Certificate of United States Mustering Officer and Receipt for Hoboken City Bounty. Camp Parker near Trenton, N.J., Sept. 2nd, 1863.
Entry/Object ID
2013.069.0022
Scope and Content
Certificate of United States Mustering Officer and Receipt for Hoboken City Bounty. Dated at Camp Parker near Trenton, N.J., Sept. 2nd, 1863.
Eleven Hoboken men were paid two hundred dollars to volunteer for enlistment in the U.S. Army for Civil War duty. They were all from the Second Ward, mustered into Company L of the 2nd New Jersey Cavalry. All received a bounty payment of two hundred dollars. (Note that the sixth column is the signature of each man which in two cases, their name was mispelled in the list that is column two.)
Single leaf, lined paper with holographic text one side only, 12-1/4" x 15-1/2" wide, folded. Full text is in notes. PDF on file.
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wartime / bounty / draft / service /
Acquisition
Accession
2013.069
Source or Donor
Maier, Estate of Robert
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Estate of Robert Maier by sister, Michelle Maier.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1863 - 1863
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1863
Date(s): 1863
General Notes
Note
Notes: Archives 2013.069.0022
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Certificate of United States Mustering Officer and Receipt for Hoboken City Bounty
I certify that the following volunteers have this day been mustered into the service of the United States from Hoboken City, New Jersey, and are credited to the Ward opposite their respective names.
Eleven men
Jos. P. Ash,
1st Lt. 5th Cav.
Army
Dated at Camp Parker near Trenton, N.J.
Sept 2nd 1863.
No. Name of Volunteer Ward Company Regiment Received from the Hoboken Citizens [lined out text: Council of Hoboken City at the hand of] Volunteer Comtee of 1863 by W W Shippen Treas to pay bounties, the sum of Two hundred dollars Bounty Money. Witness
1 Bloomer, Charles 2nd Ward L 2nd New Jersey Cavalry Charles Bloomer E.V. Pomerantz[?]
2 Baldwin, George " L " George Baldwin E.V. Pomerantz[?]
3 Dempsey, Philip " L " Philip Dempsey E.V. Pomerantz[?]
4 Eichert, Fritz " L " Fritz Eichert E.V. Pomerantz[?]
5 Frazer[sic], Donald " L " Donald Fraser E.V. Pomerantz[?]
6 Geiger, Casper " L " Casper Geiger E.V. Pomerantz[?]
7 Hicks, William " L " William Hicks E.V. Pomerantz[?]
8 McCarty [sic], Cornelius " L " Cornelius McCarthy E.V. Pomerantz[?]
9 Tully, Peter " L " Peter Tully E.V. Pomerantz[?]
10 Weller, Samuel " L " Samuel Weller E.V. Pomerantz[?]
11 Howard, Casper " L " Casper Howard E.V. Pomerantz[?]
I hereby Certify that the above men were paid the Bounty of $200. each in my presence.
E.V. Pomerantz[?]
Capt. Corps [illegible]
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Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2013-12-23
