A Gross Calculation of the Sum wanted to pay off the Army upon the Old establishment & to pay One Months pay advance to the New Established Regiments, with other necessary Contingent and Incidental Charges.
To the pay of 34 Old Regiments for the Months of October, November & Decemr, Averaged a[t] 3500£ each Regiment |
£ |
119000 |
|
To the Regiment of Artillery for the same time |
|
3960 |
|
To the pay 27 Regimts, New Establishmt, for the Month of January at 1618:12 each |
|
43502 |
|
To the Regiments of Artillery for January |
|
1979 |
:16 |
To 1376 Dollars advanced each of the New Corps to purchase Blankets |
|
11145 |
:15 |
To a Company of Artificers for 4 Months |
|
880 |
: 8 |
To purchase of Arms for the New Regiments |
|
15500 |
|
To the pay of 5000 Militia for Six weeks |
|
20000 |
|
To the demands of the Commissary Generl |
|
50000 |
|
To Ditto of the Quarter Master General |
|
5000 |
|
|
To 4 Months expence of Genl Hospital estimated at |
|
4000 |
|
To Do of the General & Staff Officers estimated at |
|
3260 |
:16 |
Lawfull money |
£ |
278228 |
:15 |
£278,228:15 reduced to Dollars amount to |
|
927429 |
:16 |
N.B. the five Connecticut Regiments upon the Old establishment, are not Included in the above Account, they being gone Home & will be cleared off by the Colony.