To James Madison from Alexander J. Dallas, 23 May 1815
From Alexander J. Dallas
Department of War 23. May 1815.
The acting Secretary of War has the honor to represent to the President of the United States: That the appropriations for the subsistence, for the Quarter Masters Department, for Arsenals, Magazines &c, Maps and plans, forage of Rangers, and Camp Equippage of the Army of the united States for the years 1814 & 1815; are inadequate to the accomplishment of their objects; and that it has become necessary for the public Service, that a portion of the money appropriated for other branches of expenditure in the Department of war, be applied to the said appropriations as follows:
| From Clothing to Subsistence | $.500.000.00 | |
| From Indian Dept. to Qr. Mar. Dept. | $.250.000.00 | |
| ” Arming & Equipg. militia to Do. | 150.000.00 | 400.000.00 |
| From Arming & Equipping militia to be applied as follows | ||
| To Arsenals & Magazines | $.3035.08.00 | |
| To Maps, plans &c, | 2250.85.00 | |
| To forage for Rangers | 3952.80.00 | |
| To Subsistence | 40761.27.00 | 50.000.00 |
| From Contingencies to Camp Equipe. | 200.000.00 | |
| ” Purchase of Artillery Horses to Do. | 50.000.00 | 250.000.00 |
| $1.200.000.00 | ||
All which is respectfully Submitted
(Signed) A. J. Dallas.
Tr (DNA: RG 107, LRRS, P-303:8); letterbook copy (DNA: RG 107, LSP). Both Tr and letterbook copy bear notes of JM’s approval. Letterbook copy also bears George Graham’s signed note: “The original delivered by me to the Comptroller.”