The testament to five sons
Printed page 43
PDF page 51 · Calmar, 1836
Page 43, passage p043-s001
Within a few days I was paying my respects to Mr Secretary of State, who heartily congratulated me and gave a more detailed description of my obtained promotion than had previously been communicated through the letter of notification, namely that the regiment had an establishment of reserve troops corresponding to half the regiment’s strength and divided into companies, which were drilled annually on foot by a cornet appointed for that purpose after he had attended the muster on horseback.
Inom några dagar var jag på uppvaktning hos Herr Stats-Sekreteraren, som hjertligen lyckönskade mig och gaf en mer detaillerad beskrifning öfver min vundne befordran, än hvad tillförne genom avertissements-brefvet blifvit meddeladt, nemligen att regementet hade en uppsättning af reservmanskap, hvilken uppsättning svarade mot regementets halfva styrka och var indelad i kompanier, som årligen öfvades till fots af en dertill bestämd kornett, sedan denne bevistat mötet till häst.
Page 43, passage p043-s002
The Secretary of State added that this duty belonged to my obtained promotion.
Stats-Sekreteraren tillade, att till min vundne befordran hörde denna befattning.
Page 43, passage p043-s003
I asked concerning the pay; the answer was 84 riksdaler; further, whether there was also an official residence; the answer was no; whether I was to be mounted; the answer was: naturally, for how otherwise is it possible to attend musters on horseback?
Jag frågade angående lönen, svarades 84 R:dr; vidare om derjemte vore boställe, svarades nej; om jag borde vara beriden, svarades: naturligtvis, ty huru är i annat fall möjligt att göra möten till häst?
Page 43, passage p043-s004
A cold sweat passed over me; I became mute, but recovered myself and stated: as an ensign at an enlisted infantry regiment I had, through the King’s grace, 150 riksdaler annually until I could obtain established pay, and I then served only a few weeks of the year; now, by contrast, I am to be mounted at a regiment that holds double musters annually, and this for the meagre pay of 84 riksdaler.
En kallsvett gick öfver mig, jag blef stumm, men repade mig och yttrade: såsom fendrik vid ett värfvadt infanteri-regemente hade jag genom Konungens nåd 150 R:dr årligen, intill dess jag kunde erhålla lön på stat, och jag tjenstgjorde då blott några veckor om året, nu deremot bör jag vara beriden vid ett regemente, som årligen gör dubbla möten, och detta emot den ringa lönen 84 R:dr.