Letterbook

Rations Issued December 1796 to May 1797

A list of the number rations issued at carious posts over a six month period, with total number of rations and an additional statement broken down by food item.

Rations Issued December 1796 to May 1797

1798

04

16

Philadelphia

Samuel Hodgdon

James McHenry

James McHenry

Samuel Hodgdon

Philadelphia

Fort Mifflin

Governors Island

West Point

Springfield

Fort Johnson

Staunton

Lynchburg

Norfolk

Tarborough

Tarboro

Mero Distrcit

Middletown

statement

rations

beef

flour

whiskey

salt

soap

candles

vinegar

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Statement shewing the number of Rations to the 31s May 1798, being six months, ( as per
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Philadelphia_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fort Mifflin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Governors Island _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
West Point_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Springfield_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fort Johnson_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Staunton _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lynchburgh from 1st Decr 96 to 26th February 1797_ _
Norfolk_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tarbourough " 1st Decr 1796 to 4th March 1797 _ _ _
Mero District " 1st Janry") 1797 to 3rd May 1798_ _ _
Middletown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Pounds of Pounds of

Beef Flour

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98.330.8 98.330.8

To which add, Total of Statement

dated 18th April 1798, rendered the} 586.098.5 585.867.13

Secretary of War_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________________________


Total_ _ _ _ _ _ 684428.13 684.198.51



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Honorable Secretary of War )
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issued at the following Posts from the 1st" December 1796 accounts settled at the Treasury )
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(Editor's note: figures in a column on the left, on the right a tornado shaped squiggle down to the letter "E" in "Equal to"

7,373.100
4.347.1002
13.264.00
19.449.1/7
11.535. 1/00
11.907. 00
4.615. 00
2.655. 00
10.888. 00
4.415. 00
3.982. 00
3.899. 00
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98.330. 1/2 Complete Rations, Equal to
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(Editor's note: The following are in 5 separate columns next to each other across the page horizontally)

Gills of
Whiskey
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49.165. 1/2
292.658.
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341.823. 1/2


pounds of
Salt
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1537.8
39.903.8
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41441.00

pounds of
Soap
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1.966.9
9.777.9
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11.744.2

pounds of
Candles
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983.5
5.826.11
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6.810

Quarts of
Vinegar
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1966.4
9.582.7
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11.549.3


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Philadelphia 16th" April 1798

Samuel Hodgdon
(Flourish below signature)


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Estimate of Articles wanted for the Troops and Garrisons on the Frontiers of Georgia usually supplied through the Quarter Masters Department, calculated for the supply of a Regiment and one Company of Cavalry for the year 1798 (pen flourish)
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Dollars : Cents

Fuel_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2000.00
Forage_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5000.00
Purchase of Horses and hire for Express service_ _ _ _ _ _1000.00
Occasional purchase of Tools for Carpenters, Smiths &_ _ _ 200.00
Saddles, Bridles, Geers &c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 200.00
Tents, Camp Kettles and Intrenching Tools_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1000.00
Erection of new Barracks & Fortifications and}
repairs of the old ones _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5000.00
Stationary_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 500.00
Bar Iron, Nails and Nail Rods_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1000.00
Purchase or hire of occasional transportation

at the Post_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3000.00


Transportation of the Clothing, Medicines, Military
and Quarter Master Stores from the City and
other parts (suppose 20 Loads)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _7,500.
Ditto for Indian Annuities and occasional Presents _ _ _ 3,000."

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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

(pen flourish under the signature)