The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-03-23
..EXECUTIyE MANSION

EXECUTIVE MANSION
"WAsHINGToN CITY
"FebruGry 6, 1865.
"Whereas, complaints are made in some
localiues respecting the assignments of quo
tas and credits allowed for the pending call
of troops TO ell up the armies, now, in order
to determine all controversies in respect
thereto. and to avoid any delay in filing up
the armies, it is ordered That the Attor-
ney General, Brigadier General Richard
Delafeld and Colonel c. w. Foster, be, and
they are hereby, constituted a Board, to ex-
anime into the proper quotas and credits of
the respective States and Districts under the
call Of December -, 1864, with directions
that, # any errors be found therein, to make
such corrections as the laws and the facts
may require, and report their determination
to the Provost Marshal General. The de-
Termination Of said Board to be fnal and con-
elusive, and the draft TO be made IN conform
ty therewith.
"2,-The Provost Marshal General is Or
deTed to make the draft in the respective Dis
tricts, as speedily as the same can be done,
after the 10Th OF this month. Signed
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
have respectfully to report, as follows =
The call for 100000 men, made by the
President, on the 10Th of December, 1864,
requires that that number shall be raised.
But the law requires that the number Of
men previously furnished by different locali-
ties. and the periods Of their service, shall be
considered so as to equalize the draft
The number ofmen liable 20 military daty
is to be determined by the enrolment lists.
The number Of men which have been fur
nished by the various localities, and their
periods Of service, were asceriained. and pre-
yious accounts having been adjusted, the ex-
cesscs, were they existed, where carried for
ward under the last draft.
The anclnt Of service furnished is deter
mined by multiplying the number of men
raised by the number Of years for which they
enlisted.
| Having thus asceriained the number OF
men enrolled on the 3lst day OF December.
! 1861: the number of men furnished up to
that date; the localities from which they
come, and the periods Of their service, it is
\ proposed 10 distribute the call for 100000
men among the several districts, and parts Of
districts, according to the number OF men en-
rolled in each, and the number of men furn.
ised, and the periods Of service previously
rendered by each
The rule by which this is accomplished is
as follows:
Take the whole number Of years of service
4 furnished by the districts ofthe United States
from the commencement Of the rebellion L
the 3lst of December, 1864. From that sun
deduct the whole number of men furnished
from all the districts of the United States vi
TO that date. The remainder will be the ex
cess Of service furnished by all the districts
Multiply the call of December 18th, 1864
by three, to have the number Of years OF ser
vice upon that call, and to this add the ex
cess. as ascertained above. Then, as th'
number of men enrolled from the whole Uni
ted States up to the 3lst of December 1864
is to the period of service, as above ascertain
ed, so is the number Of men enrolled IN ;
igiveh district, 70 the number Of years OF ser
vice it is required to furnish, including 1t
pro rata share Of the excess.
From this sum deduct the actual exces
: the district furnished; the remainder is th
! number of years of service which the dlstrlc
is required to furnish under the call of De
/ cember 10, 1864, which, divided by tire
oives the number Of men required from Tia
district.
AS this call is for 100000 men, that mum
ber cannot be reduced by men going in 70
a period longer than one year. lnequaiitle
produced by men going in under this call 70
longer periods than one year, must be equal
lied on future calls.
1t will be perceived tina. though the ae
| crreOafe of fhc excess furnished Is added
the whole call, the excess Of each district