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Massachusetts Archives

CHC

Provost Marshal: Applications for appointment

Part of: Massachusetts Provost Marshal

Applications for appointment, 1864-1865.

2 file folders (partial record center carton) Copies: Partial microfilm reel
Call no.: PS1.08/716X

Scope and Content: Applications in this series were for these positions of assistant provost marshal. Most correspondence was sent to the governor or adjutant general and then forwarded to Provost Marshal Col. Joseph Day for review.  Applicants for the positions stated their qualifications and often included letters of recommendation.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically in reverse order
Notes: After the war, when the post of Provost Marshal had lapsed, the Adjutant General’s Office had custody of these records
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