Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-01-03
O'NElLL'S REAL ESTATE
AND
q. Claim Agency,
IS CEDAR STREET.
Nashville, Tenn.

r OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES who
IL enlisted in the q. 8. Army are entitled
to Three Hundred Dollars com, ensa-
ton for each and ever, one. The Board APP
pointed by the Secretary of War to examine
and report to Washington upoE this class Of
claims, is at present in Nashville, and ali per-
sons having claims of this character would
consult their own interest by calling on me at
my Office, No. IS Cedar street, (up STAIR or
by communication with me BY mail. Were
it necessary could give long list OF some Of
the FIRST men Of the nation a. references, but
/ take it that am well enough known in the
State, and my success III prosecuting claims
against the U, s. Government, is too we'll es-
tabl shed TO need any other endorsers than the
hundreds of officers, soldiers and citiz ns CT
the Sta'e whose claims have prosecuted TO
a successful settlement. / might, hOaeve
mention the fact that having been connected
with the organization of cOlored troops in this
State, and being personally acquainted with
nearly Ill the officers Of colOred regiments in
this Department, and 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 ira
cling out the company and regiment into which
they enlisted, are certainly rs good, if not bet
ter, than those of any other parties engaged
in the business.
| AS for my facilities for prosecuting these
claims at Washington, fatter myself that
none have better.
notice that some Agents are charging Is
per cent, and others IS per cent. fees tor
prosecuting these CLAIMS. but am OF the o.
pinion that they may be prosecuted for less.
and would suggest l0per cent. And in con-
nection with this would beg leave to state that
! consider this per centage remarkably low,
but as am permanently located here, and
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 a correspond
encs with agents and attorneys throughout
this State, aid will be happy to enter into ar
rsngements with them 10 furnish blanks and
all necessary instructions.
ella ms again 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 as white soldiers, and any
difference of Pay or Bounty which have been
denied them in the past, in distinction from
white soldiers may now be recovered.
All parties having claims in nv hands for
collection are requested to call and see me, or
write to me in reference to them, as many
changes have taken place in the postal arrange
ments of the State since the claims We're filed,
and letters are being returned to me every
dav upcalled for
have number Of checks in my office at
present. for different parties, whom I cannot
hear from.
In future shall advertise every Saturday,
in the Nashville Press and Times, and Union
and Dispatch. a list Of Checks and Certificates
on hand Oh Friday evenings.
am also Agent for the National Steam
Navigation Company. plying betwsetfQ Queens
town. and Liverpool aud New York
Money advanced on Officers, Citizens and
Soldiers Claims.
JOHN o NELL,
Real Estate aud Claim A gent,
jan3-4t 30 Cedar ST., Nashville, Tenn.