Series I. 5th District, Massachusetts includes all material created by and sent to the 5th District Massachusetts Office of the Provost Marshal. This series is arranged into seven subseries. Subseries A. Administrative Records includes circulars and general orders sent to the Provost Marshal from the War Department outlining relevant Provost Marshall Office regulations and procedures. Also included is a History of the Operations of the Office written for Brigadier General James B. Fry. Subseries B. Correspondence includes correspondence written to and from Captain and Provost Marshal Daniel H. Johnson Jr., along with a letter book kept by Johnson. Subseries C. Enrollment Records, By Town includes enlistment papers and enrollment records organized by the Provost Marshal by each town included in the 5th District. Subseries D. Enrollment Records, By Name includes draft records, surgeon's certificates, medical reports, and printed enrollment lists, arranged primarily by name of the enlisted soldier. Subseries E. Equipment Returns includes property returns and clothing receipts submitted to the Provost Marshal's Office. Subseries F. Reports include tri-monthly reports, a guard report book, and blank report forms. Subseries G. Financial Records include accounts and receipts, subsistence stores, abatements and requisitions detailing the financial activities of the Provost Marshal's Office.