Estimate of Expenses for the US Army, 1801
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Estimate of Expenses for the US Army, 1801
Description
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.
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
20
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
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 location
War Department
Philadelphia
Springfield
Harper's Ferry
Schuylkill
Albany
New London
Trenton
Accountant's Office
frontiers
notable item/thing
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
notable phrase
promoting civilization
document number
1800112000001
page start
1
number of pages
10
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (12 pages) | DHI04 (12 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Secretary of War to the Secretary of the Treasury, 1800-1867. (RG203) | Vol: 1; P: 1-10 |
| [view document] (9 pages) | DHI04a (9 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Secretary of War to the Secretary of the Treasury, 1800-1867. (RG203) | Vol: 1; P: 1-10 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Dexter | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |