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An assistant adjutant general in Washington, D.C., wrote to Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, then serving as military governor of Louisiana, but former commander of the 12th Maine Regiment, disputing a bill from the regiment for straw.
W.A. Nichols wrote that there were 927 men, who each received 12 pounds of straw a month, which equaled 11,124 pounds, but the bill was for 23,564 pounds. The monetary difference, $49.76 was to be credited to the 1st Infantry and charged to the 12th Maine.
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About This Item
- Title: Rejection of bill for straw for 12th Maine, Washington, D.C., 1862
- Creator: W. A. Nichols
- Creation Date: 1862-11-21
- Subject Date: 1862-11-21
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 2/7
- Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Debt--Louisiana--New Orleans
- Paying bills
- Invoices
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864)
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
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