Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-20
O'NEILL'S REAL ESTATE
AND
u. s. Claim Agency,
b OEDAR STREET.
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I OVAL OWNERS, OF SLAVES WHO
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS CONFORMATION
for each and every one. The Board appointed
By the Secre.sry Of War to examine and report
10 W ashlnEtOn upon this class Of claims IS at
present IN Nashville, and ali persons having
claims 81 this character would consult their own
lntgrest BY calling on me az my Office, No 80
Cedar street up stairs DOR by communicating with
me BY mail. Were II necessary 1 could give q
long list Of some Of the first men Of the nation
rs references, but take il that / am well enough
known IN the State. and my success in prose-
cutting claims against the u S. Government 4
too well established to need any other endorsers
than tho hundreds Of officers soldiers and 4iti-
sens Of the state whose claims have prosecuted
10 a successful settlement. / might, however
mention the fact that having been connected
with the organization Of eOlored troops in this
State, and being personally acquainted with
nearly al the officers Of e0lOred 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, II net better
than those Of any other parties engaged in the
| business.
| As for my facilities for prosecuting these
| claimsat Washington, fatter myself that none
/ have better.
I notice that some Agents are oharging q 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 lC
! per cent. And in connection with this would
beg leave 20 state that / consider this per cent
| age remarkably low, but as I am permanently
| located here, and have other business to attend
| e at the same time, 1 can afford to attend to
| this busineSs for less than some others.
] would be pleased to open correspondence
| with scents and attorneys throughout this State,
! and VIII be happy 70 enter into arrangements
| with them 70 turnish blanks and all necessary
| Instructions.
| citizens and soldiers, promptly attended to.
Particular attention paid to soldiers claims
for Equalization Of Bounty
| ColOred soldiers are now virtually on the same
| footing, With regard to back pay, bounties, pen
siens, etc, as white soldiers, and any difference
ofpay and bounty which have been denied them
| in the past, in distinction from white soldiers
/ may now be recovered.
AN parties having claims In my hands for col
lection are requested to call and see me, or write
! 70 me IN reference to them, as many changes
] have taken place in the postal ARRANGEMENTS OF
/ the State Gince the claims we're fled and letters
are being returned Ome every day unealled 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 Union and Dispatch and Press and
/ Times, a list Of Checks and Certificates on hand
| on Friday evenings.
I am also Agent for the National Steam Navi-
| cation Company, plying between Queenstown
and Liverpool and New York.
| honey Advanced ON Oa7esra,. SFst-
sGeDs' and Soldiers Claims.
JOHN 0'NEILL,
Real Estate and Claim Agent,