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Regiment: 1st Michigan Infantry
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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 Lewis B. Thayer a Private
of Captain E. B. Graffith Company (D) of the First Regiment of Mich Infantry
Volunteers, of the State of Mich, born in New York City, State
of, New York, aged 23 years; 5 feet 11 ¾ inches high; Slight complexion, Blue eyes,
Light hair, and by occupation a Painter, having joined the company on its original organization
at Jackson, Mich, and enrolled in it at the muster into the service of the United States
at Jackson, Mich, on the 2
nd day of July, 1861, (or was
mustered in service as a recruit, by Lt. Col. Comstrok, at Jackson, Mich
on the 2
nd day of July, 1861. to servie in the Regiment) for the term
of
[ ? ] : and having served honestly and faithfully with
his Company in First Mich. Vol to the present date, is now entitled to a discharge by reason
or
The said Private Lewis B. Thayer was last paid by Paymaster
A.V. Ell
[ ? ] to include the 31
st day of Dec, 1861, and his pay due him
from that time to the present date,
and the 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 Fifity Two 47/100 $52.47 dollars advanced by the United States on account of clothing.
There is to be stopped from him, on account of the State of—————- , or other authorities,
for clothing, &c., received on entering service,———–/100 dollars; also, for expenses of subsistence
for traveling from place of enrolment to the place of rendezvous, amounting to———-/100 dollars;
and on account of the United States for extra clothing received in kind from
and for other stoppages, viz:
———– amounting to ———– /100 dollars ;
and he has been subsisted for traveling to his place of enrolment, up to the 186 .
He is indebted ————, Sutler, ————/100 dollars.
GIVEN in duplicate, at Annapolis Ind, this 1st day of April, 1862.
B Randall Sargent U.S. Army
Commanding Company.
NOTE.—Two of these certificates, (or duplicates,) are to be given to each volunteer soldier who may be discharged previously to the discharge of his company, that he may at once receive from the Paymaster the pay, &c., due him, and the captain or other officer commanding the company, will certify to the act of the delivery of the duplicate certificates: on these certificates the Soldier is “entitled to” his
discharge, and should also present his discharge to the Paymaster to have the payment endorsed on it. The discharge is to be given back to the Soldier, by the Paymaster; -the latter only retaining as his voucher
the duplicate certificates.
(Form No. 5)
The United States
To Prv. L. B. Thayer discharged
|
Dollars. |
Cents. |
| From 1 of [ ? ], 1862, to 1 of April, 1862, being 3 months 7 days, at 13 Dollars per month………….For Retained Pay Due………….. |
89 |
43 |
| For Pay for traveling from Annapolis, the place of my discharge, to Jackson Mich, the place of my residence, 890 miles, at twenty miles per day, equal to 44 days, at 13 dollars per month……………….. |
19 |
06 |
| For subsistence for traveling as above 44 days, at 50 cents per ration or day.For clothing not drawn…………
Amount………………
Deduct for Army Asylum………$………………
Deduct for clothing withdrawn………….. …………. |
22
31
112
52 |
00
61
10
47 |
| Balance due………… |
$59 |
63 |
Received of Maj DW Clew, Paymaster U.S. Army, this 1 day of
April, 1862, Fifty Nine dollars
and Sixty Three cents, in full of the above account.
Pay……. (signed in duplicate.)
Subsistence…
Clothing…. Lewis B Thayer
Dollars
Voucher No. 5, 1781
Paid April 1 1862
Pvt. L. B. Thayer
D” Co 1 Mich Vols
From 1 of
[ ? ] 1862
To 1 of April 1862
Pay…….$59.63
Subsistence…
Clothing….
$59.63
