Isaac Cusac Civil War Papers

The image shows an official document from the War Department, Paymaster General’s Office in Washington, D.C., dated March 18, 1891. It informs the recipient about the issuance of a Treasury certificate, numbered 39549, for the amount of $152.55, which settles a claim for arrears of pay and bounty. Attorney fees and expenses totaling $15.25 have been deducted and remitted to a J.W. Talmadge, as per the act of Congress dated April 10, 1869. A check, numbered 494071, from the Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York, is enclosed for $137.30, representing the net amount payable to the recipient. The document is signed by D.R. Larned, Paymaster, U.S.A.