The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-01
VAR CLAIMS.
supplies Taken or Furnished for
Uncle Sans Army.

List OF Claims Presented 10 the Commi,-
sionrr. Of Claims ut Washington by
Tcnnrssccans-Amount of til" Several
Little Bills-HisiOry OF their P9cscnta-
ton.
From he Nashville Union and American
We have received a list Of the Gains
presented 10y Icnnrssrenits 10 the Com
mi,sjUncrs Of claims ut Washington,
- C., under the following provisions
Jf(nc act Of Congress of March 3, 1871 :
"SuC. 2. That the President Of the
I'nilrd States shall be. and i. hereby. all-
tIiUriXrd To nominate, and. by and with
the advice ANA consent OF the senate, lp-
point II board of commissioners, 10 lie d"S-
innalud rs Commissioners of Claims, 10
consist of three commissioners, who shall
h" commissioned iurlNO years. ANA whose
duty IT, III III lr to receive. examine. ana
consider the Justice and Validity OF sllclI
claims n shall be brought lrriOrc them. OF
those citiIrlI. who remained loyal adlr-
rent, to the cause ami tine Government Ol
the United States during the wal, Tor
stores or supplies taken or furnished uN-
/ ring the rebellion for the use Of the army
Otthr United States in states proclaimed
n, IN iu,llgrrrt,On Il ailst tie Diiltrt
/ States, Including the use and loss OF YES
sc Is or DOut- while employed IN the mil
itary service OF the United States. And
the said commits toner's. IN rOn-iIerlng
said claim. shall be satisfied from the ties
timOny Of witnesses under oath, or from
other sufficient evidence. which Shall ac'
company each claim, taken under sGcl
rules and regulations ~ the commission
crs may adopt. OF the loyalty and at
irrcnrC Of the claimant 10 the cause Ii'
the Government Ui the United STATES he
tore and at the time Of the taking or fur'
ni.hinG OF tn" property for which any
! claim shall he made. ami Of the quantity
quality. aud value of the property allr@ct
to have been taken or furnished, and th'
i.imr, ,lac'. aud material circumstance o
| tLc TAXING or furnishing OF the same
The preface u the p,muhlc, in wiicl
we iind this li.t, contains the following
statement:
"Tnc figures on the ri9ht.hand sii'
Of each namc represent the yaiuttIoI
! placed hV the Clulnnu! on such prop
rrt\ rs was a. tually taken or IuruisIIr,
far the Use uflhc army, and, except il
= few eases where such items have
beech rrrOncously inserted the amour
claimed does not inrlulc any charges
for drpagr, destruction, ami loss
arising out Of the casualties OF opera
toms Of war. nor for unauthorized 81
unnecessary ~drprrdations committed
10y the troops, nor for rent or Other
cOhper SALON for the occupation oil
use OF hulldinss, grounds, or Other
real estate,
" In all but u few eases the client
herein named have declared upon oatI
that, from the beginning to the end %
the late rebel ion, their syInpathic'
were constantly with the cause Of tint
United States: that they ncIrr, uf tltri
own tree will and accord, did ANYTHING
or offered or sought to TO anything
hv word ar deed, IL iajuie said rana'
or ~rcLnrtl its success: aud that the,
we're at all times ready and willing !,
assist the cause Of the Union, So ia
rs their means and The circumstance
pcrmllled.'
We extract the list OF claimants il
this county rs follows. Ii will BE- see
that the claims amount To nearl,
quarter million OF dollars.-ED Hon
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