1 Bucks County Intelligencer, 104th Didn’t Allot Pay Page B-NINE Col. 4 1
104th Didn’t
Allot
Pay
The 104th Regiment never took
full advantage of the allotment
system established by an act of
Congress.
And, only to a limited extent,
did the men make use of the ex-
press in sending money home.
The Chaplain was the financial
agent of the soldiers. He carried
the money homes and distributed
it to the families. He deposited the
money in Philadelphia, Read-
ing and Doylestown banks, on
which he drew checks for the
men.
These were given to the soldiers
to be forwarded by letter, and
by the time they arrived the
chaplain had placed the money
in the banks to be drawn against.
The chaplain provided the blank
checks and revenue stamps and
the men paid him enough to cov-
er these expenses.