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| Vermont. Quartermaster General's Office. | |
| Records of the Quartermaster General, 1857 - 1867. | |
| Series ID: PRA-443 (Click for Index) | Location: State Archives |
| Extent: 5 cubic feet, 6 microfilm reels. | Access: Open |
| Scope: Records and correspondence of Vermont Quartermasters General George Davis and Perley Pitkin, 1857 - 1867 (bulk). The series also contains the records and correspondence of Perley Pitkin while acting in the capacity of Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, stationed in Warrenton Junction, VA (October 1862), and in Brandy Station, VA (November 1863). Included in the collection are financial abstracts and vouchers pertaining to purchases, cash expenditures, and articles received, transferred and expended by the Quartermaster General's office, 1864 - 1867. Also included are miscellaneous receipts, 1865 and 1898. This is a very interesting series documenting expenses incurred in raising, arming, and equipping troops for U.S. service (Civil War) and the Vermont militia (provisional units for state service in defense of the frontier subsequent to the St. Albans Raid and newly formed militia units 1864 - 1866). | |
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