This volume contains abstracts of vouchers pertaining to the support of the state's military at the outset of the Civil War. Each entry provides date, voucher number, description, and amount. The bulk of the series pertains to three million dollars appropriated to raise and equip 30,000 troops for federal service with vouchers for rations, bedding, eating utensils, uniforms, arms, equipment, and transportation costs. Other accounts relate to purchase of arms and equipment for the state's militia, for military hospital supplies, for quartering costs, and for personnel in the military bureaucracy.
Creator
New York (State). Governor (1859-1862 : Morgan)
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Governor Edwin D. Morgan registers and index to incoming correspondence
Series Number
A0623
Summary
This series consists of two registers of incoming correspondence and an index to the registers. Most of the correspondence was addressed to the governor. The letters were either answered by the governor or referred to other agencies of officials for response. The registers provide the following for each letter received: date; from whom received; to whom addressed (usually the governor); to be answered by (governor, comptroller, initials of an individual); date answered; and phrase indicating topic of the letters.
Creator
New York (State). Governor (1859-1862 : Morgan)
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.