Robert Brent Letter to Samuel Huntington Regarding Duties as District Paymaster in War of 1812

              1812                                    138 
NOV5 
( 1. ) 
Washington City 
November 5. 1812 
Sir 
As you have been appointed a District Pay Master 
in the Army of the United States, it becomes, my duty to give 
you instructions respecting the manner in which you are to perform 
your duties and keep and render your accounts. 
A copy of the Military Laws herewith inclosed will point 
out to you the organization and Monthly pay, forage, and subsistence of 
the troops of the United States. 
Your payments to the Regular Army are only to 
extend to the objects of Pay, forage, subsistence, and bounties and 
premiums ; that is to say. 
Pay of the non-commissioned Officers, artificers, 
musicians, and privates. 
Pay, and subsistence, (the latter is money in lieu 
of rations undrawn in kind) of commissioned and Staff Officers. 
Forage (money in lieu of forage undrawn in 
kind) of such commissioned and Staff Officers as are by Law entitled 
to it. 
Bounties and Premiums to be occasionally 
advanced by you, in virtue of authority in writing from some field or 
other Officer who may have command & superintendance of the recruiting 
service, to such commissioned Officer or Officers as shall be destined 
for or employed on the recruiting service ; or in virtue of authority 
from the Secretary of War, or the Pay Master of the U.S. Army. 
Your expenditures under the foregoing heads 
of Pay, Subsistence, forage, and bounties and premiums, are never 
to exceed the sums received by you as respectively applicable 
thereto. 
Your payments to Companies and Detachments 
are to be founded on duplicate Muster Rolls to be exhibited to 
you by each Capt. or commanding Officer thereof, according to 
the form marked.  As from which you will frame examine 
and