Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-09-04

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! Auzls. iG. 1865, from the Governor CT th.s
/ Sts.c - IT, Provost Marshal General. urging
I tast !.azeii.ie measures be adopted for giving
J to the seyerz, toSns in this State, whicA hsve
/ AIali-hcl heretofore surp'us Of yo,uItve-s
shove their respective quotas, the beneSt Q! TIE
creii;., & which they hsyc tssrsby become e.
ttls,l, Il sccorlancs with the terms Of the letter
isJt1 Ii, Provost Marshal General, dated July
. 10, l5C2. ead published in General Order No !,
:s-usi r-oa. ;lis Office. the following letter hss
, l--r r-,';-si, prescribing compliance With etdi-
ti5az, -, 1i-e.1ez;-, Sc preliminary to the sl-
{ lorsu-. y; sr,h credit:
/ Vas DyTAzr.i,sT, PsovosT MAEsEAt Grs'-. I
OgFIc., WaTIyGIoy, D. C., Aug. IL, 1853. !
fl, E--e',. g, FIX H3,;.95Ss 0.rs- or
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-;H In reply :. ysG- tslssT4- c. tS.s ds:s
+ L-~s . .lsts ths. I have received TIE state
! a-eT; rsssr7ei -, snd copy Of your pzilse1
/ order 20 ia heen ser. 10 ras b Bris. ter.
Pitcher, 4 A. T.oTcs. AS-shsl General ot Ve--
mo.t s51ressei letter 70 Gen. FitcAc-. q
witch tue ioi.orins is the substance, and ooT
transmit 10 you, as Il covers the material po-,ts
referred TO in your telegram consider thst It
is necessary, N order 10 ascertain 70 what sx-
tent towns are entitled to credit for surplus Of
men actually furnished, to establish two points
1st-That proper quota has been assigned
to the town under the general quota assigned 70
the State, and that thi. quota, taken with those
Of all ether towns. will make up the quota Of
the State
2d-That the surplus claimed over and above
this quota, has been actually furnished, and the
men mustered into the United States service
The second point can best be established BY
furnishing list Of the names Of all the men
claimed to have been furnished BY a town, for
comparison with the muster-in-rolls on fle in
the Office of the Adjutsnt General Of the Army.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
(SicneD JAMES B. FRY,
Prorost Marshal General.
Immediately upon the receipt Of this letter, a
statement of quotas and credits was prepared, IN
accordance with paragraph one Of the letter GER
;ihed by the Governor, and forwarded TO the
Provost Marshal General Il i. hoped that the
certificate will supersede the necessity Of prepar-
ing ami forwarding the lists Of the volunteers
from each Town claiming credit, mentioned IN
the last clause OF the letter. To avoid loss Of
time, however, if those lists should be insisted
upon, they are being prepsred as rapidly as pos-
elDlc. As tule VI
thousand names and stating the regiment and
company of each man. it must necessarily con-
sumo some weeks before the work csn be COM
pletei and forwarded to Washington Whenre-
ceived there, the comparison OF the LIST, WITH the
uustsr-rulls az mentioned in the above letter.
will require some weeks longer
What plan the Proves. Marshal General will
ultimately adopt, for giving credits to the Towns
in this State i. not known But if the hsts Of
volunteers are required to be furnished. as shove
stated land then to Be compared 1T washington,
il is very obvious that the Towns interested can
expec, no immediate advantage from their credits
Every thing which can be doneby the Govern
or and the Adjutant apd Inspector General Of
this State, to facilitate and hasten the allowance
Of these credits to the Towns entitled 70 them. is
being done, and as rapidly as possible And
there does not sppear TO be any thing more.
which the Selectmen Of the several To-o4esr d.
until the Provost Mzrshai General shsii hsve j.
sued his instructions 10 the Provost Msrsssls q
the several Districts in this state.
yrespestfa,lJ. yO,Ir obSShent servant,
- PE-ER 7. WAsasu.E.
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