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know what is required of them. Please answe
by telegraph Immediately.
PETER 7. WAsHBuRN,
Adjt. and Insp. Gen
>. PRovosT MARSHAL GENERAL To ADJUTAS,
AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.
February S, 1864.
GES. p. r. WAsHBuRx.
am preparing quota and will MAKE
known very soon. | hope you will get the town.
to work zealously in anticipation of their exact
quotas. The Government bounties cease on the
lst Of March, and what il easy for the towns
now viii be difficult after that time.
JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.
3. ADJur,Nr ,ND INSPECTOR GENERAL To Pro
vosr MARSHAL GENERAL.
February 10. 1864
Col JAMES B. Fry, Provost Marshal General.
Washington, d. G.
Governor Gilmore has issued his
proclamation, stating that he has official inform
alton, that all men raised under the draft, and
all raised under the call for 800 000 volunteers.
are 20 be credited against the present call for
5OH,Wn volunteers, thus making the total call
under the draft only 20U. 600 and that therefore
New Hampshire has no men 20 raise. This has
stopped culsting in Vermont, as, If reliable. We
have iIrn all required and have large
surplus. fthis is not so, and you would have
enlIstmg resumed in Vermont, ii is necessary
that you inform me 10 once.
PETER T. WAsHHrEN.
Aijt. ana Insp Geu.
(. PRovo~r MARSHAL GENERAL 10 ApJurANr
AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.
February -. lo6i
To Gtu. p. T. W,,HBrBv.
A men not heretofore credited. whether
rai-ei by Volunteering or drafting. viii be- crui-
itel ON the quota Of 500. 900 Another call may.
however, Dee maic AT any moment, and it would
be exceedingly uuwi>e Ia any locality 10 cease
its efforts % raise volunteers, especially while
government houutie> last ID an excess should
DE rui~cl hy any town. .t would only Dee provi-
ding, when the labor is light, ior "a call that will
come when n much greater effort would bc ne
cesslry 10 answer it. Your General Order some
time since is so sound and wise. that am Jed 20
hope there viii Dee no abatement u volunteering
in your state tor some time 60 come.
j. B. Fry.
Provost Marshal Geueral
e.. Anfrr,>T And INSPECTOR GENERAL rp
PHlyosT NiH~HAL GENERAL
February D.. 1~f4
Col. jaws b. Fry. Provost Marshal General.
Washington, b. e.
tm to understand from your telegram. MS
received, that, Vermont is 10 he charged with .
her quota OF 5Ou. 600 men. based upon the eu- .
ro.lm,ut. and credited with the whole number
furnished under the draft ant with the surplus
furnished beyond her quota under the last call
for 100000 volunteers and that. besides tins.
which viii apply mainly TO towns deficient under
the Grait 4Ui under the call for ap1, 900 yo.uu-
teers, t is desirable 90 raise al, the men pricti-
cable, within the time allowed Many town
are 20 hold meetings n the next three days 90
vote bount.e-, and all are asking Of me how
many m-l ore absolutely required
Many. Ifu1t most of them. f not informed.
vii, dissolve and io nothing, as some have al
ready done, through influence Of Gov. GtImore's
proclamation, aul want of other information. Il
deficient towns are 90 te req uirei % make good
their deficiency, &c - specially important o. them
and 90 the state that they know 10 now.
Pfr-R q. " A-HHuRN.
Aijunnt and Inspector General
b. Troso-r N,HsuU GENERAL Too ApIrrANr
AND Inspector GESEE,L
February D., l.fi.
The debts and credits OF Vermont are as
stated your despatch but deficient towns
should NJ once ill their quotis, TO secure thcm-
selves from draft under the amcuimcut act
kely Co. pass Cou-res. and while government
louuue> la.t Az towns should raise men To-
reet an additional call. which may he made "a;
any moment. Letter by MAI. give, your quotas
ini credits Co january ilst.
= B Fu,.
Provost Marshal Geucrsl
the above comprises all the information
which has nccu received 60 the present time. u
S ieluIfc tu this extent. that alI deficient towns
all boz drafted for their defceuciar. unless