Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-08
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
And
i. S. Claim Agency,
b CEDAR STREET.


/ OVAL OWNERS OF SLAVES WHO |
1 ] enlisted in the U. s. Army are entitled 20
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS compensation
for each and every one. The Board appointed
by the Secretary Of War to examine and report
% Washington upon this class Of claims il az
present in Nashville, and al persons having
claims Of this character would consult their own
interest by calling on me az my Office, No 50
Cedar street. up stairs, )Or by communicating
me by mail. W ere II necessary. | could give a
long 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 I. S. Government IL
too well established 70 need any other end0rsers
than the hundreds OF officers, soldiers and cIti-
gems OF the State whose claims have prosecuted
to q 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 Gt COlored regiments 10
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 good, t net better,
than those OF any other parties engaged IN the
business.
As for my facilities for prosecuting these
claims at Washington, / fatter myselfthnt none
have better.
| notice that some Agents are charging 2 per
cent, and others l5 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 20 state that l consider this per cent
age remarkably low, bat IS / am permanently
located here, and have other business TO attend
90 al the same time, / can afford 10 attend TO
this business for less than some Others
! would De pleased 10 open correspondence
with agents and attorneys throughout this State
and will be happy To enter into arrangements
with them TO furnish blanks and al necessary
instructions.
Claims against the Government, of officers.
citizens and soldiers, promptly attended to.
Particular attention paid TO soldiers claims
for Equalization Of Bounty.
C0lOred soldiers are now virtually on the same
footing, with regard to back pay, bOuuties PEN
siSns, etc, as 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 for col
lection are requested to call and see me- or write
10 me in reference to them, as many changes
have taken place in the postal arrangements of
the State SINCE the claims we're fled aud letters
| are being returned TO me every day uncaled for.
/ have a number Of checks in my Office at
| present for different parties, whom l cannot
hear from
! in future shall advertise every Saturday. in
/ the Nashville Union and Dispatch and Press and
Times 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.
/ Money Advanced on Officers. eli
Zens' and Soldiers Claims.
JOHN ONEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent.
| dec2l-lm 35 Cedar ST., Nashville. Tenn