Volunteer relief payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, 1861-1862.

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Volunteer relief payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, 1861-1862.

This series consists of two folio-sized volumes containing records of relief payments made by the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, otherwise known as the Military Relief Committee.

.5 cu. ft. (2 volumes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6788958

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New York (State). Military Dept.

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Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany.

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New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

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The Bureau of Military Statistics was originally established within the Adjutant General's Office pursuant to Special Order No. 866 issued on December 20, 1862 by the Adjutant General. The legislature recognized this action by appropriating $6000 in order to allow the bureau to fulfill its mandated duties as defined in Chapter 113 of the Laws of 1863. Chief among these included the collection and preservation of an "authentic sketch of every person from this State who has volunteered into the se...