New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-05-19
ST. CLAIR VAUDEVILLE,
TroRNEY AND AGENT FOR THE
ADJUSTMENT AND COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
40. .Custontaouse street, New Orleans. 10


Under act of Congress, approved July L. 1864, pro-
visions have been made for the payment of demands
for Quartermasters' Stores and Supplies furnished
to the army OF the United States for which receipts
or vouchers have not been given. where they have
been given and are informal or insufficient.
The payment of these claims are, however at pres
ent confined in this State to citizens of the GLOWING
| named parishes, viz: ST. Bernard Plaquemnes, JET
ferson, st. Johns, ST. Charles st. James, Ascension
Assumption, Terre Bonnie. Lafourcue st. Mary St
Martin and Orleans; and are only paid to those who
| can establish their loyalty to the government.
Although the adjustment of claims Of this charac-
ter are at present confined to the above named par
ishes, STILL the claims of loyal citizens from the ex-
cudeG section of the State, and from loyal cit zens
from any of he Southern States will all ultimately
be paid and it is for the interest of tn, claimant TO
prepare his claim while the evidence to support il
can be Obtained.
In order to render the prosecution of a claim sue
cessfu under the aforementioned act Of Congress
| idence must be produced to show
l. That the claimant was loyal at the time the prop
erty was furnished to taken by the United States
! and has been since.
?. That the pro- erty was taken for the legitimate
use Of the government, giving the name and rank Of
the officer who received it. authorized it to be
taken. Evidence estabsh this fact is sttictly ne
cessary, as claims for wanton depredatons theft,
committed by the army navy will not be recog-
nized
B. That the claimant the bona fde owner of
the property TAKEN and at the time citizen OF
one o. the a owe named parishes.
Satisfactory proof Of the foregoing requirements
presented i'll the proper FORM will be the means of
securing to the ella rnant the settlement of his
claim.
Special attention will be given to where Cot.
ton, Sugar any private property whatever has been
seized and sold, held conhscabe by the agents
Of the government, where the political status Of the
claimant be proved to have been loyal at the time
and since the zure.
Also. claims for rent for the occupation of planta.
tons for military encampments; of buildings for the
quartering of troops or any unavoidable damage
done by tho government to private property
count of military necessity, and all private CLAIMS Of
whatever character, against the government grow
ing out of the late war will receive prompt attention.
and in every possible instance will be prosecuted
successful termination.
The collection of claims against the government
has been made specially by the undersi gned and in
order to facilitate and insure their collection he has
secured the services Of JU TU> l. McOARTY, Esq,
Of Wash ngton ity ID. c., who upon the receipt of
tue claims in Washington will personally attend 10
their prosecution before the proper Executive De
partment, befo the United States Court Of
Claims.
Mr. McGARTY'S tnviable reputation as a member
legal practice which has been extended into nearly
every State Of the Union and back to the close
of the Mexican War; his long and varied ana
cesst prac ice in nearly every imaginable class of
claims that can be conceived as originating against
the government; his intimate Acquaintance with all
the requirements and the modus operand OF success
fully present ng and prosecuting claims before the
executive department Of government have added
much 10 his well earned laurcls legal PRACTITIONER
and would seem to render superiuoas the folio wing
list of names of prominent in the different
States, to which he respectfully refers
Hon. L n RICE ir dated si States senate.
:. j. a. ScDouGALi, Uaited States Senate.
MM' hh,i ii;LQ2Et; nember OF CONGRESS.
=; +. GRANGER. Member Of Congress.
W, A. HALL Member OF Congress
CYRUS ,A A Member OF Congress,
o. J. S WATTS, Number OF Congress
4 BS > 1oRRSi Member lG!. Of e Consress.
WA y. MACLAY. New York
gu. htGKER, Minnesota.
q. IL iPkH4ialLLp Ed GonGeetleut
Col G. w kWIN1, Indiana.
To those that have claims OF the above mentioned
class against the government it is of the frst i'm.
portance that action should be taken with little
delay as possible. Not only does unseemly delay
in time from the origin of the claim its prosecu
ton, operate against the of the claim in the
continual increasing difficulty OF procuring the
proper evidence for it's support, but n vitates the
character of the ella m to a certain extent in the
minds OF the executive officers of the government
who may adopt the theory that the del .y is occa-
stoned for the purpose of allowing time to gloss
its defects.
All communications will receive prompt attention.
Address,
JUSTUS |. MCCARTHY,
29j + street. Washington. d, c. or
ST. CLAIR VAUDEVILLE,
myl9 I'm 70 Customhouse street, New Orleans.