Powder in Casks, Cords of Wood, Raising Iron and Cannon from the River

Following Knox's orders from May, Price has aired and sifted all the powder. There were a number of bad casks: twenty six double and fifty half barrels. The powder has been put into seventy seven single barrels, per the enclosed return. Price has contracted with Isaac Garrison for sixty cords of wood to be delivered to the artillery landing at seventeen shillings per cords, with an additional three shillings per cord to cart it to the ordnance yard. Garrison expects payment on May 1. By Isaac Means, Price received Knox's letter of September 18 regarding the raising of cannon and old iron in the river. The work has been arranged so that they return one half of all cannon they raise and one quarter of all wrought iron. The people raising the cannon and iron must hire their own vessel and crew. Some of the iron is in 13 or 14 fathoms of water, attached to large logs. Price encloses returns of ordnance and quartermasters stores.