Estimate of Articles Wanted for the Georgia Frontier

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Estimate of Articles wanted for the Troops and Garrisons on the Frontiers of Georgia, usually supplied through the Quarter Master Department calculated for the supply of a Regiment and one Company of Cavalry for the year 1798. Dollars Cents Fuel 2,000 Forage 5,000 Purchase of Horses and hire for Express Service 1,000 Occasional purchase of Tools for Carpenters, Smiths, &c. 200 Saddles, Bridles, Geers, &c. 200 Tents, Camp Kettles, and Intrenching Tools 1,000 Erection of new Barracks & Fortifications, and repairs of the old ones 5,000 Stationary 500 Bar Iron, Nails, and Nail rods 1,000 Purchase or hire of occasional transportation at the Post 3,000 Transportation of the Clothing, Medicines, Military and Quarter Master Stores from this City and other parts (suppose 20 Loads) 7,500 Ditto- for Indian Annuities and occasional Presents 3,000 Dollars 29,400 Note. No charge is made for the payment of Artificers, Labourers &c, this must be considered as a contingent depending on circumstances. Philadelphia 17th April 1798. (Signed) Samuel Hodgdon for the Quarter Master General Page 82 YHA10

Estimate of Articles wanted for the Troops and Garrisons on the Frontiers of Tennesee, usually supplied through the Quarter Masters Department, calculated for the supply of a regiment of Infantry and one company of Cavalry for the Year 1798. Dollars Cents Fuel 2,000 Forage 5,000 Purchase of Horses, and hire for Express service 1,000 Occasional Purchase of Tools for Carpenters, Smiths &c. 200 Saddles, Bridles, Geers, &c 200 Tents, Camp Kettles and Entrenching Tools 1,000 Erection of New Barracks and Fortifications and repairs to the Old ones 5,000 Stationary 500 Bar Iron, Nails and Nail rods 1,000 Purchase or hire of occasional Transportation at the Post 3,000 Transportation of the Clothing, Military and Ordnance and Quarter Master Stores from this City and other Posts (suppose 20 Loads) 7,500 Ditto for Indian Annuities & occasional presents 3,000 Dollars 29,400 Note. No charge is made for the payment of Artificers, Labourers &c. This must be consid. as a Contingent, depending on circumstances. Philadelphia April 17th, 1798 (Signed) Samuel Hodgdon for the Quarter Master Genl.

Type

Letterbook

Description

Estimate of articles wanted for the troops and garrisons on the Georgia frontier for 1798.

Date

04/17/1798

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1798041728255

Page start

82

Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon
Quarter Master General
John Wilkins
troops
garrisons
regiment
cavalry
carpenters
smiths
artificers
laborers

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Georgia
frontier

Notable items

fuel
forage
horses
express service
tools
saddles
bridles
geers
erection of new barracks
repairs
stationery
transportation
clothing
medicines
military stores
quarter master's stores
Indian annuities
presents
payment