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Subject: 12th Michigan Infantry

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Sutler's Script - M. B. Breitenbach, Jackson, Michigan, March 1, 1866Sutler's Script - M. B. Breitenbach, Jackson, Michigan, March 1, 1866

This document is a partially printed Sutler's Script, issued by M. B. Breitenbach, the sutler for the 12th Michigan Infantry, from Jackson, Michigan, on March 1, 1866. It serves as an order to the U.S. Paymaster to pay M. B. Breitenbach twenty-nine dollars ($29.00), to be deducted from the final pay of Sergeant Hull M. Cross upon his mustering out of the U.S. Army. Sergeant Cross attests to having bought goods in good faith and requests the deduction. The document also notes $1.30 due to Sergeant Cross from the U.S. Government. The form features a pre-printed layout with handwritten details, including a blue stamped or printed "$29.00" within a decorative oval at the top left and the prominent printed text "PAYMASTER U.S.A." and "PAY TO M. B. BREITENBACH," with the latter in bold, capitalized lettering.

Sutler's Script - M. B. Breitenbach, Jackson, Michigan, March 1, 1866Sutler's Script - M. B. Breitenbach, Jackson, Michigan, March 1, 1866

This document is an order for payment, also known as a Sutler's Script, issued by M. B. Breitenbach, a sutler to the 12th Michigan Infantry. It records a transaction where Corporal George W. Plumer of Company K, 12th Michigan Infantry, purchased goods totaling $55.00. The script directs the U.S. Paymaster to deduct this amount from Plumer's final pay upon the regiment's mustering out at Jackson, Michigan. The item is a partially pre-printed form with handwritten details for the date, names, amount, and various certifications. It features a header 'PAYMASTER U.S.A.' and spaces for witnessing and certifications of purchase.