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September 14, 1863
The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Newspaper refutes a report alleging Provost Marshals earn extra commissions on draft commutation fees, estimating high annual income, asserting it is false and their pay matches a Captain of Cavalry's without additions.
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A Monstrous Lie!
It is stated upon good authority that the Provost Marshals receive ten dollars of every 300 that is paid in as commutation. This, in addition to their salary, &c., &c., &c., makes quite a fat little sum for men who never were able to "earn their salt." Take this District, where some 800 have paid commutation, the commission of 3 1-3 per cent., and the $1800 salary, gives the snug little sum of $9,500 per year.-Age.
The above is simply a lie-known to be so by the reckless and unprincipled pen that wrote it. The Provost Marshal's pay is simply that of a Captain of Cavalry without one dollar's perquisite in any direction.
It is stated upon good authority that the Provost Marshals receive ten dollars of every 300 that is paid in as commutation. This, in addition to their salary, &c., &c., &c., makes quite a fat little sum for men who never were able to "earn their salt." Take this District, where some 800 have paid commutation, the commission of 3 1-3 per cent., and the $1800 salary, gives the snug little sum of $9,500 per year.-Age.
The above is simply a lie-known to be so by the reckless and unprincipled pen that wrote it. The Provost Marshal's pay is simply that of a Captain of Cavalry without one dollar's perquisite in any direction.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Provost Marshals
Commutation
Lie
Salary
Commission
Where did it happen?
This District
Story Details
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This District
Story Details
A claim states that Provost Marshals receive ten dollars from every 300 dollars in commutation payments, plus salary, yielding high income in the district where 800 have paid, but this is declared a lie, with their pay being only that of a Captain of Cavalry without perquisites.