The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-25
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Editors Journal:
As am receiving a great many let
tiers from soldiers and their heirs, in
quiring whether any law has passed
equalizing bounties, etc., by your
permission | will make a general
reply through the columns of your
valuable paper -
There is no law passed yet for the.
equalization of bounties. A bill has
been reported from the proper com
mittee, allowing 800 per year to all
soldiers and seamen who have left the
service by an honorable discharge,
and [ think the bill will pass, in some
form, before Congress adjourns. There
is no law passed by which soldiers of
the War of 1861, or their heirs, can
have bounty land. "
Enlisted men who were paroled
prisoners of war on May Both, 1865,
are entitled, by law, to three months
extra pay. Many are not aware of
this decision. aA
A bill has lately passed Congress
giving to all officers who were in COM
mission from March 4th, 1865, to
April 18th, 1865, and who afterwards
resigned or were mustered out, THREE
MONTHS PAY PROPER. Heretofore,
only those officers have received the
: pay proper" whose papers contained
this clause" By reason of services
being no longer required. This act
extends the extra allowance to all
Officers and paroled prisoners will
make note of this, and if any desire
that l should attend to their business,
they will please report in person at
my Office, or write to me the partieu-
lars. And in all cases where persons
write to me, requiring an answer, they
mast enclose. stamps, 44,ft40 .r5rt
An important amendment to the
Pension laws has just passed, and I,
will give the particulars as soon as L
receive them from Washington.
| cannot close this article without
calling attention tozthe frauds and i'm =
positions which are being constantly
circulated, informing the soldiers that
tie law for equaling bounties, or Civ
ing bounty lands to soldiers and their
heirs, has passed, and in each case
they call for discharges to enable
them to collect the bounty, &c. And
many soldiers have been thus gulled
and have sent off their discharges to
unknown hands. These men gener-
ally live in Washington City, and
some of them have forged the names
of prominent men and had them
printed on their circulars. So says
the Cincinnati Gazette.
We have plenty of men here at
home who are just as competent to at
tend to your business as anybody in
Indianapolis or Washington City. /
WOulU duNlS0 SOiuicTS WIZ udNS Duo1
ness of this sort to transact, to give it
to somebody whom you well know,
either personally or by reputation, to
be tried and true, and who has now
reputation for, success. sT
> Wounded and disabled soldiers are
not generally aware that, unless they
apply for pensions before one year
from the time of their discharge, they
can draw pensions only from the date
fheysapplyg 82uAoT3 Ng.nAog :
I am now fully prepared to attend
to all kinds of Governments claims, and
request thatsall soldiers wh0lBant me
to attend to their business when the
Bounty Law passes, and all persons
who are now drawing pensions, orwho
are entitled to pensions or bounties
under any law existing, and who want
to be posted or hear of something to
their advantage, to send me their
names and address, giving the nature
of their cases or claims, enclosing
stamp. .r.a VIM. REAyIs,. .sets
-OiTaid5d us. Claim Agent,
Lock Box No. s,