Estimate of the expenses of the war department for the year 1796, made by the Secretary of War.
Document 1795List of estimated expenses for War Department. Includes salary, pensions, and compensation.
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Military department, to Dollars Cts Dollars No Dollars Cts
Brought forward, 541,592 85
The following is an
ESTIMATE
of the
Expenses of the war
department, for the
year 1796, made by
the Secretary at War
The Legion of the United States
Pay.
General Staff
Dolls
per mon. 12 months
1 Major General, . 166 1,992
2 Brigadier Generals 104. 2,496
1 Major of Dragoons 55 660
1 Quartermaster general, 100 1,200
1 Deputy quarter-
master general, 50. 600
1 Clothier, 50. 600
1 Paymaster, at head
Quarters, 60. 720
1 Adjutant, to do duty
as inspector, 75. 900
1 Chaplain, 50. 600
1 Surgeon of the Staff, 70. 840
2 Aide de camp to the
Major general, in ad-
dition to their pay in line, 24 576
Carried forward, 11,184 541,397 85
Military Establishment. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 11,184 541,592 85
per month 12 months . .
2 Aides de camp, one
for each of the
Brigadiers, in ad-
dition to their pay
in the line, 24 576
6 Surgeon mates for
the hospitals for the
Wotern and South
Westirn frontiers, 30. 2,160
1 Principal artificer, 40 480
1 Second artificer, 26 312 14,712 . .
Field
4 Lieutenant Colonels
commandants, 75. 3,600
12 Majors, 50. 7,200 10,300
Staff
4 Sublegionary
Paymasters, 10. 480
4 Sublegionary
quarter paymasters 10. . . 480
12 Battalion Quarter-
masters, 10. 1,440
12 Adjutants, 10. 1,440
4 Sublegionary
Surgeons, 45. 2,160
6,000 25,512 541,592 85
Military Department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 6,000 25,512 . . 541,592 85
per month 12 months
12 Battalion Surgeon's
mates, 30. 4,320
12 Serjeant majors, 8. 1,152
12 Quarter master Ser-
jeants, 8. 1,152 12,624
Four troops of Horse
4 Captains, 40. 1,920
4 Lieutenants, 26. 1,248
4 Cornets, 20. 960
24 Serjeants, 7. 2,016
24 Corporals, 6. 1,728
4 Farriers, 9. 432
4 Saddlers, 9. 432
4 Trumpeters, 5. 240
260 Dragoons, 4. 12,480 21,456
Thirty two companies of Infantry
32 Captains, 40. 15,360
32 Lieutenants, 26. 9,984
32 Ensigns, 20. 7,680
192 Serjeants, 7. 16,128
192 Corporals, 6. 13,824
6 Senior Musicians 7. 336
60 Musicians, 5. 3,600
2592 Privates, 4. 124,416 191,328 . .
Carried over, 250,330 . . 541,592 85
Military department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought forward 250,330 . . — — 541,592 85
Sixteen companies of Riflemen
per month 12 months
16 Captains, 40. 7,680
16 Lieutenants, 26. 4,992
15 Ensigns, 20. 3,540
96 Serjeants 7. 8,064
96 Corporals, 6. 6,912
16 Buglers, 5. 960
1312 Privates, 4. 62,976 95,424
Corps of Artillerists & Engineers
Field.
1 Lieutenant colonel
commandant, 75. 900
4 Majors, 50. 2,400 3,300
Staff.
4 Adjutant, 10. 520
4 Battalion adjutants
Quarter masters,
and Pay masters, 30. 480
1 Surgeon, 45. 540
4 Surgeon's Matrs, 30. 1,440 2,580
Sixteen Companies
16 Captains, 40. 7,680
32 Lieutenants, 26. 9,984
32 Cadets, 7. 2,688
Carried over 20,337 352,224 . . 541,592 80
Military Department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought forward, 20,352 352,224 . . — — 541,592 85
per month 12 months
64 Serjeants 7. 5,376
64 Corporals, 6. 4,608
160 Artificers to serve as
Privates, 9. 17,280
32 Musicians, 5. 1,920
672 Privates, 4. 32,256 81,792
To complete the organization of the
above Corps, the following
Officers are necessary —
1 Adjutant, already estimated
as taken from the
line, but should be
supernumerary and
paid as lieutenant, 26 312
1 Quarter master, do, 26. 312
1 Paymaster, do, 26. 312.
1 Senior musician, do, 7. 84
4 Battalion Serjeant
majors, — do, 8. 384
4 Battalion Quarter-
master Serjeants, do, 8. 384
4,788 . . 435,804 . .
Carried forward 435,804 — 541,592 85
Subsistence.
Military department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 435,804 . . 541,592 85
Subsistence
per ration Rations for
366 days
1 Major General, 15. 5,490
2 Brigadier Generals, 12. 8,784
5 Lieutenant colonel
commandants, 6. 10,980
17 Majors, 4. 24,888
1 Quarter master gen'l, 6. 2,196
1 Paymaster at head-
quarters, 4. 1,464
1 Adjutant General, 6. 2,196
1 Chaplain, 2. 732
1 Surgeon of the Staff, 6. 2,196
1 Clothier, 2. 732
5 Surgeons, 3. 5,490
6 Surgeon's mates for
the hospitals, 2. 4,392
16 Surgeon's mates, 2. 11,712
1 Principal artificer, 2. 732
1 Second artificer, 2. 732
68 Captains, 3. 74,664
84 Lieutenants, 2. 61,488
48 Ensigns, 2. 35,136
4 Cornets, 2. 2,928
32 Cadets, 1. 11,712
Rations. 263,644
[Money in lieu of rations, as by law, at the
option of the Officers, at the contract
price, where the rations shall become due]
Carried over Rations 263,644 435,804 . . 541,592 . .
Military department Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought forward, Rations 263,644 — — — 435,804 . . 541,592 85
per ration Rations for
1 day 365 days
992 Non Commissioned
officers and privates of
Artillery, 1. 363,072
320 Non commissioned
officers and privates of
cavalry, 1. 117,120
4360 Non commissioned
officers and privates of
infantry, 1. 1,635,960
Rations 2,447,796
160 Artificers, allowed each
½ a ration extra, 29,280
Total rations 2,447,076
2,447,076 rations, at 15 cents per ration, is 367,061
Forage
per month 12 months
1 Major General, 20 240
2 Brigadier Generals, 16 384
5 Lieutenant Colonels,
commandants, 12 720
17 Majors, [blank] 2,040
1 Quartermaster general, 12 144
1 Paymaster at head-
quarters, 10 120
1 Adjutant general, 12 144
1 Chaplain, 6 72
Carried over Dolls 3,564 302,865 . . 541,592 85
Military department Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 3,564 . . 802,865 . . 541,592 85
Dolls per month 12 months
1 Surgeon of the Staff, 12 144
1 Deputy quarter-
master general, 6 72
1 Clothier, 6 72
5 Surgeons, 10 600
15 Surgeon's mates, 6. 1,152
6 Surgeon's mates for
the hospitals, 6 432
4 Aides de camp, 10 480
4 Brigade Majors, 10 480
17 Adjutants, 6. 1,224
5 Paymasters, 6 360
13 Quarter Masters, 6 936
9,816
Cavalry
1 Major, 10 120
4 Captains, 8. 384
4 Lieutenants, 6 288
4 Cornets, 6 288
320 Non commissioned
and privates, 6. 23,040
24,120
Cloathing
To complete deficiences, 70,000
Carried over, 906,031 541,592 85
Horses.
Military department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 906,801 . . 541,592 85
Horses for the Cavalry.
50 Horses to replace those which
may die, or become unfit for
service, at 120 dollars each. 6,000
Bounty.
To complete the number in lieu of
the discharged soldiers, those
rendered unfit for duty, and
deserters, 10,000
Hospital Department.
For medicines, instruments, and stores
for the hospitals, for the garrisons
and posts on the Western, and
South western frontiers; also the
subsistence of a purveyor, assistants,
and nurses in the hospitals, &c.
for sick soldiers, and examination
of invalid pensioners, 10,000
Ordnance department.
For the salaries of Superintendants,
storekeepers, armourers and workmen
at the different arsenals, and
commissaries of military stores,
rents, &c.
At Philadelphia, per annum
Superintendant of military stores, 1,500
Carried over, 1,500 942,801 . . 541,592 85
Military department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 1,500 942,801 . . 541,592 85
Do. clerks, storekeepers
and assistants, 3,000.
Labourers, 1,200.
Superintendant of
armourers, 840. 6,540
At Springfield, (Massachusetts)
Superintendant, 840.
Storekeeper, 480.
Deputy storekeeper, 360.
Master Armourer, 600. 2,280
At West Point, New York,
Storekeeper, 480.
Deputy storekeeper, 300.
At Fort Rensselaer, and
dependences.
Storekeeper, 172.
At Albany,
Storekeeper, 450.
At Trenton, New Jersey,
Storekeeper, with con-
tingent duties, re-
lating to the trans-
portation of troops, 480. 4,882 . .
Carried over, 10,702 . . 942,801 . . 541,592 85
Military department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 10,702 . . 942,801 . . 541,592 85
Commissary of military stores.
At Carlisle, in Pennsylva-
nia, 200.
Do. Pittsburg, ditto, 360.
Do. New London, Virg. 330.
Do. Manchester, ditto, 80. 1,440 [? — partially illegible subtotal]
Rents.
In Philadelphia, 1,984.
Do. New London, in
Virginia, 350.
Do. Manchester, do. 80. 2,414
Pay of the labourers at the different
arsenals, coopers, carpenters and
armourers, 22,500.
Two conductors of military stores, 720. 37,446 . .
Defensive Protection.
Defensive protection of the frontiers, 130,000
Indian department.
For defraying the expences of the
Indian department, 70,000.
Quarter-master's department.
Waggons, horses and forage; tents,
boats, &c. also the transportation
of the troops, ordinance, and
military stores, and all the
articles 1,180,247 . . 541,592 85
Military department Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought over, 1,180,247 . . 541,592 85
articles of the Quarter-master's
department, the purchase of axes,
camp kettles, packsaddles, iron,
fuel, boards, nails, paint, company
books, stationary, &c. also the pay
and subsistence of all the clerks,
and of the artificers employed
in the said department, 200,000.
Contingencies of the War De-
partment
For loss of stores, allowance to officers
for extra expences for special
services, advertizing and appre-
hending deserters, printing, and
miscellaneous expences, 30,000.
For improving the fortifications
of the ports, 50,000.
For completing the fortifications,
magazines, storehouses, and
barracks at West Point, 20,000. 1,480,247
Carried forward, 2,021,339 85
Naval department. Dollars Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought forward, 2,021,339 85
Pay of the officers, &c. and seamen,
marines, &c. of one frigate of 44
guns, estimated for six months, 24,576.
Pay of the captains of the other three
frigates, 1,700.
Pay of the officers, &c. and seamen and
marines, &c. of one frigate of 36
guns, estimated for 6 months, 21,258.
Pay of the captain of the other frigate,
for twelve months, 900.
Subsistence of the above two frigates
for six months, 24,500. 73,934
Payments of Military pensions.
For the annual allowance to the
invalids of the United States,
for their pensions from the 5th
day of March, one thousand
seven hundred and ninety six
to the fourth day of March, one
thousand seven hundred and
ninety seven, inclusive,
State of New Hampshire, 3,750.
Do. Massachussetts, including Maine, 12,100.
Do. Rhode Island, 3,100.
Do. Connecticut, 8,500.
Do. Vermont, 625.
Carried over, 23,075 2,095,773 85
Payments of Military Pensions.
Dlls Cts Dollars Cts Dollars Cts
Brought forward, 23,075. 2,095,773 85
State of New York, 17,520.
Do. New Jersey, 4,000.
Do. Pennsylvania, 18,000.
Do. Delaware, 1,600.
Do. Maryland, 4,300.
Do. Virginia, 8,300.
Do. North Carolina, 3,500.
Do. South Carolina, 4,000.
Do. Georgia, 800. 85,098
For the support of Light Houses,
Beacons, Buoys, and Public
Piers.
The Commissioner of the revenue
estimates for the maintenance
and support of light houses,
beacons, buoys, public piers, and
stakeage of channels, bars and
shoals, and for occasional
improvement in the construction
of lanterns, and of the lamps,
and materials used in them, 24,000.
For to satisfy miscellaneous
claims.
To pay David Lenox, esq. late
marshal, for payments made with the
approbation of the district Judge of
Pennsylvania, to the following persons
[Gray Heed?]
Carried over 2,204,875 85
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Type
Document
Description
List of estimated expenses for War Department. Includes salary, pensions, and compensation.
Date
11/24/1795
Author
Document number
1795112400301
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
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