An estimate of sums wanted to make good deficiences in former appropriations for the military department.
Document 1797Money due to rectify deficiencies in money allocated to earlier military expenses.
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[underline: An Estimate of sums wanted to make good deficiencies in former appropriations for the Military Department.]
Claims for militia services on the frontiers of Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, and Washington county, North Western territory, including captain James Faulk's troop of horse, from 1st November, 1794, to 29th February, 1796; captain Randolph's troop of horse, from 1st January to 31st December, 1795; and Captain Girardeau's troop of horse, from 29th April to 15th September, 1796 ......... 125,000.
The appropriation for 1796, was 1,318,873 dollars, the whole of which is expended, [undecipherable] time, the pay, subsistence and forage of the army remain to be discharged, being ......... 14,122.
Quarter Master's department, ......... 32,000.
Pay of Clerks in the superintendant of Military Stores departmt ......... 190.
Wanted to make up deficiencies ......... Dollars.. 201, 312.
James McHenry,
Secretary of War.
War Office,
February, 10, 1797.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Money due to rectify deficiencies in money allocated to earlier military expenses.
Date
02/10/1797
Author
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797021000401
Page start
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Notable persons
James McHenry
Secretary of War
militia
Captain James Fouche
troop of horse
Captain Randolph
Captain Girandeau
Quartermaster Department
clerk
superintendent military stores department
military department
Notable locations
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Washington County
northwestern territory
War Office
Notable items
pay
militia services
appropriations
deficiencies
sums
estimates
pay
subsistence
forage
discharged

