[undecipherable] [undecipherable] (A.D) The Army in the Northern Department discharged the fifth November 1783 and that in the Southern [undecipherable: Station] on the 15^th November 1783 War Office of the United States May 6^th 1790 H. Knox Secretary of War (#) War Office of the [United States] May [undecipherable] 1790 In obedience to the order of the House of Representatives the Secretary of War submits the following [undecipherable] of the numbers of the Troops and Militia furnished from time to time by the several States, towards the support of the late War. The number of the [undecipherable: regular] Troops having been stated from the Official Returns deposited in the War Office, may be depended upon — and in all cases where the numbers of Militia are stated from the Returns, the same confidence may be allowed — But in some years of the greatest exertions of the Southern States, there are no returns whatever of the Militia employed — In this case recourse has been had to the best [undecipherable] of Officers, and to well informed Individuals, in order to form as just estimate of the numbers of the Militia in service and after the accuracy of the estimate cannot be relied on, yet the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of our own [undecipherable]. When the accounts of the Militia service of the several States [undecipherable] be adjusted [undecipherable] that the numbers would be better ascertained — There are not any [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] accurate returns could be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the late Wars. The charges made by the several States against the United States, which have been presented by the Commissioners of accounts, are probably [the only?] evidence which can be obtained on the subject All which is humbly submitted to the House of Representatives H. Knox. Secretary of War A Statement — of the number of non Commissioned Officers and Privates of the Regular Troops and Militia furnished by the several States from time to time, for the support of the late Wars Statement of the Troops furnished by the following States, taken from actual returns of the army for the year 1775 [Table — Troops Furnished] Number Number of Commissioned Militia [undecipherable] New Hampshire 2225 Massachusetts 11000 Rhode Island 1195 Connecticut 6017 New York 375 Pennsylvania 101 57400 37465 [undecipherable] the above troops were [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] December 1775 Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above Virginia for Six Months ................................ 3000 [undecipherable] Carolina troops for [undecipherable] Months 1150 ........ 3180 North Carolina for [undecipherable] Months ............. 2000 South Carolina for [undecipherable] Months .............. 500 [undecipherable] State Troops ............... 100 ........ 1000 Georgia for Nine Months ...................... - - - ..... 1000 Grand Total 10180 Statement of the Troops furnished by the following States taken from actual returns of the Army for the year 1776 [Table] 1776 [undecipherable] Number Number Total of Militia Number of and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Militia New Hampshire 3017 Massachusetts 13372 1000 13372 Rhode Island 795 102 1900 Connecticut 1390 707 12157 [undecipherable] 601 148 258 [undecipherable] 631 2173 3329 Virginia 6110 North Carolina 1148 South Carolina 3069 [undecipherable] 301 [undecipherable] 3629 1717 5340 [undecipherable] 1717 1475 10257 [undecipherable] 4723 1475 19756 Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above New Hampshire — averaged at Four Months ............. 1000 Massachusetts — Ditto ........................... - . 3000 Connecticut — Ditto ............................. - . 1000 New York — Ditto ................................ - . 2750 Virginia — ditto ................................ - . [undecipherable] South Carolina — average at 6 months ............. - . 3000 South Carolina — ten — 6 months ................. - . [undecipherable] Georgia — ....................................... - . 750 State Troops 1800 ........ 1750 Grand Total 67651 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Statement of the Troops [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] States [undecipherable] actual [undecipherable] for the year 1777 [Table — partially illegible] [undecipherable: note on left margin regarding Carolina returns and payments, 1777] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] New Hampshire 3 344 373 [undecipherable] 2073 Massachusetts 15 1230 3776 2773 [undecipherable] 14671 [undecipherable] 2 960 156 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 4 [undecipherable] 1443 399 [undecipherable] 28502 [undecipherable] 6 1720 1493 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 7 [undecipherable] 1503 4135 [undecipherable] 7068 (?) Pennsylvania 12 1160 4155 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1 601 401 1535 [undecipherable] 299 Maryland [undecipherable] 5041 3236 [undecipherable] 3617 (?) Virginia [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] North Carolina [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] South Carolina 6 439 1063 [undecipherable] 1623 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 16 18500 [undecipherable] returning 1778 [undecipherable] 317 37620 28000 10100 24720 Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above New Hampshire [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] months ...... 2200 Massachusetts ............ 2 [undecipherable] ............... [undecipherable] Connecticut .............. 3 [undecipherable] ............... 1000 New York ................. 6 [undecipherable] ............... 2500 New Jersey ............... 2 [undecipherable] ............... 1500 [undecipherable] ......... 4 [undecipherable] ............... 2000 Maryland ................. [undecipherable] ................. [undecipherable] Virginia ................. [undecipherable] ................. [undecipherable] South Carolina ........... [undecipherable] ................. 350 [undecipherable] ......... [undecipherable] ................. [undecipherable] Rhode Island ............. [undecipherable] 1000 ............. 2200 [undecipherable] Grand Total 60740 W. [undecipherable] Statement of the Troops furnished by the following States, taken from actual returns of the Army for the year 1778 [January 22, 1778 troops [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] Number Number Number Total of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] New Hampshire 2 1,544 1385 1385 Massachusetts 15 7010 3018 1575 9,057 Rhode Island 1 322 630 3,434 3,000 Connecticut 4 4178 4518 9,414 New York 5 2,419 1536 1,526 New Jersey 7 2,012 1536 1,536 Pennsylvania 10 5,220 3,647 6,617 Delaware 1 522 348 11 349 Maryland 15 5234 3311 Virginia 15 7,130 5256 5,256 North Carolina 9 4,693 1,217 1,217 South Carolina 6 3,732 7,651 7,651 Georgia 1 522 073 073 Total 86 44,892 32,899 4,303 37,252 Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above New Hampshire: for 2 Months .................... 560 Massachusetts: 2 Months ................. - .. 4,500 New Jersey: .................................. 1,115 Virginia: 2 Months .......................... 2,000 Ditto: [undecipherable: Jaconving?] Convention troops .. 4,630 North Carolina: 3 Months ..................... 2,001 Georgia: [undecipherable] Months ........ 3,210 .... 13,001 Grand Total 51,032 [undecipherable: Herrity?] Statement of the Troops furnished by the following States taken from actual Returns of the Army for the Year 1779 [March 7, 1777 troops [undecipherable]; [columns:] [undecipherable]; Furnished; Militia] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] New Hampshire [undecipherable] Massachusetts 10 7930 6307 455 Rhode Island 2 1460 117 756 Connecticut 3 [undecipherable] 3866 New York 5 2611 2211 New Jersey 3 1061 176 Pennsylvania 6 1742 3475 Delaware 1 522 47 Maryland (?) [undecipherable] Virginia 11 1762 3773 North Carolina (?) 6 3152 1066 375 6 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1 532 17 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 4760 [undecipherable] 1060 Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above New York: For Three Months ................... 1110 Virginia: For [undecipherable] [undecipherable] .. 3000 Ditto: For [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ..... 3000 Ditto: [undecipherable: Jaconving?] [undecipherable] troops .. 600 South Carolina: For 8 Months ............... 1000 South Carolina: [undecipherable] Months ...... 2100 Georgia: 9 Mo[nths] .......................... 750 Grand Total 41584 Statement of [the Troops?] furnished by [the following?] States taken from actual Returns of the Army for the Year 1780 [January 1, 1780 Returns — Quota required: By the States furnished] [Columns: Number Militia Men; Number; Militia] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] March 1779 — New Hampshire 3 1566 1117 766 Massachusetts 11 7930 4013 3456 Rhode Island 2 1460 915 Connecticut 5 4176 3135 New York 5 2610 2177 660 New Jersey 3 1584 1105 162 Pennsylvania 11 5702 2227 Delaware 1 532 325 331 Maryland 8 4176 2065 Virginia 11 5762 2036 North Carolina 6 3132 South Carolina 6 3132 [undecipherable] Total 80 4176 21015 5311 [undecipherable: Returned] 26326 Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above New York: [undecipherable] 2 months .............. 2000 Virginia: [undecipherable] Mo[nths] .............. 1000 Ditto: 2 Mo[nths] ............................. 3000 North Carolina: [undecipherable] 10 Mo[nths] .... 3000 South Carolina: 6 Mo[nths] .................... 1000 Ditto: [undecipherable] Mo[nths] ............... 1000 Georgia: [undecipherable] ............... [undecipherable: Signatures] ... 1400 Grand Total 42226 [undecipherable: Herrity?] Statement of the Troops furnished by the following States taken from actual Returns of the Army for the year 1781—82 Actual returns of the Army for [undecipherable] 1790 [Columns: Quota required; Furnished; [undecipherable]] [Number; Number Militia; Number; Man; Militia] New Hampshire 2 1152 700 Massachusetts 11 6366 3732 1566 [undecipherable: 6 Months?] Rhode Island 1 376 464 Connecticut 6 3406 1620 1560 [undecipherable: 6 Months?] New York 3 722 [undecipherable] 179 New Jersey 2 1152 128 Pennsylvania 3 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1263 Delaware 1 176 11 Maryland 5 2200 770 130 [undecipherable: South Penn?] Virginia 11 6336 1335 3096 [undecipherable: before York Town?] North Carolina 6 2000 South Carolina 2 652 Georgia 1 176 Total 55 30008 12372 7938 [undecipherable: Total from Returns: 20330?] Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above Virginia ......................... 3000 [undecipherable: Nansemond?] North Carolina ................... 3000 [undecipherable: Guilford &c.?] South Carolina .................... 300 [undecipherable] Georgia ........................... 750 [undecipherable] Total employed 1750 Grand Total 29,300 Statement of the Troops furnished by the following States taken from actual Returns of the Army for the year 1782 [Columns: Quota required; Furnished] [Number; Number Militia Men; Number; Militia Men] New Hampshire 2 1152 700 Massachusetts 9 1386 4480 Rhode Island 1 176 Connecticut 6 2056 7302 New York 3 732 1195 New Jersey 2 1152 160 Pennsylvania 9 5200 1862 Delaware 1 176 148 Maryland 5 3300 1380 Virginia 10 3226 1004 North Carolina 6 2304 1105 South Carolina 2 602 Georgia 1 176 Total 57 21600 12006 [undecipherable: Total from Returns: 12006?] Conjectural estimate of Militia employed in addition to the above Virginia ......................... 1000 North [undecipherable] Carolina ... 2000 [undecipherable: for all Months?] Georgia ........................... 750 3750 ... 750 Total [undecipherable] Grand Total [undecipherable] [31] Statement of the Troops [furnished?] [by the following States?] [taken from?] the actual Returns of the Army [for the year 1783?] [By V. [undecipherable]] [Columns: Quota required; Furnished] New Hampshire 2 1152 Massachusetts 11 1886 6370 1385 Rhode Island 1 376 272 Connecticut 1 3656 7062 New York 2 728 865 New Jersey 2 1152 676 Pennsylvania 7 5106 5176 Delaware [undecipherable] 176 235 Maryland [undecipherable] 2200 874 Virginia [undecipherable] 1390 609 North Carolina 2 1152 127 North Carolina 4 2346 477 Georgia 1 576 140 Total 33 30008 [undecipherable]