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This file unit contains the discharge paper of Private James R. Brown, Company D, 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment, issued at Atlanta, Georgia, on August 20, 1870, upon expiration of his three year term of service. He was a farmer born in Clambrooks [?], New York; 22 years old; 5 feet, 7 inches in height; and had a light complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair.
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445207660
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Discharge Paper of Private James R. Brown, Company D, 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment
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Discharge Paper of Private James R. Brown, Company D, 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment
description
This file unit contains the discharge paper of Private James R. Brown, Company D, 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment, issued at Atlanta, Georgia, on August 20, 1870, upon expiration of his three year term of service. He was a farmer born in Clambrooks [?], New York; 22 years old; 5 feet, 7 inches in height; and had a light complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair.
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Michigan State Board of Escheats Collection
Discharge Paper of Private James R. Brown, Company D, 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment
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New York
Georgia
Certificates
Military service records
Military records
Military discharge
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445207660
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1870-08-20
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1870-08-20
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In the 19th century, soldiers discharged from the Regular Army received a discharge certificate that became their personal property; the War Department generally did not retain a copy for its own records. If the soldier was owed pay and other amounts upon his discharge, the soldier presented the discharge to the paymaster in order to collect that money. Words and numbers written on the reverse side of this discharge certificate indicates its use in this manner. The National Archives accepted this donated item as an example of the type of discharge paper (discharge certificate) used around 1870.
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