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receipts for forage on service. Vouchers which must be produced by the contractors of an army to authorize them to have their claims discharged by the commi ary general, or his deputies. It is sensibly observed in page 32 of the British Commi ary, that in every case there should, if po ible, be only one voucher for one i ue. The mode of accomplishing this must be simple, and it is adopted by those who certainly have most experience; for every German corps, or German officer, who draws forage, or any other article, from the commi ariat, sends a mere receipt. This prevents farther writing or trouble, because the receipt may be presented in the open field, and is in itself a complete voucher. All that is required, is, for the regiment to order its forage party to bring back the receipt, if the quantity be not obtained; and the quarter-master, or foraging serjeant, to give a receipt for what he gets, if only part can be had.