Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-06
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
U. S, Claim Agency,
SJ CEDAR STREET.
NASHVILLE ....-...................TEN NEsSEE

NASHVILLE ........................TE TIA NEsSEE
I OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO
u enlisted IN the Y. $ Army are entitled to
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS compensation
for each and every one. The Board appointed
by the Secretary Of War TO examine aud report
to Washington upon this class Of claims is at
present in Nashville, and all persons having
claims o. TINS character would consult Their Own
interest by calling on me at my Office, No 30
Cedar street CD stairs, )or by communicating with
me BY mail. We're il necessary could give a
l9ng list of some Of the first men Of the nation
as references, but take il that am well enough
known in the state. and my success in prose-
cutting claims against the u. S. Government Il
too well established to need any other endOrsers
than the hundreds OF otnceTs, soldiers and clti-
zens Of the State whose claims have prosecuted
to a successful settlement. | might, however.
meution the fact that having been connected
with the organization Of eol0red troops IN this
State, and being personally acquainted with
nearly all the officers Of eOlOred 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 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
business.
As for my facilities for prosecuting these
have better.
notice that some Agents are charging p 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 ia
per cent. And in connection with this would
beg leave 70 state that consider this per cent
age 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 correspondence
with agents and attorneys throughout this State
and will be happy 70 enter into arrangements
with them 70 furnish blanks and ali necessary
instructions.
Claims against the Government, of officers
| citizens and soldiers, promptly attended TO.
Particular attention paid to soldiers elaimi
for Equalization Of Bounty.
C0lOTed soldiers are row virtually on the sumo
footing. with regard to back pay, bountles, pen
sGns, ETC. as white soldiers, md any difference
| Of pay and bounty which have been denied then
| In the past, in distinction from white soldiers
/ may now be recovered
All parties having claims in my hands for col
lection are requested to call and see me- write
! 10 me in reference 10 them, as many changes
| have taken place in the postal arrangements o.
/ the State since the claims we're fled and letter.
are being returned 10 me every day uncelled for
| l have number Of checks in my Gthce a.
| present for different parties whom / canno
! hear from.
In future | shall advertise every Saturday, il
| the Nashville Union and Dispatch and Press anC
| Times, list Of Checks and Certificates on hanC
| on Friday evenings.
am also Agent for the National Steam Nayi
/ CATION Company, plying between Queenstown
! and Liverpool and New \ Ork.
Money Advanced on Officers. Gil
zens' and SOIdieFs- Claims.
JOHN ONEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent.
dec2l-lm 35 Cedar st., Nashville, Tenn