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May 12, 1812
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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On April 14, 1812, Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin transmitted to the Senate statements on congressional appropriations totaling $17,114,691.34 from November 1811 to April 1812, permanent appropriations of $279,975 for 1812, public debt applications of $8,000,000, and Treasury balances as of December 31, 1811, including military and navy funds.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the Treasury Department report on congressional appropriations across pages 1 and 2.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
April 14th, 1812.
Sir,
I have the honor, in conformity with the resolution of the Senate on the 10th instant, to transmit the following statements, viz:
1. A statement of appropriations made by the several acts passed during the present session of Congress, to the 10th April, 1812, inclusive, and amounting together to $17,114,691 34.
2. A statement of sums payable during the year 1812, by virtue of sundry permanent appropriations, and amounting together to $279,975.
3. A statement of the probable application during the year 1812, of the annual appropriation of $8,000,000 for the public debt, distinguishing the sums payable for the interest on the Louisiana debt, and for the interest and reimbursement of the domestic debt.
4. A statement of the balance in the Treasury, on the 31st December, 1811, and of the balances unexpended on the same day in the hands of the Treasurer on account of the War and Navy Departments.
I have the honor to be,
With great respect, sir,
Your obedient servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN.
Honorable President of the Senate.
Statement of appropriations made by the acts of Congress, passed from the commencement of the first session of the twelfth Congress (4th November, 1811) to the 10th of April, 1812.
By the act "making a further appropriation for the support of a library," passed December 6th, 1811, $2000 a year for five years, for the years 1811 & 1812.
$2000
By the act "to authorize the surveying and making of certain roads in the state of Ohio, as contemplated by the treaty of Brownstown in the territory of Michigan," passed December 12th, 1811.
6000
By the act "to authorize the laying out and opening a public road from the line established by the treaty of Greenville to the North Bend, in the state of Ohio," passed Jan. 8th, 1812,
800
By the act "for the relief of John Burnham," passed January 10th, 1812.
24508
By the act "authorizing the purchase of ordnance and ordnance stores, camp equipage and other quarter-master's stores, and small arms," passed Jan. 14th, 1812. [The sum of $1,900,000 appropriated by this act, being included in the sums appropriated for the support of the military and navy establishments, is not here carried out ]
By the act "to empower the secretary of the treasury to decide on the case of the ship Eliza Ann belonging to Ezekiel Hubbard, and in the case of the ship Mary and Francis, belonging Nath'l Goddard," passed January 31st 1812,
1,400
By the act "authorizing the President of the United States to accept and organize certain volunteer military corps," passed Feb. 6th, 1812,
1,000,000
By the act "making appropriation for the expenses incident to the six companies of mounted rangers during the year 1812," passed Feb. 20th, 1812.
108,772
By the act "making appropriations for the support of the military establishment of the United States, for the year 1812," passed Feb. 21st, 1812,
$4,643,277.80
By the act "making appropriations for the support of an additional military force," passed February 31st, 1812.
$5,112,360
By the act "making appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States, for the year 1812," passed February 24th, 1812, $2,902,669.60.
By the act "making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1812," passed Feb. 26th, 1812, $1,264,412.54.
By the act "to authorize the secretary of the treasury, under the direction of the President of the United States to purchase of Winslow Lewis, his patent right to the new and improved method of lighting light houses, and for other purposes," passed March 3d, 1812, $60,000.
By the act "supplementary to an act providing the accommodation of the general post office and patent office, and for other purposes," passed March 7th, 1812, $10,553.91.
By the act "making appropriation for the defence of our maritime frontier," passed March 10, 1812, $500,000.
By the act "concerning the naval establishment," passed March 30th, 1812, $500,000.
[This act also contains an appropriation of $200,000 dollars for each of the years 1813 & 1814.]
By the act "authorising a detachment of the militia of the United States," passed April 10th, 1812, $1,000,000.
$17,114,691.34.
Statement of the amount payable during the year 1812, in virtue of sundry permanent appropriations:
For arming and equipping the whole body of the militia of the United States, per act of April 23d, 1808, $200,000.
For annuities and payments under certain treaties with Indian tribes, per sundry acts, $53,973.
For annuity to the Dey and Regency of Algiers, per act of May 5th, 1796, $24,000.
Dollars, $279,975.
Sundry appropriations contingent as to their amount.
For defraying the expenses of courts of prosecutions, and safe keeping of prisoners, the amount which may be received into the treasury, arising from fines, penalties and forfeitures.
For defraying the expenses of the marine hospital establishment, the amount received for the payment of tax of twenty cts. a month, on all seamen employed in the foreign or coasting trade of the United States.
For laying out and making roads within the state of Ohio, three per cent on the net amount received for lands sold within the said state.
Statement of the interest payable on the Louisiana stock, and of the amount payable during the year 1812, under the acts making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt, for the principal and interest of the public debt.
Interest on the Louisiana stock for the year 1822, $675,000.
Ditto on the funded domestic debt, $1,550,000.
$2,225,000.
Annual reimbursement of 6 per Cent. and deferred stocks, $1,570,000.
Ditto the whole of the converted stock, $565,348.41.
$4,360,848.41.
Balance to complete the annual appropriation of $8,000,000 dollars to be applied to the purchase of stock, if the same shall not be above par, $3,639,681.59.
Dollars, $8,000,000.
Statement of cash in the Treasury on the 31st of December, 1811; and of cash in the hands of the Treasurer on that day, on account of the War and Navy Departments.
Cash in the Treasury, subject to warrant, Dec. 31st, 1811, Dollars, $3,500,298.06.
Ditto in the hands of the Treasurer, on that day, on account of the war department, $151,090.18.
Ditto, ditto on account of the Navy Department, $11,794.47.
April 14th, 1812.
Sir,
I have the honor, in conformity with the resolution of the Senate on the 10th instant, to transmit the following statements, viz:
1. A statement of appropriations made by the several acts passed during the present session of Congress, to the 10th April, 1812, inclusive, and amounting together to $17,114,691 34.
2. A statement of sums payable during the year 1812, by virtue of sundry permanent appropriations, and amounting together to $279,975.
3. A statement of the probable application during the year 1812, of the annual appropriation of $8,000,000 for the public debt, distinguishing the sums payable for the interest on the Louisiana debt, and for the interest and reimbursement of the domestic debt.
4. A statement of the balance in the Treasury, on the 31st December, 1811, and of the balances unexpended on the same day in the hands of the Treasurer on account of the War and Navy Departments.
I have the honor to be,
With great respect, sir,
Your obedient servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN.
Honorable President of the Senate.
Statement of appropriations made by the acts of Congress, passed from the commencement of the first session of the twelfth Congress (4th November, 1811) to the 10th of April, 1812.
By the act "making a further appropriation for the support of a library," passed December 6th, 1811, $2000 a year for five years, for the years 1811 & 1812.
$2000
By the act "to authorize the surveying and making of certain roads in the state of Ohio, as contemplated by the treaty of Brownstown in the territory of Michigan," passed December 12th, 1811.
6000
By the act "to authorize the laying out and opening a public road from the line established by the treaty of Greenville to the North Bend, in the state of Ohio," passed Jan. 8th, 1812,
800
By the act "for the relief of John Burnham," passed January 10th, 1812.
24508
By the act "authorizing the purchase of ordnance and ordnance stores, camp equipage and other quarter-master's stores, and small arms," passed Jan. 14th, 1812. [The sum of $1,900,000 appropriated by this act, being included in the sums appropriated for the support of the military and navy establishments, is not here carried out ]
By the act "to empower the secretary of the treasury to decide on the case of the ship Eliza Ann belonging to Ezekiel Hubbard, and in the case of the ship Mary and Francis, belonging Nath'l Goddard," passed January 31st 1812,
1,400
By the act "authorizing the President of the United States to accept and organize certain volunteer military corps," passed Feb. 6th, 1812,
1,000,000
By the act "making appropriation for the expenses incident to the six companies of mounted rangers during the year 1812," passed Feb. 20th, 1812.
108,772
By the act "making appropriations for the support of the military establishment of the United States, for the year 1812," passed Feb. 21st, 1812,
$4,643,277.80
By the act "making appropriations for the support of an additional military force," passed February 31st, 1812.
$5,112,360
By the act "making appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States, for the year 1812," passed February 24th, 1812, $2,902,669.60.
By the act "making appropriations for the support of government for the year 1812," passed Feb. 26th, 1812, $1,264,412.54.
By the act "to authorize the secretary of the treasury, under the direction of the President of the United States to purchase of Winslow Lewis, his patent right to the new and improved method of lighting light houses, and for other purposes," passed March 3d, 1812, $60,000.
By the act "supplementary to an act providing the accommodation of the general post office and patent office, and for other purposes," passed March 7th, 1812, $10,553.91.
By the act "making appropriation for the defence of our maritime frontier," passed March 10, 1812, $500,000.
By the act "concerning the naval establishment," passed March 30th, 1812, $500,000.
[This act also contains an appropriation of $200,000 dollars for each of the years 1813 & 1814.]
By the act "authorising a detachment of the militia of the United States," passed April 10th, 1812, $1,000,000.
$17,114,691.34.
Statement of the amount payable during the year 1812, in virtue of sundry permanent appropriations:
For arming and equipping the whole body of the militia of the United States, per act of April 23d, 1808, $200,000.
For annuities and payments under certain treaties with Indian tribes, per sundry acts, $53,973.
For annuity to the Dey and Regency of Algiers, per act of May 5th, 1796, $24,000.
Dollars, $279,975.
Sundry appropriations contingent as to their amount.
For defraying the expenses of courts of prosecutions, and safe keeping of prisoners, the amount which may be received into the treasury, arising from fines, penalties and forfeitures.
For defraying the expenses of the marine hospital establishment, the amount received for the payment of tax of twenty cts. a month, on all seamen employed in the foreign or coasting trade of the United States.
For laying out and making roads within the state of Ohio, three per cent on the net amount received for lands sold within the said state.
Statement of the interest payable on the Louisiana stock, and of the amount payable during the year 1812, under the acts making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt, for the principal and interest of the public debt.
Interest on the Louisiana stock for the year 1822, $675,000.
Ditto on the funded domestic debt, $1,550,000.
$2,225,000.
Annual reimbursement of 6 per Cent. and deferred stocks, $1,570,000.
Ditto the whole of the converted stock, $565,348.41.
$4,360,848.41.
Balance to complete the annual appropriation of $8,000,000 dollars to be applied to the purchase of stock, if the same shall not be above par, $3,639,681.59.
Dollars, $8,000,000.
Statement of cash in the Treasury on the 31st of December, 1811; and of cash in the hands of the Treasurer on that day, on account of the War and Navy Departments.
Cash in the Treasury, subject to warrant, Dec. 31st, 1811, Dollars, $3,500,298.06.
Ditto in the hands of the Treasurer, on that day, on account of the war department, $151,090.18.
Ditto, ditto on account of the Navy Department, $11,794.47.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Economic
Military
What keywords are associated?
Treasury Appropriations
Congress Acts
1812 Finances
Military Funding
Navy Appropriations
Public Debt
Indian Treaties
What entities or persons were involved?
Albert Gallatin
Domestic News Details
Event Date
April 14th, 1812
Key Persons
Albert Gallatin
Outcome
total appropriations: $17,114,691.34; permanent appropriations for 1812: $279,975; public debt application: $8,000,000; treasury balance dec 31, 1811: $3,500,298.06 plus departmental balances.
Event Details
Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin transmitted statements to the Senate detailing congressional appropriations from November 4, 1811, to April 10, 1812, including funds for military, navy, roads, relief, and government support; permanent appropriations for militia, Indian treaties, and Algiers annuity; public debt interest and reimbursements; and Treasury cash balances.