Regulations for receiving and distributing public materials
Document 1792The organization of the Legions having been decided upon, Secretary Knox outlines regulations to govern the distribution of materials from the military stores.
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Head Quarters Legion Ville 25th march 1793
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Head Quarters Legion Ville 26th March 1793
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Head Quarters Legion Ville 27th March 1793
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The Organization of the Legion and Sub Legions being finally decided upon, by the President of the United States. Aggreable to the Orders of the 26th instant The following established regulations, for the reviewing distributing and acounting for all public property Designed for the army of the United States, are to be Strictly adhered to (viz) All public Stores designed for the army of the United States on the Ohio Shall in the first instance be addressed by the Commissary of Military Stores, or Store Keepers in Philadelphia to the D'Master Genl or his Deputy at Pittsburgh who Shall transport them to the posts to which they belong, or to the Garrisons or detachments, for which they are designed and take duplicated receipts for the same one of which Shall be transmitted to the Commissary of Military Stores in Philadelphia
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The packages shall be marked or indicated for the Department to which they Belong, — The Stores which Shall be so forwarded Shall be Charged to the respective Departments —
[underline: The Ordinance Department] comprehends Ordinance and Arms, and Ordinance and Military Stores of all Sorts belonging to arming and acoutring a Soldier and all armourers and Artillery Artificers
[underline: The D'Masters Department] comprehends all things relative to the transportation of the troops and the Barracks and utensils, and D'Masters Artificers, Camp Equipage, Cavalry Horses and Equipments, Forrage and Such other duties, as Shall be directed, by the Commanding Officers —
[underline: The Hospital Department,] comprehends [undecipherable] Medicines, Instruments, Hospital Stores & [undecipherable] and all things relative to the Sick or wounded of the Army —
The Cloathing department comprehends the Cloathing for the troops, The Sub Legionary Pay Masters, to be agents, by which the Cloathing Shall be received distributed and accounted for
The Indian Department comprehends all provided by the United States for the use of Said department —
The D'M'r or his Deputies will receive and distribute every thing in his own department and be accountable for the Same — He will also receive all Indian Goods, and Issue them to [the]
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Orders of the Superintendent or his Deputy, or the Commanding Genl as the Case may be keeping acurate accounts of all receipts and deliveries —
[underline: The Conductor of Military Stores] at Head Quarters will receive all Articles in the Ordinance Department, designed for the main body of the troops, but Articles designed for any detachment or Garrison on the upper parts of the Line will be transported from Pittsburgh directly for Such Detachment or Garrison and receipted for by the Commanding Officer thereof —
[underline: The Conductor] of Military Stores Shall Issue Ordinance, Arms, Ammunition and Stores, upon the Orders of the Commanding Officer of Artillery — And the Armourers and Artillery Artificers Shall be under the direction of the Commanding Officers of Artillery —
[underline: The Medecines] instruments and all things belonging to the Hospital Department to be receipted for by an Hospital Store Keeper to be appointed and his pay fixed by the Commanding General
The D'Master Genl — and his Deputies, The Conductor of Millitarary Stores, and the Hospital Storekeeper Shall Open an account with each Sub Legion, Battalion, Compy Troop, Detachment and Garrison to whom they Shall be ordered to deliver Stores, always taking Triplicate receipts for the Articles Delivered —
The Commanding Officers of Companys, Troops and Detachments Shall account in the Inspection Returns, for all public property, delivered to the Troops under their Orders — And the Sub Legionary and Battallion Quarter Masters, where there are no Staff Officers
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of Seperate Garrisons; Shall amount Monthly for all public property in their posession — The Surgeons and Surgeon's Mates, to whom Medicines, Instruments or Hospital Stores shall have been delivered, Shall account Monthly for the Same to the Chief Surgeon of the Army, — And whereas may from time to time Require Seperate posts and Garrisons, which may not be of Such Magnitude as to Justify the Appointment of Subordinate Branches of the Several departments — In all Such Cases the Commanders of the Said Garrison's, are to make returns and Issue orders on the Several departments, for Such Articles as Shall be allowed by the [undecipherable] and the Said Commanders, Shall be responsible, as well for the propriety of the returns and Orders, as for rendering a just account [undecipherable] to the Commanding Genl of all Stores received, delivered and on hand — And an Estimate of Articles requisite to the public Service — The D'Master Genl, the Commd'g officer of Artillery, and the Senior Surgeon — Shall on the first day of January, and the first day of Aprile, the first day of July, and the first day of October, make out exact Duplicate Returns or oftener if thereto required, and deliver them to the Commanding Genl of all articles in their respective departments, [underline: received], [underline: Delivered], and on [underline: Hand], Since the last Return, noting the Serviceable from the unserviceable Articles — And also Estimates of the Articles wanted for public Service —
War Department
Augt 3d 1792 H Knox S. W.
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Document Signed
Description
The organization of the Legions having been decided upon, Secretary Knox outlines regulations to govern the distribution of materials from the military stores.
Date
08/03/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792080300001
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
public
store keeper
army
deputy
garrisons
units
commissary
ordinance department
quartermasters department
hospital department
Notable locations
Philadelphia
military stores
Pittsburgh
commissary
ordinance department
quartermasters department
hospital department
Notable items
public property
materials
stores
supplies
clothing
armours
artillery
cavalry horses
Indian goods
medicine

