Legislation of 1862 designated the Comptroller, Treasurer, Quartermaster General, and Inspector General as commissioners of a board required "to receive proof, ascertain and determine the sums due to regiments or members of the militia...for clothing and equipments...lost or destroyed in the service of the United States" since April 16, 1861.
Claims were to be paid only if receipt of written proof was submitted to the commissioners before July 1, 1862 and provided that neither the individual, nor his regiment or company, received payment or compensation from any city or county for the items claimed, which had to be originally provided for at his own expense.
From the description of Affidavits of claimants for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed while in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861, 1862. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83528828
