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Samuel H. Torrey, auditor of public accounts for Louisiana, wrote a list of officials in the office of Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana.
The list notes the positions and pay of each officer. Shepley, a Maine native and prominent Portland lawyer before and after the Civil War, was the military governor, appointed July 18, 1862.
The end of the list notes that "no compensation is to be paid the Military Governor until further orders none having as yet been paid to him."
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About This Item
- Title: Military governor staff list, New Orleans, 1863
- Creator: Samuel H. Torrey
- Creation Date: 1863-02-28
- Subject Date: 1863
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 35.5 cm x 21.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 2/13
- Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Military occupations--Louisiana--New Orleans
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Military service--1860-1870
- Military personnel--United States--Louisiana--New Orleans
- Wages--Louisiana--New Orleans
- Recruiting & enlistment--1860-1870
- Expense accounts
- Military service, Voluntary
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