Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-17
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
ANU
U. s. Claim Agency,
S5 CEDAR STREET.



7 OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
L Z enlisted IN the L. S. Army are entitled n
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS compensation
for each and every one. The Board appointed
BY the Secretary Of War 70 examine and report
20 Washington upon this class Of claims is at
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 tup stairs )Or by communicating with
me by mail. Were il necessary, 1 could give
long list Of some Of the first men of The nation
as references. but take il that an well enough
known IN the State and my success in prose-
cutting claims against the T. S. Government Is
too well established &c need any other endOrsers
than the hundreds Of officers, soldiers and citi-
gems Of the State whose claims l have prosecuted
30 a successful settlement. / might however.
mention the fact thnt having been connected
with the organization Of cOlOred troops In this
state, and being personally acquainted with
nearly all the officers 81 cOlOred regiments IN
! this Department, and having been engaged
/ for the last nineteen months in collecting Back
| Pay. Bounty and Pension Tor 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 py. facilities for prosecuting these
| claims az " a5hingt0n, hatter myselfthst none
| have better.
! notice that some Agents are charging 2 per
1 cent and others Is per cel l. fees for prosecuting
| these claims but / am e the opinion that they
may be prosecuted for less and would suggest Il
per cent. Ana in connection with this would
beg leave 20 state that | consider this per cent
| nge remarkably low, but as / am permanently
located here, and have other business to attend
% at the same time, l can afford TO attend Il
! this business for less than some others.
| would be pleased TO open n correspondence
| with agents and attorneys throughout this State
| and will be happy 10 enter into arrangement
with them 20 furnish blanks and all necessary
! instructions.
Claims against the Government. Of oaicers
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended to.
! Particular attention paid 10 soldiers claim
/ for Equalization Of Bounty.
/ ColOred soldiers are now virtually on the SAM
| footing, with regard to back pay, bOuntiss, pen
/ si0nR etc, rs white soldiers, and any differences
Of pay and bounty which have been denied then
in the past, in distinction from white soldiers
/ may now be recovered
All parties having claims ia my hands for col
lection are requested TO call and see me- OF writ
20 me In reference 10 them, as many changes
have taken place IN the postal arrangements 0
the State since the claims we're filed, and letter
/ are being returned 70 me every day uncalled for
/ have a number Of checks in my office a
present for different parties, whom / canno
/ hear from.
| the Nashville Union and Dispatch and Press ant
Times, list Of Checks and Certificates on hanC
on Friday evenings.
an also Agent Cor the National Steam Navi
/ CATION Company, plying between Queenstown
and Liverpool and New York.
Money Advanced on Officers, cal
zens' and Soldiers Claims.
JOHN 0'NEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent,
! go-n