Schedule of Pay and Rations
Document 1790A schedule of pay and rations, Approved April 30, 1790. Lists dollars for each position and quantity of goods allocated for soldiers.
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[Pay & Rations
Officers of the Army
— 1790.]
Schedule of Pay and Rations agreed to by an act entitled An act for regulating the military establishment of the United States approved April 30th 1790
Lt Colonel Commandant $60 pr month 6 Rations p Day
[Major?] 40 . . 4 . .
Captain 40 . . 3 . .
Lieutenant 22 . . 2 . .
Ensign 18 . . 2 . .
Surgeon 30 . . 3 . .
Surgeon's mate 24 . . 2 . .
Sergeant 5 . . 1 . .
Corporal 4 . . 1 . .
[Private?] 3 . . 1 . .
Indian [undecipherable] 8 . . 1 . .
the Ration to consist of
One pound of Beef or three quarters of a pound of pork
one pound of bread or flour
half a gill of Rum or Brandy or whisky
one quart of salt
one quart of vinegar } in every hundred
two pounds of soap } rations
one pound of candles
for twenty five men One captain or Lieutenant Commandant [undecipherable]
for fifty men one Lieutenant and Ensign
for [undecipherable] & the[undecipherable]men one Lieutenant or Ensign
[undecipherable: No 47?]
B. vanden Brock [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Document Signed
Description
A schedule of pay and rations, Approved April 30, 1790. Lists dollars for each position and quantity of goods allocated for soldiers.
Date
04/30/1790
Author
Collection
Document number
1790999915101
Page start
1
Note
Document is largely illegible.
Notable persons
R J Vandenbrock
Notable locations
Office of the Army
Notable items
beef
flour
brandy
whisky
port
pork
whiskey
sugar
candles

