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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Infantry
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CERTIFICATE
TO BE GIVEN TO VOLUNTEERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR DISHCARGE TO ENABLE
THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR PAY, &c.
I certify, on honor, that Samuel J. Rath a private
of Captain Byington’s Company (A) of the 2
nd Regiment of
Volunteers, of the State of Michigan, born in Ann Arbor, State
of Mich, aged 25 years; 5 feet 10 ½ inches high: Light complexion, Blue eyes,
Light hair, and by occupation a Farmer, having joined the company on its original organization
at , and enrolled in it at the muster into the service of the United States
at Battle Creek Mich on the 21
st day of May, 1861, (or was
mustered in service as a recruit, by , at
on the day of , 186 , to serve in the Regiment) for the term
of Three Years : and having served honestly and faithfully with
his Company in , to the present date, is now entitled to a discharge by reason
of
The said Samuel J. Rath was last paid by Paymaster
Maj Phelps to include the 31 day of December, 1861, and has pay due him
from that time to the present date, and also pay for the use of his horse, (having been mounted during the time,) authorized to volunteer soldiers, or militia, so discharged. He has received Twenty six 7/100
dollars advanced by the United States on account of clothing.
There is to be stopped from him, on account of the State of , or other authorities,
for clothing, &c., received on entering service, Twenty 87/100 dollars; also, for expenses of subsistence
for traveling from place of enrolment to the place of rendezvous, amounting to /100 dollars;
and on account of the United States for extra clothing received in kind from
and for other stoppages, viz:
amounting to /100 dollars;
and he has been subsisted for traveling to his place of enrolment, up to the 186 .
He is indebted to , Sutler, /100 dollars.
Given in duplicate, at Washington, this 25th day of April, 1862.
By command Gen Wadsmith
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Note.-Two of these certificates, (or duplicate,) are to be given to each volunteer soldier who may be discharged previously to the discharge of his company, that he may at once receive from the Paymaster the pay, &c., due him, and the captain or other officer commanding the company, will certify to the
act of the delivery of the duplicate certificates; on these certificates the Soldier is “entitled to” his discharge, and should also present his discharge to the Paymaster to have the payment endorsed on it. The discharge is to be given back to the Soldier, by the Paymaster;-the latter only retaining as his voucher the duplicate certificates.
(Form NO. 5)
United States,
To Fox. S. P. Rath discharged
[ ? ] Company 2 Regiment of Mich Vols Dr.
| Pay from 1 of Jany, 1862, to 25 of April, 1862, being 3 months 20 days, at 13 dollars per month…………………
For Retained pay due…………………… |
Dollars. |
Cents. |
| 49 |
83 |
| For pay for traveling from Washington, the place of my discharge, to Battle Creek, the place of my residence, 52- miles, at twenty miles per day, equal to 26 days, at 13 dollars per month…….. |
11 |
26 |
| For subsistence for traveling as above, 26 days, at 52 centers per ration or day…………………………………
For clothing not drawn………………..
Amount………….
Deduct for Army Asylum………………
Deduct for clothing withdrawn……. |
13
39
11346 |
00
05
1494 |
| Balance due……….. |
66 |
20 |
Received of Maj DM C[ ? ], Paymaster U.S. Army, this 26 day of
April, 1862, Sixty Six dollars
and Twenty cents, in full of the above account.
Pay…… Signed in Duplicate.
Subsistence…. S J Rath
Clothing……
Dollars
Voucher No. 5 3407
Paid Apr 26 1862
Pvt S J Rath
Co C 2 Mich Vols
From 1 of Jan 1862,
to 25 of Apr 1862,
Pay…… $66.20
Subsistence…
Clothing…
$66.20
