Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-30
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
AND
U. s. Claim Agency,
SO CEDAR STREET.

I OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
i ! enlisted in the o. s, Army are enthled to
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS compensation
By the Secretary Of War to examine and report
TO W asfangton upon this class of claims is at
present IN Nashville. and all persons having
claims Of this character would consult their own
interest By calling on me at my ONCE, No. 35
Cedar street (up stair, or by communicating with
me by mail. Were Il necessary, could give a
long list of some Of the first men Of the nation
As references, but take il that am well enough
known in the State, and my success ia prose-
cutting claims against the q. s. Government il
too well established to need any other endorsers
than the hundreds of officers, soldiers and oiti-
Rens of the State whose claims have prosecuted
TO n successful settlement. / might however
mention the fact that having been connected
with the organization of eolored troops in this
State, and being personally acquainted with
nearly all the officers OF cOlOred regiments in
this Department. and having been engaged
for the last nineteen months in collecting Back
Pay, Bounty and Pension for the soldiers
themselves, and being in daily communication
with thousands Of them. my facilities for tracing
out the company and regiment into which they
enlisted are certainly as good if not better
business
As for my faeiliti ca for prosecuting these
claims at Washington, fiatter myself that none
have better.
| notice that some Agents are charging q per
cent, and others Is per cent fees for prosecuting
these claims. but am of the opinion that they
may be prosecuted for less, and would suggest 10
per cent. And in connection with this would
beg leave 70 state that consider this per cent
age remarkably low but as l am permanSntly
located here, and have other business to attend
10 at the same time, | can afford to attend 10
this business for less than some Others.
L would be pleased TO open correspondence
with agents and attorneys throughout this State
and will be happy 20 enter into arrangements
with them to furnish blanks and all necessary
instructions.
Claims against the Government. Of officers.
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended D.
Particular attention paid to soldiers claims
for Equalization OF Bounty.
Coi0red soldiers are now virtually on the same
footing. with regard to back pay, bOunties pen
stems. etc, white soldiers, and any difference
Of pay and bounty which have been denied them
in the past, in distinction from white soldiers,
may now be recovered.
All parties having claims in my hands for col
lection are requested to eall and see me- or write
TO me in reference 10 them as many changes
have taken place in the postal arrangements of
the State since the claims were filed. and letters
are being returned TO me every day uncalled for
| have number of checks IN my Office at
present for different parties. whom l cannot
hear from.
In future shall advertise every Saturday, in
the Nashville Union aud Dispatch and Fress and
Times a list OF Checks and Certificates on hand
on Friday evenings
am also Agent for the National Steam Navi-
sattop Company, plying between Queenstown
and Liverpool and New York.
Money Advanced on 0meerz'. Cfa-
EenR' and SOAdters' Claims.