Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-01
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
AND
u. s. Claim Agency,
b CEDAR STREET.
NASHVILLE 600.


I OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
| II enlisted in the U. s. Army are entitled n
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS COMPENSATION
ior each and every one. The Board appointed
oy dhe secretary OF War to examine and report
10 W Washington upon this class of claims i nj
| present IN Nashville, and all persons having
claims OF this character would consult their own
interest by calling on me at my office, No. 80
Cedar street, (up stairs lor by communicating with
me by mail. Were il necessary / could 1--WE a
long list of some of the first men of the nation
as references but take it that am well enough
cutting claims against the U. S. Government ia
too well established to need any other endorsers
than the hundreds of officers soldiers and citi-
2els OF the State whose claims have Droseeuted
to successful settlement | might however
mention the fact that having been connected
with the organization of cOlored troops in this
oIat9, ana 1S belng personally acquainted with
nearly all the officers of colored regiments in
TINS Department, and having been engaged
Tor the last nineteen months IN collecting Back
lay, 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. - nv
As for my. facilities for prosecuting these
claims at ashlngton, hatteF 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 10 pAos lOI less, ana would suggest 10
per cent And in connection with this would
beg leave to state that l consider this per cent
age remarkably low, but as l am permanently
located here, and have other business to attend
70 at the same time, l can afford to attend to
THIS business for less than some Others
L would be pleased to open a correspondence
with agents and attorneys throughout this State
ana VIII DC hapPy to enter into arrangements
with them 10 furnish blanks and all necessary
instructions.
Claims against the Government of officers
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended TO-
Parteular attention paid to soldiers claima
for Equalization of Bounty.
Coiored soldiers are now virtually on the same
loonng, with regard to back pay. bountes pen
siSns, ETC., as 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 call and see me- or write
70 me IN reference to them, as many changes
have taken place in the postal arrangements of
the state since the claims were fled and letters
are Delng returned to me every day uncaled for
l have number of checks in nv Office AT
present for different parties whom | cannot
hear from.
In future shall advertise every Saturday. in
the Nashville Union aud Dispatch and Press and
Times, a list Of Checks and Certificates on hand
on Friday evenings
am also Agent for the National Steam Navi-
cation Company. plying between Queenstown
and Liverpool and New York
Money Advanced on Officers, CHI
Gems and Soldiers Claims.
JOHN O'NEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent
dec2l-lm 30 Cedar ST., Nashville, Tenn.