To every officer commanding a separate post, one blank book containing two quires of paper.
For the use of the garrison of every separate post, ingredients sufficient to make two quarts of ink.
For the use of the garrison of every separate post, twenty dozen of wafers.
For the use of the assistant military agent, at every separate post, one blank book containing two quires of paper.
For the use of every military company, whether in garrison or otherwise, two quires of paper, and one blank book containing the same quantity.
For the use of every other commissioned officer in the army, two quires of letter paper, with a proportionate allowance of ink, quills, and wafers.
Done at the war office of the U. States, this 25th day of February, 1802.
H. DEARBORN,
Secretary of war.
Regulations relative to the employment of physicians.
In future, no surgeon, surgeon’s mate, or physician, not holding an appointment in the army of the United States, is to be employed on public account, by any officer or other person whatever to act in the capacity of surgeon or physician, for any man or men attached to the army, unless by special agreement first entered into, in which the compensation for medical service to be performed, shall be stipulated in writing, either by the day or month.