, 1862-06-20
THE ARMY ALLOTMENT sYsrru
Interesting Letter from Mr, Cisc =

The following letter addressed to II. s,,..
/ commissioners Of New yo,t- ~.
1hs1 -"n1lcation to which va ca1, ~ a
s., att~7t;on Of soldiers Ind thair , espe-
1t,sa n.t,er of o.s*:p interps& . families.
-...,,,t... o cur who1e
EEx YOKE IT'S TaEAsrK1,}
sRs. ] have the pr June II, 1864.
with for your intoU sasure to transmit here. =
allotment cheeks .,ation, 3 nnemorsadam ot
Tho number Of paid at this ef1ice 70 dase.
gate amount .hecks is lo SOS. for the s;&2 agg5e1
regard age Of $40, $40 50, result rson Haisa
tory T. ninentlJ enconrogSg+ +hsf nau tS nn.
9ts- 9s cheeks fs equivalent to that Of the SOL
Who have allotted portion Of their pay
~ the benefit Of their fatnAes; such IS :Ea iaa
CHECKS a1e drawn payable to savings bank.
oiher institutions, or &n individual, as con
fntution from several persons for the benefit
NJ several others. ........
The sTetem so happily inangurated has only
been IN operation about two months, and has
So far1beeu availed Of almost exclusively By
regiments from this State I have endeavoEed
ID facdlttate itl working to the utmost of my
ability, although 1t has necessarily enta'ed
u1,on myself and my 6nbordtnates, large
amouut Of labor and trouble Many Of the
checks are drawn to the order Of ignorant
personB, by whom they are presented for pay,
1nent, with inadequate means Ut making them
eelses identified: much patlencs, care and
discrimination hAve consequently to be exer
cifcd- And yet, animated as am with I
strong disposition to do everything IN MI
power to facilitate the operations Of this be
nevolent law, hare established such Fegula
tons and checks as enable persons to receive
thtir money With facility to themselves
.nd without delay. Nor do hesitat'
responsibility when it seems to be require,
that should do 80. Checks are sometime
lost, but not frequently, in transmission
when am satisfied Win the evidence to thl
has not been and viii not be paid, aud consen
to pay duplicate, which is contrary to tn
practice and rule Of my Office in all othe
cases. I do not think that the benefit direc
ano indirect Of these al!otments can be over
estimated The system is Jet in its infancy
but the relief it has afforded to the families {
volunteers is inealculable. To the volu1
ieers themselves it has been q source {
al,ncst equal good, stimulating habit
those 1t home dependent on them, an
guarding them from the temptation to squat
DIR their money IN ways positively ipjurior
to themselves. That it should meet with o.
position from parties interested in absorbin
fer their own benefit the slender earnings
the poor soldier, and from some trouble
ayoidipg oficials was to be expected; th:
notwithstanding these impediments you ha1
already BEEN able to accomplish such sign
rtsults, is evidence Of the zeal with which yc
have proeecuted your most di5iuterested at
sclf-imposed labors, and an carnest Of nut
more extended Development in the future,
beg to assure you that it will be no less
pleasure than duty for me to continue
cooperate with you in this good work to t
e1tcnt of my ability.
I am, si1s, very respectfully,
Your ohcdient servant,
JOIN J. Cisco,
Assistant Treasurer U. s.
1lesers. Theo. Roosevelt, VIM E. Dodge, J
T. 3. Bronsou. Allotment Commissions
for the State Of New York.