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New York (State). Judge Advocate General's Office

 

 

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This volume provides a detailed reporting on activities for units of the New York State Militia dealing with the imposition and collection of fines. Also included at the front of the volume are blank circulars and forms for the imposition and collection of militia fines. The record was generated pursuant .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Commissary General's Office

 

 

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This series contains the annual report of the Commissary General's Office for 1852, prepared by Commissary General Daniel Lee..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This series includes manuscript drafts of New York State Adjutant General Franklin Townsend's annual reports to the governor for the years 1876, 1877, and 1878. The series also includes various fiscal documents, likewise drafted for inclusion in the annual reports. Such documents primarily relate to .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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These records consist of bi-monthly accounts of monies received and distributed by the Paymaster General's Office, 1883-1886..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This series consists of an annotated, manuscript copy of the minutes of meetings of the State Military Examining Board held between January 20 and February 28, 1874. Entries in the minutes provide name and rank of officer being examined, accusations against or other reasons for his appearance before .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This brief series of four pages documents individuals who were assessed fines for delinquent behavior while in the New York State Militia. Fines could be levied against militiamen for a variety of delinquent behaviors, among them: not appearing at a regimental parade or place of rendezvous when summoned; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This series consists of National Guard parade returns for the Uniform Fund, arranged chronologically and therein by unit. The returns are bundled, and a finding aid describes each bundle's contents..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Inspector General's Office

 

 

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These records consist of annual inspection reports and returns of agencies, arranged chronologically..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This bound volume contains the names of officers of the First through Thirteenth Regiments of New York State Volunteers during the Civil War. The information is duplicated in Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 and in State Archives series 13775, Civil War muster roll .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York Military Agency

 

 

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This volume details the financial status of each of the New York Military Agency's field offices, mainly for the year 1865 (only three entries are for 1867). The ledger also records accounts with individuals with whom the agency had business relationships. Usually, specifics of a transaction are not .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

 

 

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This series consists of commissions utilized by northern states in commissioning general officers during the Civil War. The commissions are blank except for signatures of appropriate state officials (i.e., adjutant-general or governor) and the state seal. The commissions were collected by the Bureau .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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This volume lists bounty claims of New York State soldiers who served during the Civil War. The volume appears to be a register of bounty claims which for the most part had not yet been paid, and only includes claims of men who served in the 106th through 156th volunteer infantry regiments. Each entry .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, letters of transmittal, affidavits, questionnaires, and statements of service, mostly concerning claims submitted by Civil War veterans for bounty money due. Many of these claims contain questionnaires mailed by the Paymaster General's Office .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence, vouchers, abstracts and statements of receipt, lists of expenditures, copies of special orders, reports, claims, lists of officers and men paid, and volunteer certificates issued for bounty money received. The records in this series deal mainly with routine administrative .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Paymaster General's Office

 

 

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Chapter 29 of the Laws of 1865 authorized payment of bounties; the regulations and procedures governing their distribution were set forth in General Order No. 6, issued by the Adjutant-General's Office on March 1, 1865. This series provides information regarding bounty payments disbursed accordingly .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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These four volumes contain descriptive lists; names and addresses of ex-members of the regiment; and general and special orders..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This series consists of portions of two volumes recording the names of militia officers to whom various types of forms and other printed material were sent by the Adjutant General's Office. Types of records sent include regulations, enlisting orders, Adjutant General's reports, manuals of arms, inspection .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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These scrapbooks include newspaper clippings from various American as well as international newspapers, and document military operations in the Spanish-American, Russo-Japanese, and Philippine-American Wars, as well as the 1905 Russian Revolution..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York Military Agency

 

 

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This register contains names and needs of soldiers who visited the Washington, D.C. office of the New York Military Agency between December, 1863 and May, 1865. Information in the register includes soldier's name, rank, residence, regiment, company, location, date and reason for visit..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Office of Engineer in Chief

 

 

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This series consists mainly of incoming correspondence directed to Brigadier General Isaac Vanderpoel, Engineer in Chief and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. The bulk of the correspondence deals with the enrollment of men into the State's National Guard. The majority of the records pertain to routine .........

 

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New York State Archives