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for their services in the war between the territory of Oregon and the Cayuse Indians, showing an aggregate of ($109,311 50) one hundred and nine thousand three hundred and eleven dollars and fifty cents. This amount does not include the services of any of the commis sioned officers, as there has been no provision made for their pay. Company K was formed out of the companies of Captains English and Garrison on the seventeenth of April, 1848, on which day the officers were elected. Company I was formed by Colonel James Waters at Fort Waters 011 the seventh day of June, 1848, and re mained in service until the twenty-ninth of September, 1848.

I beg leave also to hand you herewith two reports from the com missary and quartermaster-generals department, viz., A, showing the amount of liabilities created by those departments; and B, show ing the amount of disbursements by those departments.

I have the honor to remain, very respectfully, your obedient ser vant,

ALBERT E. WILSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

To A. E. Wilson, Acting Adjutant-General:

A. Report of the commissary and quartermaster-generals, show ing the amount of liabilities created by the commissary, quarter master, and ordnance departments in the war between the territory of Oregon and the Cayuse Indians, classed as under : Aggregate of stationery, one hundred and forty-four dollars and eighty-eight and one-half cents; aggregate of camp equipage, seven hundred and ninety-nine dollars and fifty -eight cents; aggregate of horses, etc., one thousand nine hundred and twenty -seven dollars; aggregate of saddlery, seven hundred and thirty-two dollars and sixty-three cents; aggregate of arms and repairs, one thousand three hundred and nineteen dollars and sixty cents; aggregate of ammunition, eight hundred and twenty-seven dollars and twenty-one and one- half cents; transportation, creating Fort Gilliam included, five thousand two hundred and twenty dollars and forty-one and one- half cents; aggregate of subsistence, fourteen thousand four hun dred and twelve dollars and seventy-three and one-half cents; aggregate of ferryage, six hundred and eighty-three dollars and ninety-two cents; aggregate of medical department, three hundred and ninety-six dollars and seven cents; aggregate of commissary s assistants, agents, expenses, office rent, forage for volunteers horses, &c., one thousand one hundred and thirty-nine dollars and seven and one-half cents; aggregate of premium on cash payments, sev enty-four dollars and twenty-seven cents; aggregate of Indian agency, two hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighteen and one- half cents; aggregate of California expedition, five hundred and fifty-one dollars and seventy cents; aggregate of interest account, twenty -three dollars and sixty-nine cents; aggregate of s