Scope and Content: Following an Aug. 4, 1862 presidential call for troops during the Civil War, a subsequent federal War Dept. order of Aug. 8, 1862 required travel restrictions on anyone liable for the draft, to prevent evasion of military duty. Men between the ages of eighteen and forty-three were required to gain permission of the Massachusetts state secretary to leave the Commonwealth. –Applications for travel include many certificates of residency, containing date and place of birth, and a physical description including age; height; color of complexion, eye, and hair; and scars. –Applicants are listed in: Register for travel permission, 1862 ((M-Ar)130X)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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