ðə kɑːmɪsˈɛɹɪˌæt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ðə kəmˈɪsɚɹi ɹᵻsˈaɪdɪŋ ɪnðə nˈuː kˈɑːnvənt ʌv mˈaʊnt sənt. sˈɛpʌlkɚ, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː. sˈiː. ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, kɑːmɪsˈɛɹɪˌæts wɜːɹ ɪɹˈɛktᵻd ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ænd æt sənt. lˈuːi.
The Commissariat of the United States was founded in 1882, the commissary residing in the new convent of Mount St. Sepulchre, Washington, D. C. In 1902, commissariats were erected in California and at St. Louis.