Subject: Sutler

This document is an order for payment from the U.S. Paymaster to M. B. Breitenbach, dated March 1, 1866, in Jackson, Michigan. It instructs the Paymaster to pay M. B. Breitenbach forty-six dollars, to be deducted from the money due to Lewis Arnell of Co. H, 12th Reg't Mich. Inf. upon his mustering out of the U.S. Army, for goods he purchased. The item is a pre-printed form with handwritten insertions for names, amounts, and dates, featuring blue ink for the printed text and a dark, possibly black or brown, ink for the handwritten details. The form includes a simple double-line border. 3.

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.

This brass token, valued at 50 cents, was issued by H. Rice, a sutler for McClernands Brigade of Illinois Volunteers during the American Civil War. The obverse reads "H. RICE..SUTLER..McCLERNANDS BRIGADE..ILL. VOL.50 CENTS," while the reverse credits "JOHN STANTON DIE SINKER..CINCINATTI." The token is enclosed in an NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) slab, indicating it has been authenticated and graded. It is noted to be slightly bent and graded AU (Almost Uncirculated) Details.