HEADQUARTERS LOUISIANA STATE FORCES,
QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Shreveport, January 3, 1865.

Governor H. W. ALLEN:

I hand herewith a report of the operations of the department under my direction for the year. The receipts from all sources have been as follows, viz:

Sales of quartermaster's stores. . . . . . . . . . $119,450 11

Sales of subsistence to State officers. . . . . . . 36,348 92

Sales to State agent for distribution to parishes

overrun by enemy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,136 16

Received from State workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . 9,550 24

Received from C. H. Ardis, quartermaster-general. . 110,688 20

Received from auditor of State. . . . . . . . 1,382,920 33

Received from auditor by C. H. Arids, chief of

clothing bureau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000 00

Received from steam-boats employed by the State

for half profits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,775 10

Received from Captain J. K. Kilburn, assistant

quartermaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,300 00

Received from Captain J. C. Wise, assistant

quartermaster at Alexandria. . . . . . . . . . . . 12,749 56

Difference in cash from State store. . . .. . . . 14

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Total 1,984,918 76

The amount of payments has been as follows, viz:

Amount of purchase quartermaster's stores . . . . $272,523 12

Amount of expenditures. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 185,895 63

Amount of advances to officers. . . . . . . . . . . 6,533 40

Amount of contingent expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . 5,287 81

Amount of donations of cash by order of Governor

H. W. Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 00

Amount of pay of troops. . . . . . . . . . . . 145,634 49

Amount of purchase of subsistence. . . . . . . . 1,212,561 14

Amount of recruiting expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,112 00

Amount of advance sulphur for iron-works.. . . . . 150 00

Amount of advance ordnance department. . . . . . . 3,388 17

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Aggregate amount of payments. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,834,624 76

Balance on hand by last reports:

Captain T. W. Mieure, assistant quartermaster. . $58,085 85

Colonel C. H. Ardis, chief clothing bureau. . . . . 30,327 13

Captain W. J. Fisk, assistant quartermaster,

second battalion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 200 87

Captain A. V. Dubroca, assistant quartermaster

first battalion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 64

Captain J. W. Smith (no account received). . . . . . . 33,486 00

Quartermaster-general. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,099 50

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150,294 00

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Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,984,918 76

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State store account:

Received from military store-keepers. . . . . . . . 398,116 79

Deposited with treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398,116 65

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Difference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Ordnance cash account:

Received cash from quartermaster-general. . . . . . . . 3,388 17

Received cash from Captain T. W. Mieure. . . 3,949 00

Received sales of ordnance stores. . . . . . . .. 394 00

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Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,731 17

Expenditures first quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,155 48

Expenditures second and third quarters 6,572 00

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7,727 48

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Balance due State Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 69

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