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Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
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
2
Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
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
3
Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
These records consist of bi-monthly accounts of monies received and distributed by the Paymaster General's Office, 1883-1886..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Title:
Series:
A4139
Dates:
1863-1866
Abstract:
Three oversized volumes record bounty payments disbursed by the Paymaster General's Office between 1863 and 1866 as authorized by legislation of 1863. Soldiers were paid different bounties according to the length of time they had served in regiments..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
These two letter press volumes contain copies of outgoing correspondence produced by the Paymaster General's Office between April 25, 1865 and September 25, 1865. Much of the correspondence is illegible, but the volumes as a whole deal with the payment of bounty money and other claims filed with the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
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
8
Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
This volume documents applications for state bounty monies. Each entry in the register provides date application was received; name; company; regiment; bounty claimed; and remarks. The remarks usually consist of brief statements concerning date of enlistment, desertions, dates of previous bounty payments, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Abstract:
This volume records the names of men who filed bounty claims. Each entry provides name, rank, company, and regiment. No information is provided on the date the claim was filed, amount claimed, or if the claim was awarded. There are no dates contained within the volume but it was probably compiled sometime .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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