The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-09

The am cunt of business transacted by the State
agents will be fairly represented by the following
data
The Pennsylvania Agency, Colonel Francis
Jordan, No. 4S3 Eleventh street, employing
three clerks. For month ending July 30,
6,325.27 collected on claims, 81 new claims
filed, 524 letters received, and lO4O letters
written.
The New York Agent, Lieutenant-C Colonel j.
II. Lee, No. 2S President Square, for six months
ending July, reports:-Amount collected and
paid claimants, Sill, ,9S8'77 Number OF claims
filed in department, 867; number of claims set
tied 578; certificates of non.indebtedness OBJ
tanned Tor officers, 2O9; number of letters re-
Celved, 5965; number of letters written, GOAL.
The Massachusetts Agency, Colonel Gardiner
Tafts, corner OF Seventh and streets, in charge,
having four assistants. The duties OF this Office
the past six months have more directly en-
ployed in gathering roll of missing men and
completing the awards OF the State Adiutant-
General to volunteer enlisted men. To six
months ending. June 30, S6S,553 AZ has been
collected on claims. Number of letters re-
ceived, 35ll; number of letters written, 1892,
filing 327S pages in letter-book.
The Ohio Agency, James G. Wetmore, No. $50
street, employing four clerks. Amount col
lected, $9567lS7. New claims filed, 744; letters
answered, POOP.
The Indiana Agency, Colonel Wilson, corner
of Eleventh and f streets, reports amount of
collections for July, Sl35,OOO.
Those who have placed their claims in the
hands of collectors, and that have been entered
for collection at the Department, will not be
allowed to change their agent.
Owing to peculatons and swindling opera
tions of the bogus claim agents, the Govern
ment has prohibited great number from pre-
senting any claims whatever. In order that the
names of those agents who have been discOun-
tenanced by the Government may be known to
the people, we publish complete list of those
who are not allowed to do business in the Second
Auditors Office of the Treasury Department. to
July l, 1866
Briggs & Palmer, Washington G. H., Ohio;
Bruce Preston, washington y. u; II. H.
Blanchard, West Bend, Ind; B. P. Couch, Prov
dence Pa; Colby & Pearsons, Washington, d.
c.; Drew & Hamilton, Alfred, Me-; Eads Hayi
land, Davenport, Iowa; Foote James, Ogde1s n
burg N. Y; j. w. Fish, Washington, ID. O..
JOSIAH Fletcher, Boston, Massachusetts; vii
liam Hobts, Boston. Massachusetts;, B.
b. Hoonbeck, Kinssland, n. Y; }; G; HUI, In
dianapols, Ind; W. W. Ingersoll, Nashville
Tenn, and Oxford, N. Y; II, Johnson, Putnam
Conn.,. j. Y. Loveioy New York city; B. IL
Moore, Circleville, Ohio; j. A. McCoal, Hagers
town, Md; A. Preston, Menion, VT; r..
Palmer Hamilton, Ohio; Runyon " Avery
Chicago. ILL.,; John Saples Washington, D. G..
A. Scoheld, Camp Nelson, Ky; u. q. smith
Lnlydale, Ind; Van Bandit & Armstrong, Han
nioal, Mo-; John Voorhees,, Munroe, Mich; u
Wetmore, St. Louis, Mo.
List of the agents prohibited from doing bus
ness in any of the Departments at Washington
f. W. Fisher & Co., Rutger, Teal & Co., I
werth, E. Won Woyna q Co., Casper Keller
Washington, D. c.; j. 7. Loyeioy, G; e. Mill!ken
New York City; E. G. Smith, Lillydale, Ind.
d. Prince, Louis G. Camp, Springfield, Ill.
George E. Lemon, Washington, D. O.; John
Leonard Rochester, n. Y.
By timely attention, and careful examine
ton of this list, claimants will save themselve
a great deal of annoyance, if not actual loss.
In this city, as elsewhere, there are many goo
and reliable agencies tor the collecting of pri2
money, etc., and with a view of protecting tn
established houses we present correct an
official list of those discountenanced by tn
Department at Washington.