Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-25


/ OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
j = enlisted IN the q. s, Army arc entitled 10
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS comDensSfion
Tor each and every one. The Board appointed
by the Secretary OF War % examine aud report
TO Washington upon ibis class 81 Claim n AZ
present in Nashville. and an persona haVing
claims Of this character would consult their owl
interest By calling on me at my Office, No 80
tedafstreet up stairs Dor By With
me ~ mail Mere L Necessary, I cOrld riVe 4
long list Of some % the first men Of he nation
as references, but take 10 that am well enough
known IN the state. and ny success In prose-
cutting claims againsi the y. S. Government Is
too well established % need any other enGJrsers
than the hundreds Of officers. soldiers and citi-
zens OF the state whose claims have prosecuted
TO successful settlement. l might however
meDtion the fact that having been connected
with the organization Of cOlored troops in this
State, and being personally acquainted with
nearly ali the officers 81 colored regiments 10
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 a. good II not hotter
than those Of any other parties engaged IN the
AZ for my facilities for prosecuting these
claims at Washington. datter Byselfthat none
have better.
notice that some Agents ars charging 25 per
cent aud others IS per cent. fees for prosecatins
these claims. but am Of the opinion that they
mas be prosecuted for less and would suggest ne
per cent And in connection with this would
beg leave to state that i consider ghis per cent
age remarkably low. but Is I am permanently
located here. and have other business 30 attend
to at the same time. I can afford 70 attend 10
this business for less than some others
would be pleased 10 Open e5rr-1sOndencs
with agents and attorneys throughout this state,
and viii be happy 10 enter into arrangements
with them TO furnish blanks and all necessary
instructions.
Claims against the Government. Of officers
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended 10.
Particular attention paid 10 soldiers claims
for Equalization Of Bounty.
Coiored soldiers are now virtually on the same
footing. with regard 20 back pay. hOunties, pen
si0ns. ETC., rs white soldiers, and any difference
of pas and bounty which have been denied them
in the past, in distinction from white soldiers.
may now be recovered.
an parties having claims In my hands for col
lection are requested 10 calf and see me. or write
70 me in reference 70 them, as many changes
have taken place in the postal arrangements Of
the state since the claims were hled. and letters
are being returned % me every day uncalled for.
have number Of checks In my od1ce al
present for different parties. when | cannot
hear from.
In future shall advertise every Saturday In
the Nashville Union aud Dispatch and Press aud
Times, list Of Checks and Certificates on hand
on Friday evenings.
I am also Agent for tho National Steam Nayi-
cation Company, plying between Queenstown
and Liverpool and New York.
Money Advanced on On7eers', Cfat-
Gems and soldiers Claims.
JOHN 0NEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent.
da.ql I'm a Cedar n Nashville Tenn