Estimate of Wagons to go with troops to Pittsburgh
Document 1786From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate for wagons to attend troops marching to Pittsburgh with estimate of travel times.
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Estimate of the expenses attending the removal of the [undecipherable: probable reading "Mil.ry" i.e. Military] Stores deposited on the Magazine in this City — Philadelphia Mar 8th 1786
300 Boxes for musket ball with [undecipherable] clasps contain the No and [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable] ... 133.15
350 Barrels for Powder to contain 100 No each ... 7/6 ... 45.15
5 Men 30 days each is 150 days ... [undecipherable] ... 37.10
Hawling Ammunition say 50 Loads ... 7/ ... [undecipherable]
Hauling the powder to French Creek Magazine say 15 loads at [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable]
4 Months Rent of the Magazine at [undecipherable] pt annum ... [undecipherable]
£ 185[undecipherable]
Estimate for Wageons to Attend the Troops to Pittsburg
2 Wageons to be allowed thirty days in going, and sixteen days returning is 46 days each @ [undecipherable] ... £[undecipherable]
March 20, 1786
Estimate for procuring sundry Articles for the first American Regiment
100 Tin Camp Kettles ... [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable]
77 Falling Axes ... [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable]
120 small Boxes Wafers ... [undecipherable]
500 Bullets ... [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable]
20 drum heads ... [undecipherable]
20 drum Cords ... [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable]
20 Company Books ... [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable]
62 Bed sacks for the Company's sick ... [undecipherable]
7 Common Tents ... [undecipherable] ... [undecipherable]
2 Barrels whiting - say 10/ ... [undecipherable]
105 Canteens with Straps ... 1/6 ... 7.17.6
£ 167.19.6
April 25, 1786
Type
Letterbook
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate for wagons to attend troops marching to Pittsburgh with estimate of travel times.
Date
03/30/1786
Document number
1786033090155
Page start
16
Notable persons
troops
Notable locations
Pittsburg
Notable items
wagons
going
returning

