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Certificate - Grand Army of the Republic, Anna M. Ross Post 94, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1879Certificate - Grand Army of the Republic, Anna M. Ross Post 94, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1879

This certificate confirms William Tinsley's membership in the Anna M. Ross Post 94, Department of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic. The document details his service as a Corporal in Company F of the 5th Penna. Cavalry during the Civil War, enlisting in 1861 and being discharged in 1865. He was mustered into the Grand Army of the Republic on April 7, 1879. The certificate features an ornate design with an American flag and eagle emblem, the motto "Honor Loyalty," and illustrations of Civil War-era soldiers flanking classical columns. A prominent seal is affixed near the bottom.

Order for Payment - M. B. Breitenbach, Jackson, Michigan, March 1, 1866Order for Payment - M. B. Breitenbach, Jackson, Michigan, March 1, 1866

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.