New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-05-31
ST. CLAIR VAUDEVILLE,
ATTORNEY ASD AGENr FOR THE
ADJLNllENT And COLLECTION OF CLAIMS
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

Under act of Congress approved July T. 1864, pro.
visions have been made for the payment of demands
for Qnartermasters Stores and Supplies furnished
to the army of the United States for which receps
or vouchers have not been given where they have
| been given and are informal or insufficient
Ihe payment OF these claims are, however at pres.
eht conhned IN this State to citizens of the following
named parishes viz! St. Bernard, Plaquemines les
ferson' St Johns st. Charles, St. James, Ascension
Assumption, Terre Bonne Lafourche, st. Mary, ST.
Martin and Orleans; and are only paid TO those who
can establish their loyalty to the government
Although the adjustment of claims Of this charac-
ter are at present confined to tho above named par.
ishes, STILL the claims of loyal citizens from the eS-
cludec section of the State and from loyal cit zens
from any of the Southern States will all ultimately
be paid, audit is for the interest of the claimant TO
prepare ms clam while the evidence to support it
| can be obtained.
In order to render the prosecution Of a claim suo
cessu under the aforementioned act of Congress ey
idence must be produced to show
l. That the claimant loyal at the time the prop.
erty was furnished to taken By the United States
and has been since
z That the property was taken for the legitimate
use Of the government, giving the name and rank of
the officer who received it, authorized it to be
taken. Evidence to establish this fact is strictly ne
eessary as claims for wanton depredations or theft
committed by the army navy, will not be recog,
| nized.
3 That the claimant WIS the bona fde owner of
the property TAKEN and at the time a citizen of
one OF II above named parishes
Satisfactory proof Of the foregoing requirements.
presented in the proper FORM will be the means of
securing to the claimant the settlement of his
claim.
Special attention will be given to cases where Cot
ton Sugar or any private property whatever been
seized and sold, or held conscabs by the agents
of the government where the political status of the
claimant can be proved to have been loyal at the time
and since the seizure,
Also, claims for rent for the occupation of plania
tons for military encampments Of buildings for the
quartering Of troops any unavoidable damage
done by the government TO private property on ac.
count of military necessity and all private CLAIMS of
whatever character, against the government grow.
ing out OF the late war will receive prompt attention
and in every possible instance will be prosecuted to
successful termination.
The collection of claims against the government
mas been made speciality by the undersigned and in
order to facilitate and insure their collection he has
secured the services Of JUATUS MCCARTHY, ESQ.,
OF Washington City ID. o., who upon the receipt Of
the claims in Washington will personally attend to
their prosecution before the proper Executive De.
partment, or befoie the United States Court of
Claims.
Mr.. MCCARTHY S enyiable reputation as a member
OF the Washington bar, his well earned laurels in
legal practice which has been extended into nearly
every State of thu Union and dates back to the close
OF the Mexican War; his long and varied and sue
cessfn prac ice in nearly every imaginable class of
claims that can be conceived as originating aRaipst
the government; his intibate acquaintance with ali
ths requirements and tho modus operandi Of
iulis presenting and prosecuting claims before the
much 10 his well earned laurels as legal practitioner
and would seem 70 render superduons the following
states, TO which he respectfully refers;
Hon. Il n. RICE, United States Senate.
AZ IL 81 n IA United States Senate.
"a. McpouGALL, United States Senate.
mM kELloGGi Member q SsSsress.
ROBERT j. WALKER.
y: +: GRANGER. Member of Congress.
CYRUS L bR hsRSs Ms M SSSn g Congress,
YIN. MiNpuM. Member Of Congress-
3; WATTS Member Of Congress.
ALEX: RAMSEY, United States Senate.
WIN 3 MagbAx, New York.
~, GHHAlARL;ES HUGHES, New York.
g X fEHIFIELp Esq, Connecticut;
Col q. w. EWING. Indiana.
To those that have claims OF the above MENTIONED
Sass Agans! the goyssnmsns y { Of the first i'm
delay as possible Not oniy does an nnseemiy dslsy
IN time, from the origin Of the claim to It's prosscn.
ton Operate ssainst The Of the claim ia the
continual increasing difficulty Of procuring ths
proper evidence for its support but IL Vtatss ms
character e the claim 20 certain extent in the
who may Adopa the theory that the delay i coca.
stoned fog the purposs Of allowing time gloss over
All communications viii receive promp, attention.
JUsTUs |. MCCARTHY.
zs street. Washington ID. O., or
Sr. CLAIR VAUDEVILLE,
myis Ian 'soassonhoass street, New Orleans.