War fund warrant ledger, 1861-1868.

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War fund warrant ledger, 1861-1868.

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Ledger contains chronological lists of Auditor warrants drawn from various War Fund accounts (i.e., Commissioners of the War Fund, also called the Board of Army Auditors; Discharged Volunteers; Military Contingent Fund; Magazine and Arms; State Militia Payrolls; Quartermaster, Subsistence, Ordnance, and Incidental Expenses accounts for Illinois volunteers and militia). Warrant entries include warrant date and number; warrantee name; disbursement cause (e.g., supplies; freight; fuel; rent; surgical instruments; troop transportation; military payroll); warrant amount; and appropriation year.

ledger 1 v.

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