New York State Bureau of Military Statistics Volunteer Relief Payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany A4144

New York State Bureau of Military Statistics Volunteer Relief Payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of two folio-sized volumes containing records of relief payments made by the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, otherwise known as the Military Relief Committee, a charitable organization which provided monetary assistance to needy families of men from Albany who had volunteered for service during the Civil War.

Creator:

New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Title:

Volunteer relief payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

2 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1861-1862

Series Number:

A4144

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then alphabetic by name.

Administrative History

Apparently, the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee was a charitable organization which provided monetary assistance to needy families of men from Albany who had volunteered for service during the Civil War. The Committee relied on donations from local businessmen and concerned citizens for its funding.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of two folio-sized volumes containing records of relief payments made by the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, otherwise known as the Military Relief Committee.

The pay roll provides name of the recipient; street address; regiment and company; marital status (including number of children); remarks; amount of weekly allowance; and a record of weekly payments disbursed. In addition, volume one contains a printed map of the City of Albany dated 1851.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Volume list.

Custodial History

According to the 1864 annual report of the Bureau of Military Statistics, these two volumes were donated to the bureau by Hiram Perry, a member of the Committee's finance committee, in 1864. Volume one contains the letter of transmittal from Perry to Lockwood L. Doty, the bureau's first chief.