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This collection consists of various letters from Darwin Babbitt to his parents, dating from Jan. 21, 1864 to Mar. 20, 1864. The collection also includes letters to S.A. Babbitt concerning his son's capture and as a prisoner, ca. July 1864; discharge papers of Darwin Babbitt of the 5th Michigan Cavalry, June 1865, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; and copied pages from Soldier's and sailor's almanac for 1865 with marginal notes relating to Babbitt being taken prisoner.

Discharge papers for Private Henry Mishler of the 100th Indiana Infantry, Company D. He was discharged at Madison, Indiana on December 30, 1864. 

Discharge paper of George Vedder, private, Company B, Third Regiment of Michigan Infantry Volunteers, May 25, 1866. 

 This collection consists of muster-out and voucher forms dating 1864-1866. There are four types of records in the collection: detachment muster-out forms (showing name, rank, age, when, where, and by whom enrolled and mustered, when and by whom last paid, allowances given for travel, subsistence, clothing, equipment, and remarks); individual muster-outs (shows the same information as the first, plus data on pay rate and bounty received); regimental muster-outs (gives same information as the second, but does so for all members of a given company); and vouchers documenting pay to officers for salary, clothing, subsistence, and hired private servants. The servants were black, and the forms give their name, height, eye color, and hair color. The collection is arranged numerically by regiment, with infantry and cavalry units listed first. A name index has been prepared for easy access to the records.

Discharge certificate of William Collins dated May 12, 1865.

This collection contains the Army discharge papers of Reuben Stevens, dated Apr. 24, 1814; an affidavit for commissioned officer, for Amos D. Avery, dated May 23, 1863; the Army discharge papers of Amos D. Avery from Company I, 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery, dated Feb. 8, 1865; and explanatory information concerning Reuben Stevens.

This collection consists of a newspaper obituary for Hiram Spear, dated May 15, 1914; discharge papers for Spear, dated Dec. 29, 1863; and discharge papers for Spear with battles participated in listed on the back, dated July 30, 1866. Spear was in the 8th Michigan Infantry, Co. I.

This collection consists of the discharge certificate for Jacob Strickle, 14th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 1865

Discharge papers of Daniel S. Ingersoll, 15th Michigan Volunteers, Co. G, August 11, 1865. 

 This collection consists of documents of Lyman H. Hutton. The collection includes the discharge papers of Hutton from the 188th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, dated Sept. 21, 1865; his discharge papers from the "Squirrel Hunters", dated Sept. 1862; a resolution of appreciation to Hutton for service in the "Squirrel Hunters", dated March 4, 1863; and a pension certificate issued to Hutton, dated Jan. 8, 1903.

This collection consists of three documents arranged as one series: 1. Military documents, 1864-65. This series contains William Hogue's discharge papers, dated at Port Hudson, Louisiana, Feb. 22, 1864, and New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 20, 1865. Also included is a furlough for Hogue dated at Kalamazoo, Mich. on March 24, 1864.

 This collection consists several documents pertaining to the Civil War. The collection includes discharge papers for Delos H. Ennis of Company C, Ninth Michigan Veteran Infantry (June 20, 1865) and for Peter F. Garrison, Company K, 14th Michigan Veteran Infantry (July 18, 1865). The collection also contains 2 receipts for ordnance stores returned to Company D, 24th Michigan Infantry (June 1863), an abstract of materials expended or consumed by the same company from time of muster to and during the first quarter of 1863, and a circular, Circular no. 10, series of 1863, issued by the War Dept., March 16, 1863, relative to the "return of ordnance and ordnance stores".

 This collection consists of the discharge order of Benjamin Balderson, dated 1864.

Pursuant to the firemen and policemen civil service act, an appointing authority has the power to suspend an employee for a reasonable period up to 30 days and also initiate discharge proceedings.

The County Register of Deeds who is paid a salary authorized by the board of supervisors is not entitled to retain fees collected by him in the discharge of duties reposed in him by the UCC.

Recording of veterans’ military discharges, by county clerks, includes the recording of Report of Separation and Service Record, DD Form 214.

A financial institution may discharge more than one mortgage in a common document involving more than one mortgagor and the discharge document may be recorded by the appropriate Register of Deeds._x001D_A mortgage discharge instrument may reference the liber and page at which the mortgage being discharged is recorded without listing the full legal description on the discharge instrument._x001D_A mortgage discharge instrument may not be signed by a facsimile, rubber stamp, or other electronic or mechanical means.

A county clerk must enter upon the county’s record book all military service discharges presented for recording to the county clerk, including discharges presented by a veteran’s service officer to aid the veteran, surviving spouse, or dependent in applying for benefits available to the veteran, surviving spouse, or dependent. If requested by the veteran, a person with the veteran’s permission, or the surviving heirs of the veteran, a county clerk is required to provide for the viewing and reproduction of a military service discharge record that has been entered upon the county’s record book. If requested by the persons designated by MCL 35.32(2)(b)(iv) and if access to the document is necessary to aid the veteran, surviving spouse, or dependent in applying for benefits available to the veteran, a county clerk is required to provide for the viewing and reproduction of a military service discharge record that has been entered upon the county’s record book. A county clerk must provide a certified copy of a military discharge record on file with the county clerk at the request of a person designated in MCL 35.32(2)(b)(i)-(iv).

Diary of George Benton Arnold dated 1865. In this diary, he describes the weather, skirmishes, Battle of Fort Steadman (March 25), the Capture of Petersburg (April 2), the capture of General Lee, the assassination of President Lincoln, and his discharge.

Discharge Certificate of George Benton Arnold dated May 13, 1865.

Letter from Erwin Welsh to his son-in-law and daughter, dated December 29, 1863. In this letter, he discusses his health, finances, his application for discharge, and inquires about home life.