The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-07-11
CORR BETUEEN His
E4CELLENCY A g BROWN AND
THE WAR DEPARTMENT

CIRCULAR TO THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATE.
ON WHICH CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE BY TIL
WAR DEPARTMENT FOR VOLUNTEERS TO b
MUS TERED INTO THE SERVICE r TIE UNITE
STATES.
As inquiries have been, and continue 10 be
made, respecting the payment of expenses con.
hected win the enrolment, subsistence, anC
Fan-porton of volunteers, prior to their beinn
mustered into service, this Department deem.
It proper to impart to the Governors Of the
States the following information.
The organZ alton and enrolment Of volunteers
m companies, beng principally local matter, il
mad not been the expectation il would Involve
any exp ense. The only expenses contemplated
were such as ecessarly grew out of The cub
sistence and transportation Of the volunteer to
'he piaces OF general rendf zvous. The only
means OF meeting such expenses il the allow
ance to which volunteers are entitled. on beinp
mustered Into service, of one days pay and al
Inwances tor every twenty miles necessarily
travelled from their homes 10 the reEdeZ GUS
and which, under existing laws, is all they can
be allowed, on any account, prior TO their mus
ter into service. Where expenses have been
incurred by the Governors, banks, or ind ividuals,
Tor the above Objects, the travelling allowance
TO volunteers, or so much of it as may be neces
sary will be withheld, aud turned over TO those
who have advanced money or become RESPONSE
be for the expenses but these expenses must
be noted on the muster rolls of The companies,
IN orcer that the paynlast era N 5 be enabled TO
refund The amount by deductions from the men.
n other expenses tAan sgoh a. arc heFc emu
meraed can be refunded; and no other have
heretofore been paid by the United States, with
out the subs quent action of Congress
Where the troops have not been mustered, il 1
is suggested, that the proper mastering officer
be notified OF any such expenses that have been
incurred; and where they have been mustered,
and the troops sent off, that this department be
advised, in like manner, in order that The proper
instructions may be given to',he paymas'eFs on
this subject.
w. L. MARCY, sec'y Of War
WAR DEPARTMENT June, 1916.
p. s. As soon as the supplemental b., now
before Congress shall become law, the pay
master general will furnish your Exoeency
tabular statement of the pay and allowances au
,horized to volunteers.
WAR DETACHMENT, June Is, 1916.
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge The
receipt of your letter Of the 3 nst and in re-
ply beg leave to refer you to my letters of the LIST
and 9Th inst, by which you are advised that
the original requis,ion ON your State for eighty
privates in company remains unchanged.
With regard to larger amount OF force than
one regiment not being required from Wlssis.
sippi, beg leave to assure you tina, the Depart :
nent were not so fully acquainted as they have
since been made by your letters, with the tacil-
ity with which you can organize considerable
amount Of force, and that your citizens, ANNA. L
ted by spirit of ardent patriotism, would con- a
slider it so great privilege TO be permitted to s
volunteer. a
Should circumstances render necessary a r
larger force from the south, the zeal and patri- C
Otsm of your citizens will not be overlooked. v
Very respectfully, your oct serv't, Ii
w. l. MARCY. fl
His Excellency. Il
A. G. Brown, n
Governor Of Mississippi. p
Jackson Miss.