Enclosure III: Estimate of Military Expenditures, 14 March 1801
III
Estimate of Military Expenditures
| Army | |||||
| amounts now (exclusively of marines who are 1,100) to about 5400 men | |||||
| The present expence is | |||||
| 1. | Ordnance department including fabrication of muskets | 100,000 | |||
| 2. | Indian department & defensive protection of frontiers | 100,000 | |||
| 3. | Pay, subsistence, clothing &c. of army | 1,000,000 | |||
| 4. | Quarter master departt. & contingencies | 200,000 | |||
| 1,400,000 | |||||
| Congress had reduced the Army in 1797 to 3200 men | |||||
| On the supposition of a similar reduction the expences may be | |||||
| 3. | Pay, subsistence &c. ⅗ of one million | 600,000 | |||
| 4. | Quart. master & contingencies ⅗ of 200,000, but on account of abuses may be stated at one half | 100,000 | |||
| 1. |  |
Ordnance the same—indian & defens. protect. say ⅘ of prest. exp. or | 180,000 | ||
| 2. | 880,000 | ||||
| Under the same head may be arranged | |||||
| 1. Fortifications now 200,000 dollars—reduced ½ | 100,000 | ||||
| 2. Arms now 400,000—reduced to ¼ or 10,000 muskets a yr. | 100,000 | 200,000 | |||
| Proposed expense | 1,080,000 | ||||
| Navy | |||||
| The Secy. proposed a yearly expence of | |||||
| 1. Six frigates in constant service, but on peace estabt. includ. the exp. of 7 laid up | 387,257 | ||||
| 2. Marines on peace establishment | 207,310 | ||||
| 3. For completing docks, building houses &c | 400,000 | ||||
| for finishing the six 74s | 2,174,000 | ||||
| 2,574,000 | |||||
| which he proposes completing in 4 years | 643,500 | ||||
| 4. For yearly purchase of timber of one 74 & one 44 | 117,387 | ||||
| Total | 1,355,454 | ||||
| Instead of which the sum allotted would allow only | |||||
| 1. Two frigates in service, others laid up & pay of marines attached to the same |
150,000 | ||||
| 2. Purchase of timber, finishing the dock here & perhaps one more |
170,000 | 320,000 | |||
| 1,400,000 | |||||
This is grounded on a supposition that after this year Congress will not authorize the immediate finishing of the 74s. & that the other places purchased for navy yards, & the purchase of which was not authorized by law (a), will be sold
(a) See the law passed 25th Feby. 1799, authorizing the purchase of timber 4th Vol. page 267 & Stoddart’s last report dated 12th Jany. 1801 page 5th from line 14th to line 32 & page 6 from beginning to the words “been expended” at the end of 2d paragraph—
MS (DLC: TJ Papers, 110:18959); undated; entirely in Gallatin’s hand; on verso in Gallatin’s hand: “No. 3.”