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Scope and Content Note

This oversized volume contains mainly copies of outgoing correspondence generated by the Inspector General's Office. There are also copies of special and general orders, some incoming correspondence, and reports directed to or issued by the Inspector General's Office.

The correspondence, orders, and reports contained within this volume clearly reflect the duties of the Inspector General's office as specified in the General Regulations. Of particular concern to this office was the inspection of the various armories, arsenals, and military storehouses; the inspection of military property issued to National Guard units; and the auditing of accounts. On the whole, this letter book pertains to matters dealing with the state's National Guard and not with volunteer units raised during the Civil War.