New York State Paymaster General's Office Register of Men Claiming Bounty Money Due

Alphabetic by first letter of last name.

Chapter 184 of the Laws of 1863 and Chapter 29 of the Laws of 1865 authorized the payment of bounty monies by the state. This register was most likely compiled by the Paymaster General's Office on February 28, 1865 directed this office to supervise the payment of bounty claims. Further filing procedures were outlined by the Paymaster General in Circular No. 1 issued on March 1, 1865.

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 between 1865 and 1868 when the majority of claims were filed.

A4139Series A4139, Ledgers Pertaining to Bounties Authorized by Chapter 184, Laws of 1863

A4159Series A4159, Register of Bounty Claims

A4161Series A4161, Bounty Payment Register

A4164Series A4164, Register of Bounty Applications and

A4127Series A4127, Paymaster General's Office Correspondence and Related Records Concerning Claims, contain additional bounty records.

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