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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
into an Arsenal. There is abundant stone and lime for building
near this locality.
Pay Department. There are four paymasters in this Dept
Major H. Hill stationed at Corpus Christi, Major L. J. Beall
and Major R. H. Chilton who are stationed in San Antonio, and
Major J. R. Hagner at fort Brown. Their duties are assigned
to them as follows by order of Genl Smith of the 14th June 1856.
Major Beall pays at San Antonio and forts Duncan and Clark
every two months. Major Hill pays at Corpus Christi, Camp Lan-
caster and fort Davis, every 4 months. Major Hagner pays at
forts Brown and Ringgold Barracks and McIntosh every two
months. Major Chilton pays at forts Mason, McKavett, Chad-
bourne, Camp Cooper and Belknap every two months.
To effect these payments each paymaster has constantly at his
command an ambulance and four mules and a driver and in addi-
tion a team of 4 to 6 mules to transport Camp equipage and the
rations of an Escort which varies from 4 to 20 men, and there
seems to be no way of avoiding this expense under the present
state of the Country.
Major Beall's accounts, etc., were in good order. He keeps the
clerk authorized by law at 700 dolls and a ration. There was a
balance in his hands on the 30th June of 26590 02/100 dolls.
Expended since 1318 48/100 dolls, leaving a balance in the 5th
July of 25,271 54/100 dolls in amounts as follow 21815 99/100
in the Asst Treasury at New Orleans, 37 09/100 with the Asst
Treasurer in New York, and cash in safe 3418 48/100 dolls.
Major Beall pays off the discharged soldiers as they pass thro'
San Antonio and he complains the officers are not particular
enough in making out the final statements, and that the price
of rations should be put on the soldier's certificate of discharge.
Major Chilton's accounts are all correct and he performs his
duty well, and he keeps a clerk at 700.dolls and a ration. He had
on hand on the 30th June 66,080 31/100 dolls. Since received
5 75/100 dolls and since paid 2,766 90/100 dolls; leaving a bal-
ance in his hands on the 5th July of 63,319 16/100 dolls in funds
as follows,--with the Assist Treas at N. York 18752 32/100 dolls,
and with the Asst Treasurer in New Orleans 17434 36/100 dolls.
In checks of the Quartermaster and Commissary in the Asst
Treasurer 7251 75/100 dolls. Deposited with Lt. Phillips Act140
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