Estimated cost of transport of powder to Pittsburgh
Document 1790From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of money wanting to pay for listed transportation costs from Philadelphia and Carlisle to Fort Pitt
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Estimate of the Cost of Two Horsemens, & fourteen common
Tents for the use of the Troops on the Frontiers.
7 Pieces Brown Russia Sheetings @10/ £35
Rope, Twines & making up 11
£46
Philadelphia June 1st 1789.
Estimate of the Rents of the Buildings Occupied by Captain
McCurdy's & Captain Ferguson's Companies of Recruits
Two Tenements in Spring Garden belonging to William Lusmore
for One Quarter to 9th of Annum each £ 12
One Tenement in do belonging to Mr Mitchell
for one Quarter a £10. pr Annum 5
Two Tenements in Arch Street belonging to Wm
Bradford for 4 Months & 10 days a £25 pr annum 8. 19. 4
Philada Decr 21st 1789. £ 25. 19. 4
Estimate of Money wanting to pay for the undermentiond
Transportation from Philadelphia & Carlisle to Fort Pitt.
John Hall & John Schweistghelin two loads of Musket
Ball & Cartridge paper from Philada wt 4404 a 35/ pr 100. £ 77. 1. 4
William Henderson & John Hersel two loads of Powder
from Carlisle. wt 4630. a 30/ pr 100. 69. 9 —
Philada January 26th. 1790. said £ 146. 10. 4
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of money wanting to pay for listed transportation costs from Philadelphia and Carlisle to Fort Pitt
Date
01/26/1790
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1790012690055
Page start
21
Notable persons
John Hall
John Schweitzhelm
William Sanderson
John Sterret
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Carlisle
Fort Pitt
Notable items
loads
musket ball
cartridge paper
powder

