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Flat file 1

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Transfer rolls, 1864-1865

 File — Flat file: 1
Identifier: I.
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series I. Personnel contains papers relating to the personnel on board the Vandalia I. This series includes transfers, resignations, discharges, descriptions of deserters, lists of men drafted, certificates, certifications, rating orders, and lists of personnel. The discharges are not only for Vandalia I sailors, but are also for prisoners of war. Also included is a pamphlet published by the Navy on court martial procedures and muster books.

Dates: 1864-1865

Quarterly or half yearly pay, receipt, and muster roll, 1865

 File — Flat file: 1
Identifier: III.
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Financial contains financial related materials from the ship. This series includes security notes, which were guarantees signed by fellow seamen that if an individual did not return to the ship from leave on time, the others would pay a fine. The notes often said if they were forfeited due to desertion, or if they were returned to the individuals. There are a number of empty envelopes in this series, which contain information on them about the security notes or private funds that...
Dates: 1865