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distinguished themselves by their good behaviour and 

 their industry, but this is merely a mercantile corre- 

 spondence. The deputation has no right to interfere in 

 any way whatever in the internal management of this 

 establishment, considered as a manufactory. In this re- 

 spect it is, to all intents and purposes, a perfectly distinct 

 and independent establishment. But, notwithstanding 

 this, the two establishments are so dependent on each 

 other in many respects, that neither of them could well 

 subsist alone. 



The Military Workhouse being principally designed 

 as a manufactory for clothing the army, its capital, which 

 at first consisted in about 150,000 florins, but which 

 has since increased to above 250,000 florins, was ad- 

 vanced by the military chest ; and hence it is that it 

 was called the Military Workhouse^ and put under 

 the direction of the council of war. 



For the internal management of the establishment, 

 a special commission was named, consisting of one 

 counsellor of war, of the department of military econ- 

 omy, or of the clothing of the army ; one captain, which 

 last is inspector of the house, and has apartments in it, 

 where he lodges ; and the store-keeper of the magazine 

 of military clothing. 



These commissioners, who have the magazine of 

 military clothing at the same time under their direction, 

 have, under my immediate superintendence, the sole 

 government and direction of this establishment, of all 

 the inferior officers, servants, manufacturers, and work- 

 men belonging to it, and of all mercantile operations, 

 contracts, purchases, sales, etc. And it is with these 

 commissioners that the regiments correspond, in order 

 to be furnished with clothing and other necessaries; 



