Regulations for the Q. Master General’s Department by the United States in Congress assembled Octr 23d, 1782

Regulations for the Q. Master General’s Department by the United States in Congress assembled Octr 23d, 1782

[Philadelphia] 1782

[3] p. on 2 conjugate leaves ; 36 cm.

MSS L2012F9

Signed: Chas Thomson Secy.
Ms. copy in an unidentified hand.
Reorganization of the Quarter Master General’s Department to take effect January 1, 1783; reduced number of officers is specified, along with their pay and allowable rations, horses and wagons, etc.; Quartermaster General Timothy Pickering was displeased by these cost-cutting measures that made it difficult to retain good officers.
For typescript transcription, see case file.

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