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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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CERTIFICATE
TO BE GIVEN TO VOLUNTEERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR DISCHARGE TO ENABLE
THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR PAY, &c.
I certify, on honor, that John Davison a Private
of Captain W.W. Andrew’s Company (-) of the Artillery
Regiment of Michigan
Volunteers, of the State of Michigan, born in Livingston County, State
of New York, aged 43 years; 5 feet 6 inches high: Light complexion, Bkye eyes,
Auburn hair, and by occupation a Moulder, having joined the company on its original organization
at Clarkston Michigan, and enrolled in it at the muster into the service of the United States
at White Pigeon, Michigan on the Twenty Eighth day of August, 1861,
(or was
mustered in service as a recruit, by ,
at ,
on the day of , 186 , to serve in the
RegimentCompany) for the term
of Three years: having served honestly and faithfully with
his company in Kentucky, to the present date, is now entitled to a discharge by reason
of a certificate of Disability
The said John Davison was last paid by Paymaster
Col Howard to include the thirty first day of October, 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,) and he is entitled to pay and subsistence for traveling to place of enrolment and whatever other allowances are authorized to volunteer soldiers, or militia, so discharged. He has received ($27.33) Twenty seven dollars 33/100 dollars advanced by the United States
on account of in clothing.
There is to be stopped from him, on account of the State of Michigan, or other authorities,
for clothing, &c., received on entering service, ($11.58)Eleven dollars 58/100 dollars; also, for
expenses of subsistence for traveling from place of enrolment to the place of rendezvous, amounting to
($3.33) Three dollars 33/100 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 Camp Gilbert, this 16th day of Jany, 1862.
Wm Church 1st Lieut Commanding Company
Accompanied Voucher No 220
Final Statement
John Davison
Private Andrews Arty. Co.
