Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-10
NASHVILLE e
s5 CEDAR STREET.

I OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES who
IL enlisted in the U Is. Army are entitled
~ Three Hundred Dollars CONF ensa-
ton for each and ever. one. The Board ap-
pointed b. the Secretary of War TO examine
al report to Washington upon this class Of
claims, is at present in Nashville, and ali per-
sons having claims Of this character would
cons II their own interest by calling on ME at
my flee, No. 30 Cedar street, (up stair, or
by communication with me by mail W ere
ii necessary lcould give a long Inst of some Of
the FIRST men of the batiOn a. references, but
take it that am well enough known in the
State, and my success in prosecuting claims
against the U, s. Government, is too well es-
tabl shed TO need any ether endorSerS than the
| hundreds of officers, soldiers and citizens CT
the Sta,e whose claims have prosecuted to
a successful settlement. l might, however,
mention the fact tirat having been connected
with the organization of cOlored troops in This
| Stale, and being personally acquainted with
nearly II the officers OF cOlored regiments IN
this Department, and having been engaged
| {, the last nineteeD months in collecting Back
Pay, Bounty aud Pension Tor the soldiers
themselves, and being in daily communication
with thousands of them, my facilities TOR ira
! cling out the company and regiment into which
/ they enlisted, certainly as good, il lot bet
ter, than those of any other parties eng Iged
| In the business.
AS for my facilities for prosecuting these
claims at Washington, fiatter myself that
none have better.
| notice that some Agents are charging Is
per cent, and others 20 per cent fees Tor
prosecuting these CLAIMS. but am OF the o.
pinion that they may be prosecuted for less,
AMI would suggest 10 per cent. And in COLI
neciion with this would beg leave to state that
consider this per centage remarkably low,
| but as | am permanently located here. ami
have other business TO attend to at the same
! time, | can afford to attend to this business
for less than some others.
| / would be pleased TO open correspond
| ence with agents and attorneys throughout
this State, and will be happy to enter into ar
| rangements with them to furnish blanks and
al necessary Instructions.
Cla ms against the Government, of officers
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended to.
Particular attention PAID to soldiers claims
for Equalization of Bounty.
Colored soldiers are ow virtually on the
same footing, with regard to back pay. boun-
ties. pensions, etc, white soldiers, and any
d ference of Pay or Bounty which have been
denied thsm in the past. in distinction from
white soldiers, may Low be recovered.
All parties having claims in nv hands fol
| collection are requested to call and see me, oil
write to me in reference to them, as many
changes have taken place in the postal arrange
ments of the State since the claims were filed
aud letters are being returned to me- every
| dav uDcalled for
have number of checks in my Office al
present. for different parties, whom cannot
lear from.
In future shall advertise every Saturday
in the Nashville Press and Times, and Union
and Dispatch, list of Checks and Certificates
on hand on Friday evenings
| am also Agert for the National Steam
Navigation Company. plying between Queens
town and Liverpool aud New York.
! Money advanced on Officers, Citizens and
| Soldiers Claims.
JOHN o NELL,
| Real Estate aud Claim Agent,
jan3-4t 30 Cedar st., Nashville, Tenn.