Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-01
Concerning the Draft, and the Quotas O.
Towns,

w. presume circular similar to the one copied
below, which We fad In the Burlington Times
has been scot to the selsetmen Of all town. 10 III.
State who have furnished, heretofore, more than
their quotas, bat, a. We have heard nothing Of il
we print thi, for general information. Those
who sre fond Of red tape will doubtless admir-.
tbi, specimen from the War Department,
ApJurANr AND INSPECTOR GIys Orrrcs,
Wood,toek, Aug. %, 1868.
To tL SSl,ctmen Of The To~n Of Burlington
GENTLEMEN In reply TO a telegram, dated
August 10, 1868, from the Governor Of this State
10 th. Provo,. Marshal General, urging that i'm.
medi.,e mea,ures be adopted for giving to the
several town. in this State, which have furnished
heretofore surplus Of volunteers above their re-
spec,i,e quotas, the benefit Of the cr.di,s, to
which they have thereby become entitled, in &C.
cordancs with the terms OF the letter from the
Provost Marshal General, dated July 10, 1868,
and published in General Order No. I, issued
from this cihce, the following letter has been re-
ceiyed, prescribing compliance with additional re.
quirement', as s preliminary TO the allowance oi
such credit
WAR DEPARTMENT, }
Provost MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, d. c., Aug. IS, 1863. }
His Ercellency Frederick HolLrOOk, Governor o.
Vermont
SIR In reply to your telegram OF this date
have 10 state that have received the statenen
referred to, and copy Of your printed order No
4 /, h,. been sent 10 me by Btig.Geo. Pitche
/ A. A. Provost Marshal General Of Vermont,
addressed a letter to Gen. Pitcher, Of which tn
following is the substance, and nov transmit i
to YOU, as it covers the material points reierre
to 10 your telegram. | consider that il is nee
essary, in order to ascertain to what exten
towns are entitled 10 credit for surplus Of me-
actually furnished, to establish two points
lst. That proper quota has been assigne
to the town under the general quota assigned /
the State and that this quota, taken with those
all other towns, will make up the quota Of th
! State.
I'd. That the surplus claimed over and aboy
this auots, has been actually furnished, and Ii
! men mustered into the United States service.
The second point can best be established
| furnishing list Of the names Of all the me
claimed 10 have been furnished by a town, I,
comparison with the musterin-rolls on file n Il
Office of the Adjutant General Of the Army.
Very respectfully your obedient servant.
(Signed) JAMES b. FRY,
Provost Marshal Genera.
Immediately upon the receip, Of this letter,
: statement OF quotas aud credits was prepared,
accordance with paragraph one Of the letter, GER
= fed by the Governor and forwarded to the Pr
: yost Marshal General. 1t is hoped that the &C
= = tlRcato will supersede the necessity Of preparil
4 an forwarding the lists Of the volunteers fro
i each town claiming credit, mentioned in d
: last clause Of the letter. To avoid loss of tin
;. however, II those lists should be insisted upo
they are being prepared as rapidly as pos,lb
"a As this require. the copying Of many thousa
!. names, and stating the regiment and company
!. each man, /, mus, necessarily consume some wee
n before the work can be completed and forward
J. to Washington. When received there the COL
=, psrson Of the lists with the musterrolls, as me
!. toned in the above letter, will require sol
n weeks longer. .r.g.aL-...6s
: What plan the Provost Marshal General '
q ultimately adopt, for giving credit to the towns
this State, ia mol known. Blu. the lisls Of vol,