Scope and ContentDigital image: New Jersey Relief Warrant, No. 2242, City of Hoboken, Sept. 13, 1864; payable to Ann Dorsey. Signed by Mayor Charles T. Perry. The amount was "Six Dollars for her monthly allowance as provided for by the Act of the Legislature, past May 1st, 1861, repecting payment of the families of Volunteers." (A living allowance for wives or family members of men serving in the U.S. Army or other forces during the Civil War.)