When disallowed or barred claims with the Southern Claims Commission were appealed a record may be located by using the following index: >From National Archives Publication M2007 US Court of Claims Docket Cards for Congressional Case Files 1884 1943 Batey, Benjamin, estate of #4419 COPIED Batey, Robert, Admr, John Hill, #406 MISSING Batey, W. O., Admr of John Haynes #4,440 VIEWED, Rutherford County Tennessee, William O. Batey is the lawyer for the estate of John Haynes, and this is an appeal of Southern Claims Commission disallowed claim. Beattie, James M. #14,180 Beattie, John #13,757-19 Beattie, R. F. #2506 Beattie, Elishama #14,549 Beatty, Frank E. #15,838-29 Beatty, Joseph E. #17,223-14 (-29) Beatty, Milton Cong. 8-55 Beatty, Rowland J. 15, 835-25 COPIED Beatty, Samuel #14,249-5 Beaty, George E. #13,106-49 Using the claim number in the above index, the original file can sometimes be found at the National Archives. There are also other claims in this index. An example of one such claim is transcribed below. Court of Claims Congressional Case No. 15835-25 Rowland J. Beatty vs. The United States Finding of Fact Rowland J. Beatty is a resident of Tazewell County, Illinois. He was enrolled in the military service and was appointed Colonel, Co M, 5th Iowa Cavalry on or about August 11, 1861. That from August 11, 1861 until September 12, 1861 he rendered service in the rank and grade of Second Lieutenant. The case was brought to a hearing on its merits on Oct. 23, 1916. The claimant, Rowland J. Beatty, was enrolled in the military service August 11, 1861, and was mustered in as Second Lieutenant, Captain Kidds Independent Mounted Rifle Company, Missouri Volunteers, afterwards changed to the 5th Iowa Cavalry, September 12, 1861, to serve three years. He was promoted to First Lieutenant October 25, 1862 and was mustered out of service January 27, 1865 as of Company M, 5th Iowa Cavalry Volunteers. Claimant was appointed Second Lieutenant of Company M, 5th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, but the date from which he was to take rank under the terms of his commission is not shown. The company was in process of organization to September 12, 1861 and did not attain to the minimum enlisted strength to entitle it to a Second Lieutenant prior to September 10, 1861. On the muster and pay roll of said company to August 31, 1861, and to October 31, 1861, claimant is borne as Second Lieutenant and is shown to have enlisted August 11, 1861, and that he enrolled members of the company as early as August 4, 1861. Claimant has been allowed the pay and clothing pay of a private of infantry from August 11th to September 11, 1861. The difference between the pay and subsistence of a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and the pay and clothing pay of a private from August 11 to September 11, 1861 would amount to $67.85. A claim for pay as second Lieutenant prior to September 12, 1861 was presented to the accounting officers of the treasury and disallowed. Except as above stated the claim was never presented to any officer or department of the Government prior to the presentation to Congress and reference to this court as hereinbefore set forth. Conclusion Upon the foregoing findings of fact the court concludes that the claim herein is neither a legal nor an equitable one against the United States. Laurel Baty, L252