The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-02-15

r OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO ENLISTED
IL in thSU. S..Arny are eutit led to THREE HUN
DIED DOLLARS compensation for each and every
one. The. Board appointed BY the SeeroiaFI q War
to examine and report 10 WashiDgton upon this class
Of claims, 10 at present In Nashville. and all persons
having claims Of thiS character would eOnEult their
own Interest BY sailing % me- At my once, No; 80 90.
mail. Were Il necessary l could givs a long liz! Of
some OF the first mon Of The nation As references, but
/ take II that 1 am well enough known In the State
and my success In prosecuting claims against the U. 3.
Government, IL too well establFhed 70 need any other
endoTsers than the hundreds Of officers, soldiers and
eltiEeHy Of the state whose GLAZING l bAyo prosecuted to
q successful settlement. / might, however, mention
the lbt that having been c0nhectgd with the organiza-
tlon of colorsd trOvps Ia this STATE. aud being per-
sonally acq uaintrd with nearly all the officers Of col
Ored regiments in this DEPARTMENT and having baen
engaged for Tbs lag nlHrteen pontha In collecting
Back Pay, Bounty, and PcnsiOn for the sOldier5 them
solves, and being In daily eonynunBEtlQa with thou
sands o. them, my iaelhtls, Tor tracing oni the com
tainly AZ good, IL mot. better, than those Of any other
parties engaged In the business.
As for my facilities for prosecuting these claims at
W9shington, 1 Halter myself that none have better.
i notice that some Agents are ehargiDg 25 per cent
and others IS per cent ~ cs for prosecuting these claims
but ! am. OF tho opinion that they may DO prosecuted
fer iess, apd would 80 ggost 10 poT cent. And In con
nection With this would beg leave to state that / cou.
slider this per centage remarkably low, but as I AM per
manently located here, gnd have othgr business to a.
tend 70 At the same tina, 1 can anord to attend to this
business for less than some othori.
l would DO pleased to open correspondence with
agents aud attorneys throggho ut this state, and Wi
be happy to eptsr into Arrangements with them to fur.
nlsh blanks spdRll n~eceFsary Instructions.
Claims against the Government, If officers, ~tltlsens
and soldkJi, promptly attended to.
Particular attention paid TO soldiers claims for
Equalization Of Bounty.
. gColored soldiers are now virtually on the mme foot
lag, with regard TO back pay. bountlea, pensions, etc.
as white soldiers, and any difference Of Pay aud Boun.
ty which have been denied then Ia the past IN dis.
~tinction from white soldiers, nisJ nov DO recovered.
AL parties having claims u, my hands for collection
are requested to call and sec me, Or writa to mo In
'rsforenee N them, " many changes have taken place ia
The postal arrangsments Of the state since The claims
Fsrs oiled, hgd lsiierp Nre bang returned TO ne every
Az unealled OR.
have q number Of checks In my once at present,
din rsntp %Aliieu, whom ! eanpOt hear from.
tqIn future L shall edTsrtlss every Saturday, IN u
NashVille Press and Times, and Union and Dispatch, 4
'it Of Checks and certiAeateS on hand on Friday
am also Agent for the National siram Navigation
Company, plying between oussnstovn and Liverpool
Ssvsy sSSnssd % oas,n', citir'n,' aud sqIdiarI'
~ 0 o'NETLL,
Zeal Estate and Claim Agent,
IS Cedar sirpei, NbhVuls, rSnp.