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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Schedule of Pay and Rations agreeable to an act
entitled An act for regulating the military establishment
of the United States approved April 30th 1790
1st Colonel Commandant . . [undecipherable] pr month . 6 Rations pr day
Major . . . 40 . . . 4 . .
Captain . . . 30 . . . 3 .
Lieutenant . . . 22 . . . 2 . .
Ensign . . . 18 . . 2 . .
Surgeon . . . 30 . . 2 . . .
Surgeon's Mate . . 24 . . 2 . . .
Serjeant . . . 5 . . 1 .
Corporal . . . 4 . . 1 .
Private [undecipherable: Musician?] . . 3 . . 1 . . .
the Ration is to consist of:
One pound of Beef or three quarters of a pound of pork,
one pound of Bread or flour,
½ half a gill of Rum or Brandy or whisky,
One quart of Salt,
two quarts of Vinegar }
two pounds of Soap } to every hundred rations
one pound of candles }
for twenty five men . . . One Captain and Lieutenant [undecipherable]
for fifty men . . . . one Lieutenant and Ensign
for [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] . one Lieutenant or Ensign
[undecipherable: B. J. vanden Broeck?]
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

