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HOUSE OF IlEPIlESENTATTyTE^^Dc:^^m&^^^ 1864.— Re- 
 ferred to Special Committee on Cl'^i^exdi/ !Syt|B^(lifld#^t>iUired to be 
 
 
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 [Bj tlie Chair.] 
 
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 COMMUNICATION FROM SECRETARY OF TREASURY/ 
 
 ' ^ ■ -- TreasuYy Df'par Intent, > 
 
 Richmond, Va., December 7, 1864. ) 
 
 Hon. Thoma3 S. Bocock, 
 
 Speaker of the House of Representatives : 
 
 Sir: In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives, 
 adopted on the 9th ultimo, requesting the Secretary of the Treasury 
 to inform the House what amount of claims from each of the States 
 has been paid, or allowed, under the act of June 14, 1864, "to pro- 
 vide for the establishment and payment of claims for certain descrip- 
 tions of property taken or informally impressed for the use of the 
 army," I have the honor herewith to submit the report of the Second 
 Auditor, furnishing the information required. 
 Very respectfully, 
 
 Q. A. TRENHOLM, 
 Secretary of Treasury. 
 
 REPORT OF SECOND AUDITOR. 
 
 Treasury- Department, ) 
 , Second Auditor's Office, Nov. 12, 1864. J 
 
 Hon. G. A. Trenholm, 
 
 Secretary of the Treasury : 
 
 Sir : In response to the resolution of the House of Representatives, 
 adopted on the 9th instant, requesting the Secretary of the Treasury 
 to inform the House what amount of claims from each of the States 
 has been paid, or allowed, under the act of June 14, 1864, "to pro- 
 vide for the establishment and payment of claims for certain descrip- 
 tions of propcjrty taken or informally impressed for the use of the 
 army," I have the honor to report, that the only claims reported 
 by the agents of the Confederate States, under said act, are as follows : 
 
 A. S. Nicholson, agent seoond Congressional district of Alabama. 
 
Ten ciaiuis receiyed the 27th ni' r^tntU^uu <:■,•. ^nA tliirty-^eveu sluoe 
 the 1st of November, 1864. 
 
 Charles D. Fontaine, second G.)ii •>; ^llS!JJ^^^ls.■Mjl|^, 
 
 Fifty one claims received sinfc th' ISG4. 
 
 B. J\in;i. ai'ent fourth ' • 
 humircd and twelve claii i 
 
 These are ail of the cluims reported since th 
 Congress. Two have. Iieen reported to the Couiut.- i.. , c..i ... , , ./ 
 them have been fo recentlj received that no action has yet been taken 
 in regard to liicm. Since the latter part of SeptC: ' ' 
 part of the clerical Force of this office has been in ; . 
 
 Htill retained on military duty. 
 
 I ■will audit 'i"^-" ■>/•/. .-..mf, o.' fipeedily a= r^r-.t-Mnlr. nnder the cir- 
 cumstances. 
 
 I have tlic iionor to be. very respectfully, touvs, 
 
 VV. 11. S. TAYLOR, Auditor. 
 
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