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New York Military Agency Superintendent's Ledger Regarding Field Offices' Accounts

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Arranged by field office or individual and therein chronological by date of transaction.

Scope and Content Note

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 provided. Rather, general notations such as "expenses," "expenditures," "services," "check" or "voucher" are used when recording debits or credits. The location of earlier and later ledgers is not known.

Related Material

Series A4135, Registers of Soldiers' Claims Expedited

A4136, Registers of Soldiers Who Visited the Washington Office

and A4137, Case Registers of New York Medical Agents, contain additional records of the New York Military Agency.

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