Estimated cost of tents
Document 1789From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of the costs of two horsemen's and fourteen common tents for the use of troops on the frontiers
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Estimate of the Cost of Two Horseemens, & further common Tools, for the use of the Troops on the Frontiers. —
7 Pieces brown Rufsia Sheetings @ 16/ — £35..
Rope, Twine, & making up .............. 11..
£ 46..
Philadelphia June 5, 1789.
Estimate of the Rents of the Buildings Occupied by Captain M'Hardy's & Captain Ferguson's Companies of Recruits —
Two Tenements in Spring Garden belonging to William Lawrence for One Quarter @ £48 p' Annum each — £ 12..
One Tenement in do belonging to Mr M'Kechnie for One Quarter @ £20. p' Annum ............. 5..
Two Tenements on Arch Street belonging to Wm Bradford for 10 Month & 10 days @ £28 p' Annum — 8. 13. 4
Philada Decr 25 1789. £ 25. 13. 4
Estimate of Money wanting to pay for the undermentioned Transportation from Philadelphia Carlisle to Fort Pitt —
John Hall & John Schweitzhelm two Loads of Musket Ball & Cartridge paper from Philada at 440 b @ 33/ pr Ton £77. 1. 4
William Sanderson & John Herrod two Loads of Powder from Carlisle — at 4630 @ 30/ pr 100 — 69. 9..
Philada January 26th 1790. Paid £ 146. 10. 4
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of the costs of two horsemen's and fourteen common tents for the use of troops on the frontiers
Date
06/01/1789
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1789060190255
Page start
21
Notable persons
Quartermaster General's Department
Commissary of Military Stores Department
Notable locations
Philadelphia
frontier
Philadelphia
Notable items
brown Russian sheetings
rope
twine

