Estimate of Expenses for the US Army, 1801
Document 1800Encloses estimates of expenses of the Army of the United States for the year 1801. Enclosure lists staff, numbers, and salaries and forage for each department. References clothing, horses, supplies, and bounties. Outlines Indian tribes. Lists several locations and branches.
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War Department, Nov.r 20. 1800.
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose you an Estimate of the Expenditures of the Military Department and of the War Office and Offices connected therewith for the ensuing Year.
An Estimate of the Expences of the Army of the United States for the Year One thousand eight hundred and one.
Pay of the Army.
General Staff. p.r Mo. Pay Forage
1 Brigadier General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104. 1248. 192.
1 Lieutenant and Aid-de-Camp . . . . . . . . . 54. 648. 120.
1 Major and Division Inspector . . . . . . . . . 80. 960. 120.
2 Captains and Brigade Inspectors . . . . . . . 64. 1536. ——
1 Pay Master General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120. 1440. 120.
1 Inspector of Artillery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30. 360. 120.
1 Inspector of Fortifications . . . . . . . . . . . 75. 900. ——
Carried forward . . . $. | 7092. 672.
Brought forward . . . 7092. 672.
Two Troops of Cavalry.
2 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. 960. 192.
2 First Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30. 720. 144.
2 Second Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25. 600. 144.
2 Cadets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 240. 144.
8 Sergeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 768. ——
8 Corporals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 672. ——
2 Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 144. ——
2 Farriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 240. ——
2 Saddlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 240. ——
104 Privates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 6240. ——
Two Regiments of Artillerists & Engineers.
2 Lieutenant Colonels Commandant . . . . . . . 75. 1800. 288.
8 Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55. 5280. 960.
2 Lieutenants and Adjutants . . . . . . . . . . . 40. 960. 144.
2 Lieutenants and Quarter Masters . . . . . . . 40. 960. 144.
2 Lieutenants and Pay Masters . . . . . . . . . . 40. 960. 144.
2 Surgeons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45. 1080. 240.
4 Surgeons Mates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30. 1440. 288.
8 Sergeants Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 960. ——
8 Quarter Master Sergeants . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 960. ——
2 Chief Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 192. ——
32 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. 15360. ——
64 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30. 23040. ——
64 Cadets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 7680. ——
128 Sergeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 12288. ——
128 Corporals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 10752. ——
20 Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 1440. ——
256 Artificers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 30720. ——
1536 Privates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 92160. ——
Carried forward . . . . . 225948. 3504.
Brought forward . . . 225948. 3504.
Four Regiments of Infantry.
4 Lieutenant Colonels Commandant . . . . . . . 75. 3600. 576.
8 Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50. 4800. 960.
4 Lieutenants and Pay Masters . . . . . . . . . . 40. 1920. 288.
4 Lieutenants and Adjutants . . . . . . . . . . . 40. 1920. 288.
4 Lieutenants and Quarter Masters . . . . . . . 40. 1920. 288.
4 Surgeons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45. 2160. 480.
8 Surgeons Mates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30. 2880. 576.
40 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. 19200. ——
40 First Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30. 14400. ——
40 Second Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25. 12000. ——
40 Cadets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 4800. ——
8 Sergeants Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 960. ——
8 Quarter Master Sergeants . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 960. ——
8 Chief Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 768. ——
80 Other Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. 5760. ——
160 Sergeants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 15360. ——
160 Corporals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 13440. ——
2400 Privates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 144000. ——
10 Extra Surgeons Mates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30. 3600. 720.
480396. 7680.
Pay of the Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480396.
Forage for Ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7680.
Subsistence.
General Staff. Rations p.r day p.r Year
1 Brigadier General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 4380.
1 Lieutenant and Aid de-Camp . . . . . . . . . . 2. 730.
1 Major and Division Inspector . . . . . . . . . . 4. 1460.
2 Captains and Brigade Inspectors . . . . . . . . 3. 2190.
1 Paymaster General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 1460.
1 Inspector of Artillery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 1460.
Carried forward . . . . . 11680. 488,076.
Brought forward Pay & Forage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488,076.
Do. . . . . Do. Rations . . . . . 11680.
Cavalry.
2 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 2190.
4 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2920.
2 Cadets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 1460.
126 Non commissioned Officers and privates . . . 1. 45990.
Artillerists and Engineers.
2 Lieutenant Colonel Commandants . . . . . . . . 6. 4380.
8 Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 11680.
2 Lieutenants and Adjutants . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 1460.
2 Lieutenants and Paymasters . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 1460.
2 Lieutenants and Quarter Masters . . . . . . . . 2. 1460.
2 Surgeons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 2190.
4 Surgeons Mates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2920.
32 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 35040.
64 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 46720.
64 Cadets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 46720.
2086 Non commissioned Officers & privates . . . . 1. 761390.
Infantry.
4 Lieutenant Colonels Commandant . . . . . . . . 6. 8760.
8 Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 11680.
4 Lieutenants and Adjutants . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2920.
4 Lieutenants and Paymasters . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2920.
4 Lieutenants and Quarter Masters . . . . . . . . 2. 2920.
4 Surgeons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 4380.
8 Surgeons Mates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 5840.
40 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 43800.
80 Lieutenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 58400.
40 Cadets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 29200.
2821½ Non commissioned Officers and privates . . . 1. 1030760.
10 Extra Surgeons Mates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 7300. 2,188,540.
2,188,540 at an average price of 14 Cents each is . . . . . . . . Dollars. . . 306,395.
Carried forward . . . . . 794,471.
Brought forward . . . . . 794,471.
Horses for the Cavalry.
Horses to complete the number requisite and to replace those which may die or become unfit for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6000.
Cloathing.
5142 Suits for the Non commissioned Officers (including Cadets) and privates . . . @25. 128,550.
500 Suits to make good deficiencies by desertion &c . . . . . 12,500.
60 Watch Coats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 480. 141,530.
Bounties and Premiums.
To replace Deserters and those rendered unfit for Service, including Premiums for inlisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,000.
Medical and Hospital Department.
For Medicine, Instruments and Stores for the Hospitals, Garrisons and posts, Assistants, Nurses and Matrons for sick Soldiers, the examinations of Invalids, taxing Physicians Bills for attendance &c &c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000.
Quarter Masters Department.
Waggons, Horses, Oxen and Forage, Tents, Boats &c for the transportation of Troops, also of Ordnance and Stores of all kinds for the Army and Quarter Master Department — the purchase of Axes, Camp Kettles, Spach Saddles, Iron, Fuel, Straw, Boards, Nails, paint, Company Books, Stationery &c also the pay of Agents, Clerks, Artificers, Express Riders, Office and Store Rent &c &c employed in said Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,000.
Carried forward . . . . . 1,168,001.
Brought forward . . . . . 1,168,001.
Indian Department.
Annuities to the Six Nations of Indians . . . . . . . . . . 4500.
Cherokees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6000.
Chickasaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000.
Creeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500.
Choctaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000.
Wyandots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Delawares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Shawanoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Ottawas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Chippewas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Putawatimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Miamis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Eel River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
Weeas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
Kickapoos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
Piankashaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
Kaskaskias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500. 26,500.
Altho' the Choctaws are not entitled to claim the above Sum by Treaty or authorized Agreement, yet as beneficial effects are presumed to have resulted from the same grant made to them in the present Year, the propriety and policy of renewing the Appropriation is respectfully submitted.
Expences attending the transportation of the above Annuities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,500.
For promoting Civilization, pay of Temporary Agents &c &c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15000.
Contingent Expences for presents to Indians on their Visits to the Seat of Government, Expences attending their Journies and during their stay and on their return home &c &c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7500.
For Rations to Indians at the different Military posts and within their respective Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,500.
Carried forward . . . . . 1,251,001.
Brought forward . . . . . 1,251,001.
Ordnance Department.
Comprehending the Salaries of the Superintendant of Military Stores, the Clerks employed in his Office, Storekeepers and their Assistants or Deputies, Commissaries of Military Stores, Pay Masters, Store-keepers and Superintendants, Wages of Armourers, Workmen and Labourers &c at the different posts and Armories, Rents for Public Buildings, and all Contingent Expences &c &c.
Philadelphia.
1 Superintendant of Military Stores . . . . . . . 1500.
Clerks and Messenger employed in his Office . . . 2400.
1 Storekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200.
1 Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.
1 Inspector and Assistant Inspector . . . . . . . . 1200.
6 Labourers employed in the Stores . . . . . . . . 2160. 9060.
Armoury at Springfield.
1 Superintendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840.
1 Paymaster and Storekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
1 Master Armourer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.
Pay and Rations of the Armourers, Labourers &c . . 25,060.
1 Master of Ordnance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480.
Iron, Steel, Coal and all other Contingent Expences . 26,112. 53,592.
Armoury at Harper's Ferry.
1 Superintendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840.
1 Paymaster and Storekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.
1 Master Armourer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.
Pay and Rations of the Armourers, Labourers &c . . 15,000.
Iron, Steel, Coal and all Contingent Expences . . . 7,500. 24,540.
Carried forward . . . . . 87,192. 1,251,001.
Brought forward . . . . . 1,261,001.
Ditto . . . Ordnance Dep.t . . . 87,192.
Laboratory on Schuylkill.
1 Superintendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480.
1 Conductor of Military Stores . . . . . . . . . . . 480.
Implements and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
Materials to be wrought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000. 6,460.
Albany.
1 Storekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510.
New London.
1 Storekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
Trenton.
1 Storekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480.
Rents.
Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4388.
New London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370.
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100. 4,858. 100,000.
Defensive Protection.
For the Defensive Protection of the Frontiers of the United States, including the erection of Forts &c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000.
Contingent Expences War Department.
For loss of Stores, allowance to Officers who may be ordered on distant Commands and for special purposes, advertising and apprehending Deserters, printing &c — Muster Rolls &c purchasing Maps, Books, &c &c &c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000.
Carried forward . . . . . 1,411,001.
Brought forward . . . . . 1,411,001. —
Military Pensions.
For the annual allowance to the Invalids of the United States for their Pensions from the fifth day of March 1801, to the 4th of March 1802 inclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,000. —
Dollars. 1,504,001. —
Recapitulations.
Pay of the Army of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . 480,396.
Forage of Ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,680.
Subsistence of Ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,395.
Horses for the Cavalry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000.
Cloathing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,530.
Bounties and Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,000.
Medical and Hospital Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000.
Quarter Masters Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,000.
Indian Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,000.
Ordnance Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000.
Defensive Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000.
Contingent Expences of the War Department . . . . . . . . 30,000. 1,411,001. —
Military Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,000. —
Dollars. 1,504,001. —
One Million, five hundred and four thousand and one Dollars.
War Department
Nov.r 19.th 1800.
An Estimate of the Salaries and Expences requisite for the Offices of the War Department for the Year One Thousand Eight hundred and one.
War Department.
Salary for the Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4500.
" " One Chief and other Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . 7500.
" " " Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.
Contingencies & Deficiencies in last appropriation for Office Rent . . . 5000.
Dollars. 17,350.
Accountant's Office.
Salary for the Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000.
" " One principal and other Clerks . . . . . . . . . . 8600.
" " " Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.
Contingencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Dollars. 11,850.
Pay Master General's Office.
Salaries for Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2400.
" " Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.
Wood, Stationery &c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.
Office Rent to June 1801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.
Dollars. 3,100.
Purveyor of Public Supplies Office.
Salary of the Purveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000.
" " Two Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200.
" " Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.
Wood, Stationery and Office Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.
Fire Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666.
Dollars. 4,466.
War Department,
November 19.th 1800. } signed, Sam.l Dexter,
Sec.y of Wars.
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Encloses estimates of expenses of the Army of the United States for the year 1801. Enclosure lists staff, numbers, and salaries and forage for each department. References clothing, horses, supplies, and bounties. Outlines Indian tribes. Lists several locations and branches.
Date
11/20/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1800112000001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott
Samuel Dexter
General Staff
Brigadier General
Lieutenant
Aid-de-Camp
Major
Division Inspector
Captain
Brigade Inspector
Paymaster General
Inspector of Artillery
Inspector of Fortifications
Captains
First Lieutenants
Second Lieutenants
Cadets
Sergeants
Corporals
Musicians
Farriers
Saddlers
Privates
Artillerists
Engineers
Quartermasters
Surgeons
Surgeon's Mates
Chief Musicians
Cadets
Lieutenants
Artificers
Infantry
Cavalry
deserters
Medical and Hospital Department
nurses
matrons
invalids
agents
clerks
express riders
Quartermaster's Department
Indian Department
Indians
Cherokees
Chickasaws
Creeks
Choctaws
Wyandots
Delaware
Shawnees
Ottowas
Chippewa
Miamis
Eel River
Weea
Kickapoo
Piankashaw
Kaskaskias
Ordnance Department
armorers
workmen
labourers
master armorer
Notable locations
War Department
Philadelphia
Springfield
Harper's Ferry
Schuylkill
Albany
New London
Trenton
Accountant's Office
frontiers
Notable items
estimate of expenditures
pay
forage
subsistence
rations
horses
clothing
suits
desertion
watch coats
bounties
premium
enlisting
medicine
instruments
stores
hospitals
garrisons
physicians' bills
wagons
oxen
tents
boats
transportation
toops
ordnance
stores
axes
camp kettles
pack saddles
iron
fuel
straw
boards
nails
paint
company books
stationery
rent
claim
annuities
expenses
contingent expenses
journeys
salaries
wages
armory
iron
steel
coal
defensive protection
printing
muster rolls
maps
books
pensions