Continental Congress estimates for the support of the Continental Army, 1779-1780.

Continental Congress estimates for the support of the Continental Army, 1779-1780.

Philadelphia 1779-1780

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MSS L1994.1.399

(OCoLC)33201476

Collection of twenty-nine manuscript estimates, returns, and statistical reports prepared by or for committees of the Continental Congress during 1779 and 1780 to evaluate the costs of maintaining and supplying the Continental Army. The documents include detailed estimates for horses, forage, wagons, harnesses, Quartermaster Department personnel, military pay, hospital expenses, clothing, provisions, tools, transportation, and anticipated tax revenues needed to support armies of varying strength. Prepared during congressional efforts to reform the Quartermaster General's Department, the collection documents the financial, logistical, and administrative planning required to sustain the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

[1] List of papers containing returns, estimates, etc., on which general estimates are formed -- [2] Estimate of horse teams and harness necessary for the army, calculated at 1775 costs -- [3] Estimate of horse teams and harness calculated at 1780 costs -- [6] Estimate of horses necessary for the army on the North River and for General Poor's Brigade and the Connecticut cavalry in winter quarters -- [8] Estimate of wages and subsistence for personnel employed in the Quartermaster General's Department -- [11] Estimate of forage required for 19,190 public horses -- [16] Estimate of carpenters' tools required for an army -- [23] Estimate of provisions for an army of 32,000 men -- [25] Estimate of military pay for infantry, artillery, and cavalry regiments -- [26] Hospital officers and incidental expenses for one year -- [27] Estimate of clothing costs for an army of 32,000 men -- [29] Estimate of annual taxes the thirteen United States could pay for the support of the army.
Watermarks: TMW (Thomas M. Willcox: nos. 1, 4, 6-8, 10-13, 28); Whatman ( James, Jr.: nos. 23-27); Van der Ley (nos. 17, 19-21); C. Taylor (Clement Taylor: nos. 2, 9); LV[G?] (nos. 3, 29); GR with crown (no. 22)
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