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- Collection: Civil War and Slavery Collection
Certificate of discharge and voucher for payment of 1st Sgt. John W. Loucks,15th Michigan Infantry
Certificate of discharge of 1st Sgt. John W. Loucks of St. Clair's Company A of the 15th Regiment of Infantry Volunteers of the State of Michigan. Loucks, a lumberman, joined the Regiment in Monroe Michigan, and was discharged by reason of promotion.…
Certificate of discharge and voucher for payment of principle musician George W. Strong, 15th Michigan Infantry
Certificate of discharge of principle musician George W. Strong of the 15th Regiment of the Infantry Volunteers of the State of Michigan. Strong, a musician, joined the Regiment in Lakeport Michigan, and was discharged by promotion to a commission.…
Certificate of discharge and voucher for payment of Pvt. Henry Seele, 24th Michigan Infantry
Certificate of discharge of Pvt. Henry Seele of Captain Edward's Company F of the 24th Regiment of Infantry Volunteers of the State of Michigan. Seele,a brewer, joined the Regiment in Detroit, and was discharged with a surgeon's certificate of…
Certificate of discharge and voucher for payment of Pvt. John B. Maloney, 5th Michigan Infantry
Certificate of discharge of Pvt. John B. Maloney of Capt. Sherlock's Company A of the 5th Regiment of Infantry Volunteers of the State of Michigan. Maloney, a laborer, joined the Regiment in Ft. Wayne Michigan, and was discharged with surgeon's…
Certificate for draft substitution
Certificate from the New York Board of Enrollment exempting Marshall Cynes from military duty and replacing him with substitute Frederick Artz, according to the Enrollment Act of 1863.
David S. Gooding from William H. Seward
Cover letter to U.S. Marshal from the Dept. of State accompanying the warrant for President Andrew Johnson's pardon of James Evans. Warrant is not included.
Joseph Robinson from Caleb B. Smith
Letter from the Secretary of the Interior discussing rental of rooms in the Baltimore court house.
Orders for Surgeon Albert Schriver to report for temporary duty
Orders from the Navy Department for Surgeon Albert Schriver to report for temporary duty in Philadelphia.
Receipt from Gideon Welles to Henry Swift & Co.
Receipt from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy to Henry Swift & Co. for $5,000, September 12, 1862.
William Carroll from Edwin M. Stanton
Letter from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton informing Carroll of the leadership of his son Samuel Sprigg Carroll during a recent advance by the Army of the Shenandoah. In it Stanton expresses his hopes for a promotion for his son.
Nathan Sargent from Daniel Webster, June 15, 1852
Cover letter for registration of the American ship St. Paul from A.H.P. Edwards Esq., U.S. Counsel at Manila, by Daniel Webster to Nathan Sargent, Register of the Treasury.
Milton A. Welch to his mother, Sep. 24, 1860
A letter from Milton A. Welch to his mother describing the camp at City Point, Va. with the New York 50th Infantry Regiment and updating her on recent events.