Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-24
WAR CLAIMS.
Supplies Taken or Furnished for
Uncle Sans Army.

List of Claims Presented to the Conn
missiOners of Claims at Washington
by TenmesseeanS Amount of the
Several Little BiIIs-HistOry of their
Presentation.
We have received a list of the claims pre-
scented by Tennesseeans to the Commits
sioners of Claims at Washington, D. c.,
under the following provisions of the act of
Congress of March 3, 1871:
''SEc. 2. That the President of the United
States shall be, and is hereby, authorized To
nominate, and, by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate, appoint board of commits
siOnerS, TO be designated as Commissioners of
Claims, to consist of three commissioners. who
shall be commissioned for two years, and whose
duty it shall be to receive, examine and consider
the Justice and validity of such claims as shall
be brought before them, Of those citizens who
remained loyal adherents to the cause and the
Government of the United States during the
war, for stores or supplies taken furnished du-
ring the rebellion for the use of the army of the
United States in States proclaimed as in insuT-
reetiOn against the United States, including the
use and loss of vessels or boats while employed
in the military service of the United States.
And the said commissioners, in considering said
claims, shall be satisfied from the testimony of
witnesses under oath, or from other sufficient
EVIDENCE, which shall accompany each claim,
taken under such rules and regulations as the
commissioners may adopt, of the loyalty and adj
herence of the claimant TO the cause and the
| Government of the United States before and at
the time of the taking or furnishing of the
property for which any claim shall be made
| and of the quantity, quality, and value of the
| property alleged to have been taken or furnish
| cd, and the time, place, and material circum-
stances of the takingor furnishing of the same. .
The preface to the pamphlet in which We
find this list, contains the following state
ment:
''The figures OH the right-hand side O
each name represent the valuation placed
by the claimant on such property as wa.
actually taken or furnished for the use O
the army, and, except in a few cases whert
such items have been enormously inserted
the amount claimed does not include an
charges for damage, destruction, and los
arising out of the casualties or operation
of war, nor for unauthorized or unnecessar
depredations committed by the troops, no
for rent or other compensation for the OC
cupation or use of buildings, grounds, o
other real estate.
'sIn all but a few cases the clients here
in named have declared upon oath thai
from the beginning to the end of the lat
rebellion, their sympathies were constant
with the cause of the United States; tina
they never, of their own free will and az
cord, did anything, or offered Or sought t
do anything, by word or deed, to injur
said cause or retard its success; and tina
they were at all times ready and willing t
assist the cause of the Union, so far a
their means and the circumstances permit
ted
Communications relative to any of til
claims within described should be addresse
as follows: COMMISSIONERS OF tCLAINs
Washington, d. c."