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Enclosure: [General Statement of Certain Appropriations Made by Law], [26 December 1794]

A General Statement of Certain Appropriations Made by Law for the Service of the Year 1793, Including the Balances of Former Appropriations Unexpended on the Last Day of December, 1792; Exhibiting Also, the Expenditures of the United States for the Year 1793, on Warrants Issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Unexpended Balances of the Said Appropriations, which Are to Be Accounted for in the Next Annual Statement.
Towards discharging
Domestic Loans.
Dates, and Titles of the Acts of Appropriations, For discharging Warrants issued
by the late Board of Treasury.		 For the Support of the Civil List. For the Support of the Army, &c. For paying Pensions due to
military Invalids.		 For defraying the Expenses of
Treaties of Peace with the
Indian Tribes.		 For the Principal. For the Interest. For maintaining Intercouse
between the United States
and Foreign Nations.		 For effecting a Recognition of the
Treaty of the United States with
the new Emperor of Morocco.		 For the Building Equipment and
Support of Revenue Cutters.		 Towards discharging certain Debts
contracted by Abraham Skinner,
late Commissary of Prisoners.		 Towards discharging certain Debts
contracted by Colonel Timothy
Pickering, late Quarter Master General.
Balances of former appropriations unexpended on the
last day of December, 1792		 32,176.73 209,247.11 318,539.90 82,849.89 13,000.     2,401.88 89,500.   7,000.   34,704.48 209.62 35,936.74
1790, July 1. An act providing the means of intercourse between
the United States and Foreign Nations,34		               40,000          
and
1793, Feb. 9.
1790, Aug. 4. An act making provision for the Debt of the United States,35                        
12. An act making provision for the reduction of the Public Debt,36                        
1791, Mar. 3. An act for raising and adding another regiment to the Military Establishment of the United States, and for making farther provision for the protection of the frontiers,37           156,595.56            
1792, May 2. An act for raising a further sum of money for the protection of the frontiers, and for other purposes therein mentioned,38           400,000   18,753.41          
8. An act supplementary to the act making provision for the Debt of the United States,39                        
1793, Feb. 28. An act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year 1793,40   409,951.29 1,067,807.07 82,245.32   600,000         3,000      
Mar. 2. An act making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians north west of the Ohio,41         100,000                
An act providing for the payment of the first instalment due on a loan made of the Bank of the United States,42           200,000              
An act making certain appropriations therein mentioned,43   30,709.66 569.45                  
Amount of the appropriations and unexpended balances before recited, 32,176.73 649,908.06 1,386,916.42 165,095.21 113,000   1,365,595.56 21,115.29 129.500.   7,000   37,704.48 209.26 35,939.74
Amount of the expenditures for the year 1793,   358,241.08 1,132,443.91 80,087.81 25,088.   756,595.56 18,753.41 89,500       46.42 2,675.56
Balances unexpended to be transferred to the statement for the year 1794, 32,176.73 291,666.98 254,472.51 85,007.40 87,912.   600,000   2,401.88 40,000.   7,000.   37,704.48 163.20 33,264.18
Towards the reduction of the
Domestic debt. Foreign debt.
Dates, and Titles of the Acts of Appropriations, For Interest payable on the
Domestic Debt in the Year 1793.		 For the Support of Light Houses,
Beacons, Buoys, and public Piers.		 For defraying the Contingent
Charges of Government.		 Out of the Surplus of the
Revenue on 31st Dec, 1790, and the
Proceeds of foreign Loans.		 Out of the Interest Fund. Due to the French. Due to the Dutch. Debt due to certain foreign
Officers.		 For defraying the Expenses of the
Enumeration of the Inhabitants
of the United States.		 For satisfying miscellaneous
Claims.		 Total Amount.
Balances of former appropriations unexpended on the last day of December, 1792 31,532.12 25,643.86 302,50 415,885.75 60,555.95 290,736.17   213,612.021 2,822.98 13,468   1,889,137.70
1790 July 1. An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and Foreign Nations,34                     40,000.  
and
1793, Feb. 9.
1790 Aug. 4. An act making provision for the Debt of the United States,35 A. 2,250,167.33         1,047,145.15 203,669.30       3,500,981.78
12. An act making provision for the reduction of the Public Debt,36       334,901.89             334,901.89
1791, Mar. 3. An act for raising and adding another regiment to the Military Establishment of the United States, and for making farther provision for the protection of the frontiers,37                     156,595.56
1792, May 2. An act for raising a further sum of money for the protection of the frontiers, and for other purposes therein mentioned,38                     418,753,41
8. An act supplementary to the act making provision for the Debt of the United States,39         73,911.60           73,911.60
1793, Feb. 28. An act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year 1793,40   20,000.                 7,839.10 2,190,842.78 B.
Mar. 2. An act making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians north west of the Ohio,41                     100,000.  
An act providing for the payment of the first installment due on a loan made of the Bank of the United States,42                     200,000.  
An act making certain appropriations therein mentioned,43   22,955.66               2.319.   56,533.77 C.
Amount of the appropriations and unexpended balances before recited, 2,281,699.45 68,599.52 302.50 751,787.64 134,467.55 1,377,881.32 203,669.30 213,621.02 2,822.98 23,626.10 8,961,678.49
Amount of the expenditures for the year 1793, 2,079,105.76 12,061.68 148.   334,901.89 102,818.22 1,377,881.32 203,669.30 39,000.47 881.88 8,895.92 6,582,796.19
Balances unexpended to be transferred to the statement for the year 1794, 202,593.69 56,537.84 154.50 416,885.75 31,649.33     174,020.55 1,941.10 14,730.18 2,378,882.30
[Balance carried forward] 2,378,882.30
To which is added, the balance of the foreign funds transferred to the United States, including the appropriation for interest on the foreign debt for the years 1791, 1792 and 1793, per statement, 1,257,503.58
Total of unsatisfied appropriations at the close of the year 1793, agreeably to the statements made at the Treasury, 3,636,385.88
The expenditures in the year 1793 were made out of the following funds.
Out of the proceeds of foreign loans viz.
for the first instalment due on a loan of two millions of dollars obtained from the Bank of the United States 200,000  
for the reduction of the domestic debt. 334,901.89
for the reduction of the French debt, 1,337,881.32
for the reduction of the Dutch debt, 203,669.30
for the reduction of the debt due to foreign officers,   39,000.47
2,115,452.98
Out of the proceeds of domestic revenues and loans, 4,364,524.99
Out of the   —   interest fund, applicable to the reduction of the domestic debt,  102,818.22
Total of expenditures in the year 1793, as above stated, 6,582,796.19
The unsatisfied appropriations above stated are payable out of the following funds, viz.
The surplus of duties on the last day of December, 1790, applicable to the reduction of the domestic debt, 416,885.75
The interest fund not expended in the year 1793, ditto, 31,649.33
The proceeds of foreign loans, for the balance of the debt due to foreign officers, 174,620.55
The domestic revenues, since the year 1790, applicable to the reimbursement of the balance of foreign funds transferred to the U. States, and the payment of domestic appropriations, 3,013,230.25
Total of unsatisfied appropriations including the surpluses on certain appropriations, which will be accounted for in the next statement, 3,636,385.88
 
A.—The amount of interest payable on the domestic debt in the year 1793 agreeably to the divident accounts settled at the Treasury.
B.—The specific sums appropriated by this act, amount to 1,589,044.72
To which the following sums are added,
The Amount of monies received in the year 1793, on account of the loan of 800,000 dollars made of the Bank of the United States, 600.000  
The net amount of fines, penalties and forfeitures in the year 1792 and 1793,   1,798.06
  601,798.06
2,190,842.78
C.—The amount appropriated by this act, is 59,107.41
From which is deducted the sum allowed to compensate the Corporation of Trustees of the public grammar school and academy of Wilmington in the State of Delaware, it being included in the statement of appropriations for the year 1792,     2,553.64
56,553.77

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