Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-13
O'NEILL's REAL ESTATE
U. S. Claim Agency,
81 CEDAR STREET.
NASHVILLE
..................-.TENNESSEE

I OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
/ ! enlisted in the L. s. Army are entitled 90
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS compensation
for each and every one. The Board appointed
by the Secretary Of War 10 examine and report
% Washington upon this class OF claims Is 90
present in Nashville and all persons having
claims of this character would consult their own
interest by calling on me az my office No. p
CedarstTeet, tup stairs, )Or by C0umUuicatiuzwith
me by mail. Were il necessary, | could give @
long list of some Of the first men of the nation
as references, but take itthatI am well enough
known In the State, and my success in prose
cutting claims against the L.. j. Government is
too we'll established TO need any other endarSers
than the hundreds Of officers, soldiers and cIti-
zens Of the State whose claims have prosecuted
10 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 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 90, any other parties engaged in the
business.
As for my Ecilitie7 for prosecuting these
| Gains az Washington, datter myself that none
I have better
| notice that some Agents are charging q per
/ cent and others j. per cent. fees for prosecutns
these claims but ! am of the opinion that they
may be prosecuted for less. and would suggest To
per cent. And In connection with this would
/ beg leave 10 state that consider this per cent
| age remarkably low, but as | am permanently
! located hc-e and have other business 10 attend
/ u al the same time, ! can afford To attend to
/ this business for less than some others
! / would be pleased to open a correspondence
/ with agents and attorneys throughout this State
| and will be hapry 20 enter into arrangements
| with them 10 furnish blanks and all necessary
/ instructions.
Claims against the Government, of officers.
! citizens and soldiers, promptly attended TO.
| Particular attention paid 90 soldiers claims
! for Equalization of Bounty.
/ ColOred soldiers are DOW virtually on the same
/ footing, with regard tpback pay. bounttes, pen
! si8us. etc. as white soldiers and any difference
! ofpay 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 10 call and see me- or write
! to me in reference to them. as many changes
! have taken place in the postal arrangements Of
the State since the claims were filed, and letters
are beng returned 90 me every day uuculled for.
| / have number of checks in my office at
| present for different parties, whom / cannot
| hear from.
In future I shall advertise every Saturday. in
/ the Nashville Union and Dispatch and Press and
| Times. a list of Checks and Certificates on hand
| on Friday evenings.
1 am also Agent for the National Steam Nayi-
/ gallon Company, plying between Queenstown
! and Liverpool and New York.
Money Advanced on Officers, Ciii-
Zens' aTd Soldiers Claims.
JOHN O'NEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent.
dec2l-lm b Cedar st., Nashville. Tenn
MADISON STATION, HAMPTON j. CHENEY