Estimate of War Department expenses for 1793
Document 1792Estimate of War Department expenses for 1793; describes personnel salaries and location of arsenals.
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*Estimate of the Expenses of the War department, for the year 1793*
*The Legion of the United States.*
*General Staff.*
1 Major General . . . . . . . . . . . . . at 166. dollars. per month. 1992.—
4 Brigadier Generals . . . . . . . . . . . 104. " . . . . . . . . . . . 1992.—
1 Major Commandant of Artillery . . . . . . 55. " " . . . . . . . . . . 660.—
1 Major of Dragoons . . . . . . . . . . . . 55. " " . . . . . . . . . . 660.—
1 Quarter Master General . . . . . . . . . . 100. " " . . . . . . . . . 1200.—
1 Paymaster at Head Quarters . . . . . . . . 60. " " . . . . . . . . . . 720.—
1 Adjutant General to do the duty as Inspector . 75. " " . . . . . . . . 900.—
1 Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50. " " . . . . . . . . . . 600.—
4 Surgeons of the Staff . . . . . . . . . . . 70. " " . . . . . . . . . . 840.—
1 Deputy Quarter Master . . . . . . . . . . . 50. " " . . . . . . . . . . 600.—
2 Aids de Camp to the Major General in
addition to their pay in the Line . . . . . 24. " " . . . . . . . . . . 576.—
4 do. 1 for each of the Brigadiers, in addition
to their pay in the line . . . . . . . . . . 24. " . . . . . . . . . . 1152.—
4 Brigade Majors to act as Deputy Inspectors
in addition to their pay in the line . . . . . 24. " . . . . . . . . . 1152.—
6 Surgeons Mates for the Hospitals for the
Western and Southern frontiers . . . . . . . 30. " " . . . . . . . . 2160.—
1 Principal Artificer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. " " . . . . . . . . . 480.—
1 Second Artificer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. " " . . . . . . . . . 312.—
*The first Sub-Legion.*
*Field.*
3 Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50. " " . . . . . . . . . 1800.—
*Staff.*
1 Sublegionary Paymaster . . . . . . . . . . 10. . . . . 120.
1 Sublegionary Quarter Master . . . . . . . . 8. " " . . . 96.
3 Battalion Quarter Masters . . . . . . . . . 8. " " . . . 288.
504.
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Amount bro't forward— 504.—
3 Adjutants . . . . . . . . . . at 10 dollars per month . 360. [undecipherable]
1 Sublegionary Surgeon . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . 540.
3 Battalion Surgeon's mates . . . . . . . . 30. . . . . . 1060.
3 Serjeant Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. " " . . . . 252.
3 Quarter Master Serjeants . . . . . . . . . 7. " " . . . — 252. 2988.—
*One Company of Artillery.*
1 Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. . . . . . . 480.
2 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. . . — . . . 624.
4 Serjeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . . . . . 288.
4 Corporals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . — . . . . 240.
10 Artificers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. . . . . . . . 960.
40 Privates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . 1440.
2 Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . — . 96. 4128.—
*One Troop of Horse*
1 Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. . . . . . . 480.
1 Lieutenant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. . . . . . . 312.
1 Cornet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . . 240.
6 Serjeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . . . . 432.
6 Corporals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . 360.
1 Farrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. . . . . . . . 96.
1 Saddler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. . . . . . . . 96.
1 Trumpeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . 48.
65 Privates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . — . 2340. 4404.—
*Eight Companies of Infantry.*
8 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. . . . . . 3840.
8 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. [||] . . . 2496.
8 Ensigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . 1920.
48 Serjeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. " . . . . 3456.
48 Corporals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . 2880.
14592.
Bro't forw'd. 14592.
1 Senior Musician . . . . . . . . . at 6 dollars per month . . 72.—
15 Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . 720.
648 Privates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . 23328. 38712.—
*Four Companies of Riflemen.*
4 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. . . . . . . 1920.
4 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. . . . . . . 1248.
4 Ensigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . . . 960.
24 Serjeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . . . . 1728.
24 Corporals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . 1440.
4 Buglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . 192.
528 Privates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . 11808. 19296.
Dollars. 71,328.—
*Amount of Pay of the Legion of the United States.*
General Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,996.
The first Sublegion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,328.
The second Sublegion to the same amount . . . . . . . . . 71,328.
The third Sub Legion . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,328.
The fourth Sublegion . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,328.
*Subsistence*
1 Major General . . . . . . . at 15 rations per day . . 5475 rations
4 Brigadier Generals . . . . . 12. " " . . . . . . . 17520.
14 Majors . . . . . . . . . . . 4. " " . . . . . . . 20440.
1 Adjutant . . . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . 2190.
1 Paymaster at Head Quarters . . 4. " " . . . . . . . . 1460.
1 Quarter Master . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . 2190.
1 Deputy Quarter Master . . . . 3. " " . . . . . . . . 1095.
1 Surgeon to the Staff . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . 2190.
4 Surgeons . . . . . . . . . . . 3. " " . . . . . . . . 4380.
Carries forward. 56,940. rations.
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Amo. of Rations, Brought forward 56,940.
12 Surgeon's mates . . . . . . . at 2 rations per day . . . 8760.
6 do. for Garrisons . . . . . 2. " " . . . . . . . . . 4380.
1 Principal Artificer . . . . . . 3. " " . . . . . . . . . 1095.
1 Second Artificer . . . . . . . [undecipherable] 2. " " . . . . . . 750.
56 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . 3. " " . . . . . . . . 61320.
60 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . 2. " " . . . . . . . . 43800.
48 Ensigns . . . . . . . . . . . 2. " " . . . . . . . . 35040.
4 Cornets . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. " " . . . . . . . . . 2920.
214,965. rations.
Or money in lieu thereof, at the option of the Officers at the contract price at the posts respectively where the rations shall become due.
240. Non commissioned and privates, Artillery
320. do. do. Cavalry.
4500. do. do. Infantry.
5420. Men. at 1 ration per day . . . . . . . . 1,868,800.
2,083,785 rations
2,083,785. rations at 15 cents per ration. Dollars. 312,567.75
*Forage!*
1. Major General . . . . . . . at 20 dollars per month . . . 240.—
4 Brigadier Generals . . . . . 16. " " . . . . . . . . . . 768.—
13 Majors . . . . . . . . . . . 10. " " . . . . . . . . . 1560.—
1 Paymaster at Head Quarters . 10. " " . . . [&] . . . . . 120.—
1 Adjutant General . . . . . . 12. " " . . . . . . . . . . 144.—
1 Quarter Master General . . . 12. " " . . . . . . . . . . 144.—
1 Deputy Quarter Master General . 10. " " . . . . . . . . . 120.—
6 Aids de Camp . . . . . . . . 10. " " . . . . . . . . . . 720.—
4 Brigade Majors . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . . 288.—
4 Adjutants . . . . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . . 288.—
4 Surgeon to the Staff . . . . 12. " " . . . . . . . . . . 144.—
4 Surgeons . . . . . . . . . . . 10. " " . . . . . . . . . 480.—
12 Surgeons Mates . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . 864.—
6 do. for the Garrisons . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . 432.—
4 Paymasters . . . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . 288.—
12 Quarter Masters . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . 864.—
7464.—
*Cavalry, unprovided for in the Year 1792.*
1 Major . . . . . . . . . . . . at 10 dollars per month . . 120.
4 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . 10. " " . . . . . . . . . 480.
4 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . 288.
4 Cornets . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . 288. 1476.—
*For the Year 1793.*
1 Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. " " . . . . . . . . . 120.
4 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . 10. " " . . . . . . . . . 480.
4 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . 288.
4 Cornets . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. " " . . . . . . . . . 288.—
320 Noncommissioned and privates . 6. " " . . . . . 25040. 26216.—
34,856.—
*Clothing.*
240 non commissioned and privates. Artillery.
320. do. do. Cavalry.
4500. do. do. Infantry.
5420.
480 Contingencies
5,600 Suits, at 20 dollars per suit. . . . . . . . . . . 112000.—
*Equipments for Cavalry.*
Boots, Horseman's Caps, and such articles, as may be lost or worn.
Conjectural. 3 5000.—
*Horses for Cavalry.*
To replace the horses which may die or become unfit for service; ditto . . . . 5000.—
*Bounty.*
To complete the number in lieu of discharged soldiers, those rendered
unfit for duty, and diserters; conjectural, 500 soldiers, including premiums
at 10 dollars each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000.—
• Additional Bounty, for which no provision was made; but
allowed by the Act passed March 5th 1792.
952 non commissioned and privates in service, at 2 dollars . . . . . . . 1904.—
1168 do. to be raised, being estimated in former estimate at do & including premium
the Act of the 5. March 1792, allowing dol — for the difference, 2 dollars . . 8336.
Dollars. 15,240.—
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*Defensive Protection of the Frontiers.*
Pay &c of the Militia and Scouts, estimated at . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000.—
*Hospital Department.*
For medicines, instruments, furniture and stores for the
Hospitals, for the garrisons and posts on the western and southern
frontiers; also the pay and subsistence of a Purveyor, assistants and
nurses in the Hospitals, conjectural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000.—
*Quarter Masters Department.*
Pack-horses and forage, tents, boats &c; also the transportation of
the Recruits, Ordnance and Military Stores, and all the
[undecipherable] Articles of the Quarter Master's department; the purchase
of axes, camp kettles, pack saddles, crow, fuel, board, nails,
paint company books, stationary &c; Also the Pay
and subsistence of Artificers employed in the said
department. — Conjectural. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000.—
*Indian Department.*
The expenses in this Department amount in the year
1792, as per Accounts rendered, at . . . . Dollars 44,707.98.
Accounts allowed, which will be shortly stated . . . . . . . . . . . 3500.—
49,707.98.
Provided for in the year 1792 . . . . . . . . . Dollars. 25,000.—
Dollars. 24,707.98.
The surplus has been paid from the general Contingencies of
the War Department.
The expenses of the year 1793 may probably amount to . . . . . . . 50,000.—
N.B. It is impossible to foresee the events which may
occasion expenses in this department; so as to reduce
them to particulars. The sums of the present year, and
the accounts settled at the treasury, may serve to
form some idea of the expenses for the year 1793.
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*Ordnance Department.*
For the Salaries of the Storekeepers at the several Arsenals
Springfield . . . . . . . . . . Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . 480.—
Fort Rensselaer and its dependencies. New York . . . . . . . . . . 172.
West Point . . . . . . . . . . . ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480.—
Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 500.—
Carlisle . . . . . . . . . . . . ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.—
Fort Pitt . . . . . . . . . . . . ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.—
New London . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420.—
Manchester . . . . . . . . . . . ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.—
Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 100.—
One Assistant at Springfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240.
Two ditto at Westpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480.—
One Clerk of military Stores, Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . 480.—
Dollars. 3832.—
*Rents.*
Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666.66
New London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.—
Manchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.66. 1083.32.
Laborers at the Arsenals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.—
Coopers, Armourers and Carpenters employed occasionally . . . . . 600.—
10 Armourers at 10 dollars per month . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200.—
2 Conductors of Military stores at 30 dollars per month . 720.— 2920.—
500 rifles purchased in 1792, and not included in former estimates . . 6000.—
Repairing of Arms, equipments of Cannon, cartridge boxes, arms,
and every other article in this department; — Conjectural. . . . 10,000.—
Dollars. 23,835.—
*Invalids.*
For the annual allowance to the invalids of the United States, from the
5th day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, to the fourth
day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3810.08.
By the Circuit Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409.12. 4219.80.
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Brought forward. 4219.80.
Massachusetts . . . [. . .] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,948.75.
By the Circuit Court . . . . 1336.45. 43,278.20.
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2899.—
By the Circuit Court . . . . 196.— 3095.—
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,632.5.
By the Circuit Court . . . . 795.80. 8,477.85.
Vermont
By the Circuit Court . . . . 510.64. 510.64.
New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,972.66.
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4094.26.
By the Circuit Court . . . . 76.— 4,370.26.
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,632.64.
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,884.—
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,528.56.
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,764.33.
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 856.—
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,018.40.
82,245.32.
*Lease.*
Of the buildings occupied for the use of the War Office,
and the Office of the Accountant of the War Department.
The amount of the lease for the term of four years, as per Indenture
thereof with James Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,666.66.
*Contingencies of the War Department.*
For maps, hiring expresses, allowances to Officers for extra expenses,
printing, loss of stores of all kinds, advertising and apprehending
diserters &c. Conjectural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000.—
N.B. It is to be observed, upon this article, as well as every other of
this Statement, that for every cent expended in pursuance thereof, vouchers
must be produced at the Treasury, excepting perhaps, the sums which may be
expended for secret intelligence, where the names might be important to be
concealed; but for the propriety of the small sums, which might be so expended,
the reputation of the Commanding Officer is pleged to the public.
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*Recapitulation.*
Pay of the Legion of the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . 304,308.—
Subsistence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312,567.75.
Forage . . . . [. . . . . .] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,856.—
Clothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,000.—
Equipments for Cavalry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000.—
Horses for Cavalry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000.—
Bounty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,240.—
Defensive protection of the frontiers by Militia . . . . . . . 50,000.—
Hospital Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000.—
Quarter Master's Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000.—
Indian Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000.—
Ordnance Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,835.32.
Invalids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,245.32.
Lease of the buildings occupied for the War Office &c . . . . 1,666.66.
Contingencies of the War department . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000.—
$571,719. 5.
War Office, October 26th 1792.
(signed) H. Knox,
Secretary of War.
Treasury Department.
Registers Office, November 8th. 1792.
I certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of the
Original filed in this Office.
Joseph Nourse, Register.
The above . . . . Dollars, 4,571,719.5.
Deduct for Invalids . . . . 82,245.32.
Leaves Dollars, 4,089,473.75.
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Estimate of War Department expenses for 1793; describes personnel salaries and location of arsenals.
Date
10/20/1792
Author
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
James Simmons
Treasury
Notable locations
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Fort Rensselaer
New York
West Point
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Fort Pitt
New London
Virginia
Manchester
Charleston
South Carolina
Springfield
United States
Notable items
hiring expresses
allowances to officers for extra expenses
loss of stores of all kinds
advertising and apprehending deserters
observed upon this article as well as every other of this statement that for every cent expended in pursuance thereof vouchers must be produced at
names might be important to be concealed
propriety of the small sums
reputation of the commanding officer is pledged to the public
recapitulation
register's office
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original filed in this office
maps
lease of the buildings occupied for the use of the War Office
office of the accountant of the War department
amount of the lease for the term
indenture
circuit court
clerk of military stores
laborers at the arsenals
coopers, armorers and carpenters employed occasionally
conductors of military stores
rifles purchased
not included in former estimates
repairing of arms
euipments of cannon
cartridge boxes
swords
annual allowance to the invalids
dependencies
pay of the militia and scouts
hospital department
medicine, instruments, furniture and stores for the hospital for the garrisons and posts on the western frontiers
pay and subsistence of a purveyor, assistants and nurses
pack-horses and forage
tents
boats
transportation of the recruits
ordnance and military stores
camp kettles
pack saddles
iron
fuel
board
nails
paint company books
stationery
Indian department
expenses in this department amount
accounts allowed which will be shortly stated
surplus has been paid from the general contingencies of the War Department
impossible to foresee the events which may occasion expenses in this department
reduce them to particulars
sums of the present year
accounts settled at the treasury
salaries of the storekeepers at the several arsenals
general staff
major general
dollars per month
brigadier general
major commandant of artillery
major of dragoons
Quarter Master General
paymaster at head quarters
adjutant general to do the duty inspector
chaplain
surgeon of the staff
deputy quarter master
Aide de camp to the major general in addition to their pay in the line
brigadier majors to act as deputy inspectors in addition to their pay in the line
surgeons-mates for the Hospitals for the Western and southern frontiers
principal artificer
second artificer
first Sub Legion field
majors
sublegionary paymaster
sublegionary quarter master
battalion quarter masters
adjutants
sublegionary surgeon
battalion surgeon's mates
sergeant majors
company of artillery
captain
lieutenants
sergeants
corporals
artificers
privates
musicians
troop of horse
cornet
Farrier
saddler
trumpeter
ensigns
senior musician
buglers
amount of pay of the legion of the United States
first sub legion
second sub legion
third sub legion
fourth sub legion
surgeon to the staff
dollars
carried forward
amount of rations
brought forward
rations per day
garrisons
money in lieu thereof at the option of the officers at the contract price at the posts respectively where the rations shall become due
cavalry
infantry
forage
non commissioned
contingencies
dollars per suit
equipments for cavalry
boots
horseman's caps
such articles as may be lost or worn
horses for cavalry
replace the horses which may die or become unfit for service
additional bounty for which no provision was made
complete the number in lieu of discharged soldiers
those rendered unfit for duty and deserters
including premium
allowing for the difference
defensive protection of the frontiers
Estimate of the expenses of the War Department for the year
Legion of the United States