The Civil War placed an unprecedented burden on municipal officials, who were responsible for meeting federal and state quotas of volunteers from their respective cities and towns, for establishing and paying out bounties to encourage enlistment, and for ensuring that the qualified dependent families of volunteers received the mandated "state aid." This correspondence can provide researchers with information about the logistical problems the War inflicted upon the State of Maine as well as information about the hardships endured by citizens and family members of soldiers.
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Letter from Calvin Burkett Certifying His Appleton Residency, August 17, 1864
Calvin Burkett and Johnson Thurston
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Letter from Town of Washington Relinquishing Quota Claim on Calvin Burkett, August 12, 1864
William Young and James Burns
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Letter from Andrew Burkett and A.H. Wentworth Regarding Quota, November 30, 1863
Andrew Burkett and A. H. Wentworth
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Letter to Governor Coburn from Andrew Burkett and A. H. Wentworth, November 12, 1863
Andrew Burkett and A. H. Wentworth
