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Massachusetts Archives

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Treasury Department: Allotment roll payment books

Part of: Massachusetts Treasury Department

Allotment roll payment books, 1862-1881 (Bulk: 1862-1864).

7 volumes
Call no.: TR1/2460X

Scope and Content: To encourage support of volunteer soldiers’ families during the Civil War, Congress, through Acts of 1861, c 9, s 12 (July 22, 1861) and Acts of 1861-62, c 4 (Dec. 24, 1861) established a system whereby a portion of a soldier’s pay could be transmitted to parties designated by him, generally wife or parent, as arranged by federally-appointed allotment commissioners working with the troops of each state. As implemented in Massachusetts by St 1862, c 62 (Mar. 11, 1862) and St 1863, c 58 (Mar. 3, 1863), the  state treasurer was authorized to distribute pay and allowances on behalf of soldiers through the treasurers of the appropriate city or town.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by regiment, thereunder by company
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