The document has been folded in half vertically and then into thirds, with the exterior facing section of the verso bearing a summary of the contents. This section is also preprinted and completed by hand in black and red ink. It reads [Voucher No. 5 / Paid 15th of January 1865 / 1st Lieut. J. B. Thomas Adj. / 107. Pa U.S. Vols. / From the 1st of September 1864 / To the 31st of December, 1864 / Pay . . . . . / Subsistence . . . / Forage . . . . / Clothing. . . . / $463.14]. At the bottom left in red is [Taxes (on 277.00) / = $13.86].
| Date | 1865 |
| Created by | Captain James B. Thomas, American |
| Subject of | Dempsy Riley, American |
| Place depicted | Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | iron gall ink on wove rag paper |
| Dimensions | H x W (Folded): 8 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (21.6 × 9.9 cm) |
| Dimensions | H x W (Unfolded estimate): 11 11/16 × 17 in. (29.7 × 43.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family |
| Object number | 2019.26.5 |
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