The New York herald., 1863-12-31
The Threc Hundred Dollar County
Bounty for Veterans.


The following documents explain the result Of tho
action OF she various committees Of this city
HEADQUARTERS CorSry VOLUNTEER ConknTKs
NKw YORK Dec. %, 1868
Brtgadier General HAYS, Acting Provost Marsha:--
sr-Ths County Committee on Volunteering viii not
pay tho county bounty to any ono nov In tho army.
Neither have thoy ever intended 70 do thdy have
ever paid such u has bcep Through mistake and upon
papers properly filed out signed and pressnted 10 this
COMMITTEES from some OF the Provost Marshas officers
aud Ia al such the money should be returned again
10 this COMMITTEES We have had q great many appi
catous 20 ascertain II -eniisng In the United
States any place other this city, who
Is already Ia the service could receive tho county bouDty
We have invariably answered that when our papers are
properly Oiled out and signed by officer recognized by
u.s. ana counting on our quota, we would ray tho sams
always supposns that 20 papers would be signed by
Provost Marshal except the had been actually
tered BY him III his orce aud not already the
army Tho COMMITTEES suppose that ths government
wants 10 increase the number OF IN the army, and
for those already In tho arm s spending ths moasy
which might be usod to Obtain additional men very re-
slecuully. 0RiSON BLUNT. Chairman.
10 connection With tho above q mceting OF tho War
Committee hold, and the following tho result
ExycuTfys WAR CorMrrIEs
To PRosors voirsraRSo,
Nav YoRg, bee. 30, 1859
At meeting OF the committee, held last evening the
following resolution was unanimously adopted
Resolved. That Aessrs r. A. Boole Gilbert Team end
Stephen Hyatt bs special committee 10 commua,caas
With the Committee Of the Board supers aud with
the Supervisors upon the cub ect Of the payment c the
county bouoes TO veteran soldiers enstng 10 ths
deid aod that thsy be requested ASSOCIATE With them
may designate 70 represent him and that the correspond
ence between Captain hcGes and Mr. Blunt whcn has
bscu read by General Hays, bo referred 10 the com.
mtee
Extract from the minutes
sPEScER KIRBY. Secretary
Judge Team thon made the following query
Will tho county Volunteer Committee pay tho three
hundred dollars bounty veterans who enlist nt the
OF In New York rrev,ous tbe expiration
Of their present term OF en- istment, and who will be
credited ~ the iota OF New York draft ordered for
the 5th January
To which Mr.. Blunt replied ~ fo!ows-
HRADoUARryFs, COUNTY voLUvryR COMMITTEE J
No. 24o BROADWAY, New YORK Dec. 30, 1862
Judge @. DsAs:-
siR-n 70 the following query put 10 this Com.
mitee by you the representative OF the war Com.
mittse at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, viz
"wil the Co,uty Volunteer COMMITTEES pay the $500
bounty 10 veterans who reoelist a the Of in
New York previous 70 the expiration their present
term Of enlsiment. and who may be credited 10 the
qrfa OF New York on the draft ordered Tor the 6tt Of
January"
Committee Volunteering, held this day the iolowing
resolution unani nimously adopted
Resolved That tho county volunteer COMMITTEES viii
pay the of <00the county bounty-to soldiers nov
10 the United states army whose term OF service expires
before the sth day Of July 1894 ard who may be
reeniiscd for the term of three during war
Provided, such shall be credited . part OF the
quota Of The county of New York tho ordered by
the President In MS proclamation for January g. 1854
Add further provided that the enlisted shall
bo credited on said quota In equal numbers Of the
Congressional districts In said county. Yours, &c,
oRiSoN BLUNT, Chairman