Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-22
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
AND
u. S. Claim Agency,
b CEDAR STREET.
NASHVILLE
ENNE.NRE.E.


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I OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
! enlisted In the ". s. Army are entitled 10
THREE III NDRED DOLLARS compensation
ior each and every one. The Board appointed
blythe Secretary Of War 20 examine and reperf
present in hasbvilla, and all persons having
claims Of this character would consult their own
interest By calling on me at my ONCE, No 30
Codarstreet Cup STAIR 0r by communieatngw
me by mail. Were u necessary, / could give a
long list OF some Of the first men Of the nation
as references. but take Il that I am we'll enough
cutting claims against the q. s. Government is
too well established To- need any other endOrsers
than the hundreds Of officers, soldiers and citi-
zeus Of the State whose claims have prosecuted
70 q successful settlement. / might, however
mention the fact that having been connected
with the organization OF cOlOred troops in this
State, and being personally acquainted with
| nearly al the officers Of col0red regiments in
| thn Department, and having been engaged
| for the last nineteen months in collecting Back
Pay, Bounty ana 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,
! than those Of any other parties engaged in the
As for ~ facilities for prosecuting these
/ claims at Washington, hatter myself that none
I notice that some Agents are charging q per
cent, and Others l6 per cent fees f0r prosecuting
I these claims, but ] am Of the opinion that they
/ mig be prosecuted for less, and would suggest lc
/ per cent. And In connection with this would
beg leave 70 state that ] consider this per cent
/ age remarkably low, but as / am permanently
| located here, and have other business 70 attend
90 al the same time, / can afford to attend 10
| this business i0r less than some others.
| would be pleased 10 open correspondence
/ with agents and attorneys throughout this State.
! and Nlu be happy 20 enter into arrangements
with them 20 furnish blanks and an necessary
| Instructions.
claims against the Government. Of officer
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended 10.
| Particular attention paid 20 soldiers claims
/ for Equalization Of Bounty.
/ OJlGred soldiers are nov virtually on the same
footing withregard 20 back pay, b0untes, pen
stems, etc, as white soldiers, and any difference
| Of pay and bounty which have been denied them
10 the past. in distinction from white soldiers
may now be rec0Yered.
II parties having claims in my hands for col
4 lection are requested 10 call and see me- OF write
| 20 me in reference % them, as many changes
have taken place IN the postal arrangements o.
/ the State since the claims were fled and Letters
are being returned 10 me every day unoalled for
1 have number Of checks in my office Al
present for different parties. whom | canno
In future shall advertise every Saturday II
the Nashville Union and Dispatch and Press anl
Tines, Est Of Checks and Certificates on hand
/ on Friday evenings.
/ am also Agent for the National Steam Nay
CATION Company, plying between Queenstown
and Liverpool AMI New York.
Money Advanced ON Officers. Citi
zens' and Soldiers Claims.
JOHN ONEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent,
decl In 20 Cedar st., Nashville Tenn