Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-02
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
AND
u. s. Claim Agency,
b CEDAR STREET,



| OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
i 4 enlisted in the q. S. Army are entitled IA
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS Compensation
for each and every one. The Board appointed
by the Secretary OF War to examine and report
TO 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 st my Office No 50
Cedar street, stairs, lOr by communicating with
me by mail Were it necessary, [ could give \.
long list of some of the first men of the nation
as references, but take it that am we'll enough
known IN the State. and my success in nroSp-
cutting claims against the u S. Government il
too well established to need any other endorsers
than the hundreds Of officers, soldiers and citi-
Eens OF the State whose claims have prosecuted
to a 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 of eOlOred regiments in
this Department, ana having been engaged
for the last nineteen months in collecting Back
Pay, Bounty and 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 my facilities for prosecuting these
claims ct Washington, fatter myselfthat none
have better
notice that some Agents are charging q per
cent and others Is per cent. fees for prosecuting
these claims, but am of the opinion that they
may be prosecuted for less, and would suggest 10
per cent. And in connection with this would
beg leave to state that l consider this Der cent
age remarkably low, but as | am permanently
located here, and have other business to attend
TO al the same time, can afford to attend to
this business for less than some others.
l would be pleased to open a correspondence
with agents end attorneys throughout this State
and will be happy to enter into arrangements
with them TO furnish blanks and all necessary
instructions
Claims against the Government, of officers
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended to.
Particular attention paid to soldiers elaimR
for Equalization of Bounty.
Colored soldiers are now virtually on the same
footing, with regard to back pay, b0unties, pen
sions, etc, white soldiers, and any difference
of pay 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 foy col
lection are requested to 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 fled and letters
are being returned to me every day uncalled for
L nave a number of checks in my Office at
present for different parties, whom l cannot
hear from.
In future l 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.
am also Agent for the National Steam Navi-
cation Company, plying between Queenstown.
and Liverpool and New York.
zens' and soldiers CIRiTsls.
JOHN 0NEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent,
dec2l-lm 30 Cedar st., Nashville Tenn.