occurs IN
taiy hospital. when II becomes sne duiy Of the
ge4u - notify tie regiment he belongs TO. THIS IL pot
uIo. Tie insstef-rs aHl II 1t "a delayed gees over
" 81 tWo months. which causes delay.
Then, agin. tae Paynaster has allowed " hin two
mohtiI, 70 mako up bis pay roll. month TO report to
the faymaster Generals office. one month IL allowed Ia
that o;1cc no II takes from six (6 70 eight q months
before ticy reach Second Auditors oihce which Is
etsalsfoy neocseTy
But lnsry y is from one 70 two years before
they ATTENDED TO- and reply 10 that; In Tao n
ning # the Rebellion every department was INADEQUATE
10 discharge ia natural iunctious which. OF course.
!oi Ito ACCUMULATION Of work on hand. Room no,
uhccnt. CLERKS we're NOT Sufficiently skilled, and
under fgsIy such Disadvantages. Mr. French hrs III
Icast The natural 'noreBs Of work with skiliii
ana competent force aid 4 gradually ailes iaing The
tIuahG which IL Was cOMyeicd 10 meet IN state Ut
tOs nd has az least assigned each one BIS duty aud
made .. to beat braRches under Secretary Chase
l have .card some sag that There was considerable
Mvc.it.sm toward aOme claimants 70 The dlsidFanage
of others and en- eutlrlzcd O. state that sinec MI
FIR mel took his place chof Of tie Second Aodor OF
the Yieaspty Department iheJe has never single In
stance 4 the kind uanspircd In the oflce. Wat ra
tionGy your time and am ssrc ar frcnch will aYoi
hise Of every benefit subject 90 his action Tor Your
advantage. Very respectfully y0urs. j. A.