Estimates for Pay and Forage
Document 1796Estimate for Pay and Forage due Federal troops in Georgie under command of Henry Gaither.
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[Estimate of pay & forage due to the troops in Georgia for the months June & July 1796. $4.142 dolrs. No. 25 Augt c]
An Estimate of the pay and forage due from the United States to the Federal Troops in Georgia under the command of Lieut Col Henry Gaither Commd for the months of June & July 1796.
| No. | Rank. | B. Pr moth do | amt p pay. do | Forage pr ma do | amt of forage do | Total do |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieut Col Comdt | 75 | 150 | 12 | 24 | 174 |
| 1 | Major | 50 | 100 | 10 | 20 | 120. |
| 5 | Captains | 40 | 400 | — | — | 400. |
| 1 | Liutenant | 26 | 52 | — | — | 52. |
| 4 | Ensigns | 20 | 160 | — | — | 160. |
| 1 | Paymaster | 10 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 32. |
| 3 | Surgeon Mates | 30 | 180 | 6 | 36 | 216. |
| 1 | Fift Major | 8 | 16 | — | — | 16. |
| 1 | Dm Serjeant | 8 | 16 | — | — | 16. |
| 21 | Serjeants | 7 | 294 | — | — | 294. |
| 24 | Corporals | 6 | 288 | — | — | 288. |
| 8 | Music | 5 | 80 | — | — | 80. |
| 253 | Privates | 4 | 2024 | — | — | 2024. |
| 15 | Artificers | 9 | 270 | — | — | 270. |
Drs 4142.
The Subsistence has not been estimated, as the officers prefer drawing it from the Contractor as long as the price of the ration [strikethrough: shall] be continued at Two pence half penny sterling.
Fort St Tammany
29th July 1796.
Wm Freeman
[undecipherable: Attest?]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Estimate for Pay and Forage due Federal troops in Georgie under command of Henry Gaither.
Date
07/29/1796
Author
Document number
1796072970101
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in Freeman to Simmons, 07/29/1796.
Notable persons
Constant Freeman

