The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-05-17
iully, JouN BRoUGH.
THE STATE OF ONO, ,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

| 7at .'t' LAEt pTlNE iJfpAitIMENT, ~ I .
- Columbus, April, 3,lS95.]
! 70 Ohio Soldiers: H.. s.' q, 'g'
| The Ohio Legislature. at its present ses.
sion, has abolished the Ohio Military Claim
Agency at Columbus; leretoforo under the
charge Of Mr., James T.. LcYis, and ,cstab;
lishti ID its place, n department for the COZ
lection of claims of Ohio soldiers against the
Government, the procuring ofPensions and
matters Of similar character. Colopel Roy
nj Taylor, formeraly Ohio Military Claim
Agent at Louisville, Nashville and Chatta-
nooga. has been appointed as chief officer OF
this Department. aud is designated as
Commissioner Of Soldier S Claims =
| All pending claims, books, papers
and records OF the old claim agency, are pass
ed ever into the lands of Colonel Tayloy,
and will be adjusted by him, = =.
| The money transactions of the Commits
sioner will pass through the State Treasury,
and no fees can4be charged or exacted for
the performances OF official duties. And all
moneys SO collected aud paid to state Treas
ury, will be Immediately sent to the Audi
torofthe county in which the claimant may
reside to be paid to such claimant by the
| Treasurer of such county, without fees Or
cost OF transmission. ..# I'D
| The object of the Legislature in, this en-
actment, to render all possible aid to oar
| soldiers III the collection OF their claims a.
galnst the Government, and to remedy diE
| fculties heretofore existing in this particu-
| lar. No little -cmbarrass sment has arisen
| from the want of recognition, at Washing
| ton, OF the claim agency az strictly State
Department. That is now removed, and
tie acts of the Commissioner will meet with
plcmpt recognition and attention. .
| The Bureau af Soldiers Claims is being
organized by COL Taylor upon system that
will greatly expedite the settlement of these
claims; and much Of the delay here. .ofore
experienced, it is hoped, will be remedicd.
Correspondence will be promptly attended
to, and the situation Of clainshe reported
when required. | feel warranted in assur-
ing our soldiers that their claims will be en-
ergetically prosecuted, and that as little de-
lay as possible will occur in this particular.
Al, assurance has letn given blythe Pay
master General that the Assistant Pay1nas-
ter at this station, shall be constantly Kept
in funds 10 ray claims of discharged men
when properly adjusted. This will remedy
d Gelay heretofore vcxatious, and prevent
the necessity onthe part of our men of6liky
counting or shaving their claims with banks
or brokers. .,uy ,r,.-.., -,...,,
It's now clearly Tie i interest ofoumr SOL
diers to forward their claims against the
Government for collection, to,the Commits
sioner Of Soldiers Claims This can be
done by mail orlexprcss, or through any of
the Military Claim Agents of the State
* = Claims depos-
tied with, or sent to Mr.. j. g. Wetmore,
Agentat Washington, will be collected by
him direct, and remittances made to the
claimants. Thsagency also embraces claims
for pensions Of all grades. I'd
oy No fees or charges, except for revenue
stamps or similar expenses in perfectng pa
pers, can legally be made by the Commits
sioner or any of the Agents; and any viola
tion of this regulation should be reported
at orce to this department. t-.....
The official character Of this arrangement
secures it great advantages over all indiyid-
ualor local claim agencies, and our soldiers
may renose in it entire confidence Their
claims will be adjusted, through its agency,
more promptly than in my other manner,
and without expense to the claimants.
h. .tCommunicatiens should be addressed to
Col. Royal Taylor Commissioner of Sol
dier s Claims, Columbus; Ohio. .cs 4. III
Very respectfully, ,,.I
.t,.sv ,.'t .t .i,1a JOHN BRoUdH,
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