Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

War Department
Washington January 24^th 1848.Sir,
In conformity with the 5. Section of the Act of March 3^d 1809 I have the honor to transmit herewith a statement of the expenditures, during the year 1847, from the appropriation for Contingent Expenses of the Military Establishment.
Very respectfully
Your Obed ServtW. L. Marcy.
Secretary of WarHon: Robert C. WinthropSpeaker of the House of Representatives

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Executive Documents

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Contingent Expenses.
Military Establishment

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Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a Statement of the Contingent Expenses of the Military Establishment during the year 1847.

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January 28, 1848
Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the War Departsment.

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Treasury Department
2^d Auditor’s Office
January 15^th 1848.[Si]r,
Herewith I have the honor to transmit a statement, in duplicate, of the expenditure of the Appropriation for the Contingent expenses of the Military establishment for the year 1847. Exhibited in pursuance of the 5^th Section of the Act of the 3^d March 1809, entitled “An Act to amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the Treasury War and Navy Departments”.
I have the honor to be
very respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant.Jnô M. M^cCalla
Second Auditor.William L. MarcySecretary of War.

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01/15/1848
Statement of the expenditure of the moneys appropriated [f]or the Contingent expenses of the Military establishment for the year 1847. [E]xhibited in pursuance of the 5^th Section of the Act of 3^d March 1809, [e]ntitled “an Act to amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the Treasury, War, and Navy Departments.”

[Da]te of [State]ment. To whom paid. For what purpose. Amount.

Dlls. Cts:

[?] 47.
[Jany?] 6 Capt A, R, Hetsel
A, 2, M, Amount paid Augustus Jenkins, Portsmouth N.H. for 673^th chain, and al alteration and addition on the Map of Texas, by W, J, Stone, of Washington City. $70 84

[?]y 3 Lt, J, N, Ward
3^d Infy, Amount paid J, B, Humes, Dayton Ohio, for fire of a horse while on search of a deserter. 2 00

[?] 13 Lt, A, D, Nelson
6^th Infy. Amount paid John Henson Evansville Indâ for funeral expenses of corporal Severton. 12 50

[?] 25 I, L, Moore
Acting as A, Q , M, Amount paid George Templeman, Washington City, for 500 Copies 3^d Edition of Revised Military Laws. 1,250 00

[?] 10 R, Farnham. For 321 parchments, for Army Commissions. 86 67

[?] " Gales & Seaton. For advertising Orders, Appointments and promotions, from the Adjutant General’s Office. 56 00

[?] 3 Michael Sanno
Forage Master U,S,A, Amount paid Borrough and School tax for 1846, at Carlisle Pâ on U,S, property. 128 12

4 I, V, N, Throop. For printing 500 blank Army Commissioners for the Adjutant General’s Office. 76 00

Carried forward $ 1,682 13

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1847. Amount brought forward $ 1,6[82] [13]

May 8 C, J, Koch. For “publishing advertisement of provisions to carry out the Act of the 11^th February 1847”. [?] [?]

" 13 Lt, J, P, J, O’Brien
A, A, Q, M, Amount paid for County rates and State tax for 1846, at Carlisle Pâ on U,S, property. 1[?] [?]

" 19 Capt, G, H, Crossman
A, Q, M, Amount paid sundry persons for services as guides to Point Isabel and back to Corpus Christi, and hire of Sloop Boat surveying between Aransas and Matagorda Bays, Campano, La Bacca, &c, &c, &c, 3[?] [?]

June 1 Capt, R, P, Marcy
5^th Infy, Amount paid Wells Coverly, Harrisburg Pâ for funeral expenses of Serjeant Reynols. [?] [?]

" 10 Lt, Alex, Hays
8^th Infy, Amount paid for transportation of Sergeants Low & Kenny, 4^th Infy, from Fort Columbus to Buffalo N.Y. and back to Fort Columbus, attending a Court Martial. [?] [?]

" 24 Lt, C, Hall
1^st Infy, Amount paid at Burlington Iowa, for making coffins for [Re-?] Runyan and Harrison, including lumber. [?] [?]

July 15 Capt, B, Alvord
4, Infy, Amount paid Nath^l Cooledge, Dep^y Jailor, Boston Mass, for confinement of disorderly Soldiers and Recruits. [?] [?]

"" Lt, Col, A, Mackay
D, Q, M, Gen^l. Amount paid W^m A, Lynch & Cô at S^t Louis Mô for funeral expenses of the late Capt, John Page, of the 4^th Infy. [?] [?]

" 31 R, Farnham. For 500 parchments for Army Commissions. [?] [?]

August 2 Capt, O, Cross
A, Q, M, Amount paid James Elam, Baton Rouge Lâ for services as Counsel in the case of Private John D, Mahony. 20 001

Carried forward $ 2,503 09

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1847. Amount brought forward $ 2,503 09

[Aug]ust 14 Q & G, S, Gideon. For printing & binding 1500 Copies of Gen^l Regulations for the Army, Lithographing title page, Engraving plates for Encampment, printing 500 Copies of Recruiting Regulations, &c, &c, for Adjutant Gen^l’s Office. 1,680 60

" 31 Maj. D, H, Vinton
Q, M, Amount paid John C, Young, New York, for funeral expenses of Hospital Steward, Thomas P, Stoddart. 35 00

"" Lt, Rich^d S, Smith
7^th Infy, A, A, Q, M. Amount paid H, R, Hershberger, for his services as Riding Master at West Point N.Y. for Nov^r & Dec^r 1846, and Jan^y, Feb^y, March, April, May, and June 1847. 500 00.

[Nove]mber 2 Charles Findlay
Agent Q, M, Dept. Amount paid E, Leneve, Louisville Ky. for the funeral expenses of the late Capt, A, R, Hetzel, of the U,S, Army. 58 00

" Capt, M, M, Clark
A, Q, M, Amount paid John Black, “for expenses incurred by him in sending various deserters from Gen^l Taylor’s Army—who had presented themselves to him in the City of Mexico—to Vera Cruz, to be sent back to their posts.” 59 00

[Novem]ber 18 C, Alexander. For sundry printing done by order of the Adj’^t General, viz: muster rolls, monthly returns, Post returns, Discharges, &c, &c, &c,. 671 55

" C, Alexander For sundry printing done by order of the Adj’^t Gen^l viz: Revised Edition of Army Register, General Orders, &c, &c, &c,. 653 75

[135 00?] $6,160 99

Treasury Department
2^d Auditor’s Office
January 15^th 1848Jno. M. M^cCalla
Second Auditor.

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[Da]te of [State]ment.	To whom paid.	For what purpose.	Amount.
			Dlls.	Cts:
[?] 47. [Jany?] 6	Capt A, R, Hetsel A, 2, M,	Amount paid Augustus Jenkins, Portsmouth N.H. for 673^th chain, and al alteration and addition on the Map of Texas, by W, J, Stone, of Washington City.	$70	84
[?]y 3	Lt, J, N, Ward 3^d Infy,	Amount paid J, B, Humes, Dayton Ohio, for fire of a horse while on search of a deserter.	2	00
[?] 13	Lt, A, D, Nelson 6^th Infy.	Amount paid John Henson Evansville Ind^a for funeral expenses of corporal Severton.	12	50
[?] 25	I, L, Moore Acting as A, Q , M,	Amount paid George Templeman, Washington City, for 500 Copies 3^d Edition of Revised Military Laws.	1,250	00
[?] 10	R, Farnham.	For 321 parchments, for Army Commissions.	86	67
[?] "	Gales & Seaton.	For advertising Orders, Appointments and promotions, from the Adjutant General’s Office.	56	00
[?] 3	Michael Sanno Forage Master U,S,A,	Amount paid Borrough and School tax for 1846, at Carlisle P^a on U,S, property.	128	12
4	I, V, N, Throop.	For printing 500 blank Army Commissioners for the Adjutant General’s Office.	76	00
		Carried forward $	1,682	13
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1847.		Amount brought forward $	1,6[82]	[13]
May 8	C, J, Koch.	For “publishing advertisement of provisions to carry out the Act of the 11^th February 1847”.	[?]	[?]
" 13	Lt, J, P, J, O’Brien A, A, Q, M,	Amount paid for County rates and State tax for 1846, at Carlisle P^a on U,S, property.	1[?]	[?]
" 19	Capt, G, H, Crossman A, Q, M,	Amount paid sundry persons for services as guides to Point Isabel and back to Corpus Christi, and hire of Sloop Boat surveying between Aransas and Matagorda Bays, Campano, La Bacca, &c, &c, &c,	3[?]	[?]
June 1	Capt, R, P, Marcy 5^th Infy,	Amount paid Wells Coverly, Harrisburg P^a for funeral expenses of Serjeant Reynols.	[?]	[?]
" 10	Lt, Alex, Hays 8^th Infy,	Amount paid for transportation of Sergeants Low & Kenny, 4^th Infy, from Fort Columbus to Buffalo N.Y. and back to Fort Columbus, attending a Court Martial.	[?]	[?]
" 24	Lt, C, Hall 1^st Infy,	Amount paid at Burlington Iowa, for making coffins for [Re-?] Runyan and Harrison, including lumber.	[?]	[?]
July 15	Capt, B, Alvord 4, Infy,	Amount paid Nath^l Cooledge, Dep^y Jailor, Boston Mass, for confinement of disorderly Soldiers and Recruits.	[?]	[?]
""	Lt, Col, A, Mackay D, Q, M, Gen^l.	Amount paid W^m A, Lynch & C^o at S^t Louis M^o for funeral expenses of the late Capt, John Page, of the 4^th Infy.	[?]	[?]
" 31	R, Farnham.	For 500 parchments for Army Commissions.	[?]	[?]
August 2	Capt, O, Cross A, Q, M,	Amount paid James Elam, Baton Rouge L^a for services as Counsel in the case of Private John D, Mahony.	20	001
		Carried forward $	2,503	09
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1847.		Amount brought forward $	2,503	09
[Aug]ust 14	Q & G, S, Gideon.	For printing & binding 1500 Copies of Gen^l Regulations for the Army, Lithographing title page, Engraving plates for Encampment, printing 500 Copies of Recruiting Regulations, &c, &c, for Adjutant Gen^l’s Office.	1,680	60
" 31	Maj. D, H, Vinton Q, M,	Amount paid John C, Young, New York, for funeral expenses of Hospital Steward, Thomas P, Stoddart.	35	00
""	Lt, Rich^d S, Smith 7^th Infy, A, A, Q, M.	Amount paid H, R, Hershberger, for his services as Riding Master at West Point N.Y. for Nov^r & Dec^r 1846, and Jan^y, Feb^y, March, April, May, and June 1847.	500	00.
[Nove]mber 2	Charles Findlay Agent Q, M, Dept.	Amount paid E, Leneve, Louisville Ky. for the funeral expenses of the late Capt, A, R, Hetzel, of the U,S, Army.	58	00
"	Capt, M, M, Clark A, Q, M,	Amount paid John Black, “for expenses incurred by him in sending various deserters from Gen^l Taylor’s Army—who had presented themselves to him in the City of Mexico—to Vera Cruz, to be sent back to their posts.”	59	00
[Novem]ber 18	C, Alexander.	For sundry printing done by order of the Adj’^t General, viz: muster rolls, monthly returns, Post returns, Discharges, &c, &c, &c,.	671	55
"	C, Alexander	For sundry printing done by order of the Adj’^t Gen^l viz: Revised Edition of Army Register, General Orders, &c, &c, &c,.	653	75
[135 00?]			$6,160	99