Estimate for the supplies wanted for Major Henry Gaither's Command at the southward
Document 1792From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of supplies wanted for Major Henry Gaither's Command at the Southwards.
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Estimate for the Supplies wanted for Major Gaither Command at the Southward, —
To pay for 20 Yards Flannel for Cartridges . . . 2/6 . . L . 3. 15. —
" " 10 Saddles for Carley Match Rolls . . . 2/6s . . . . . 1. 5. —
" " 20 Doz'd Strip linen for Sponges . . . . 6s . . . . 6. —
" " 5000 Sponge Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3s/[undecipherable] . . . . 15. —
" " 6 Pidgeon Barrels . . . . . . . . . . . 7/6 . . . . 2. 5. —
" " 6 Gallons of Spirits of Wine . . . . . . 20s . . . . 6. —
" " 6 Tanned Hides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45s . . 12. 10. —
" " 70 Iron Camp Kettles . . . . . . . . . 6s . . L 21. —
" 1 " 12 Drum Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/6 . . . 4. 10. —
" " 6 Drum Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62/6 . . . . 15. —
" " 250 Yards of Bandage for Garrison Handsands 2s . . 35. —
" " 2 Nalyards . . . . for [undecipherable] . . . 7/6 . . 1. 2. 6
" " 60th of Twine & Thread . . . . . . . . . 2/3 . . . 11. 5. —
" " 60 fathoms of such Rope 120th . . . . . . . . . . . 6. —
" " 6 Bellows leather Doz'd Hides . . . . 40s . . . 9. —
" " 30 Gallons of Linseed Oil . . . . . . . 9s . . . 9. —
" " 100 White Lead & Prussian Blue for Carriages
. . . 84th " 88s / 98th [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . . . 7. 17. 2
" " 1 Iron Crow assorted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £36. —
" " 500th of Flint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8s . . 20. 16. 8
" " 100 Pick Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/6 . . . 37. 10. —
" " 10 Pick Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5s . . [undecipherable] 10. —
" " 6 Spades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3 . . 18. 15. —
" " 15 Iron Shovels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/8 . . 15. 1. 4
" " 20 Broad Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/3 . . 11. 5. —
" " 12 Cross Cut Saws . . . . . . . . . . . 25/each . 15. —
" " 20 Handsaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/3 . . 12. —
" " 12 Whip Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40s . 30. —
" " 20 Setts of Chazzels . . . . . . . . . . . . 14s/ . . .
Amount Carried forward . . . . £359. 7. 7
Estimate for the Supplies wanted for Major Gaither Command at the Southward —
Amount Brought forward . . . . £359. 7. 7
To pay for 14 Setts of drawn Spoon 3½ [undecipherable] at 15s/[undecipherable] . 10. 15. 7½
" " 6 Dozen Gimbles . . . . . . . 2/6 . . . . 15. —
" " 6 Carpenters Iron Squares . . . 2/4 . . . . . 15. —
" " 20 Carpenters Compasses . . . . 6s . . . . 10. —
" " 50 Carpenters planes assorted in 6s each . . 15. —
" " 20 Bills [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . 6/9 . . [undecipherable] 15. 12. 6
" " 12 Adzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 13. —
" " 100 Hatchets . . . . . . . . . 3/6 . . [undecipherable] 17. 10. —
" " 5 Reams Writing Paper . . . . . 22/6 . . 5. 12. 6
" " 12 Orderly Books . . . . . . . 3s . . 10. 16. —
" " 50 Carpentery Books . . . . . . 7/6 . . 18. 15. —
" " 2 Dozen Ink Powders . . . . . . 1/[undecipherable] . . . . 15. —
" " 22 Sealing Wax . . . . . . . 6 1/2s . . 1. 2. 6
" " 1 Dozen little Wafers . . . . . . 3/9 . . . . 15. —
" " 200 Quills . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/6 . . . . 15
" " 50th Glue . . . . . . . . . . . 2/6 . . . 4. 3. 4
" " 50th Chalk . . . . . . . . . . 5d/[undecipherable] . . 2. 9
" " 2 Dozen Painters Brushes . . . 31 . . . . 3. 12. —
" " 2 Dozen Whetsones . . . . 12th . . . [undecipherable]s/[undecipherable] . . 18. —
" " 2 Dozen Rag Stones . . . . 12th each . . . . 9. —
" " 2 Dozen Oil Ones 36th for Sharpening [undecipherable] [undecipherable] . . . 8. 2. —
" " 2 hand Mills for Grinding Corn . . . 99s . . . 9. —
" " 2 Grind Stones . . . . . . . . . . 25/each . . 3. —
" " 6 Barrels of Nails assorted 1200 . . . 80s/[undecipherable] . . 55. —
" " 1 Shrink Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . —
" " 20 Dozen Cross Cut Saw Files . . . . . 1/4 D. . 1. 2. 6
" " 3 dittle . Whip Saw . dittle . . . . . 1/2 D. . 1. 5. —
" " 3 dittle . Handsaw . dittle . . . . . . 1/2 D. . 1. 3
Given in 6th August 1792 —
£541. 17. 6½
Paid 13 Aug 1792 — [undecipherable] Equal in Dollars to £445. —
warrant embraces this sum and that on the next page
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of supplies wanted for Major Henry Gaither's Command at the Southwards.
Date
08/06/1792
Document number
1792080690055
Page start
44
Notable persons
Major Henry Gaither
Major Gaither's Command
Notable locations
southwards
Georgia
Notable items
flannel
cartridges
ladels for casting musket balls
dressed shipkins for spunges
spunge tacks
barrels
spirits of wines
tanned hides
iron camp kettles
drum heads
drum cords
bunting
garrison standards
halyards
twine
thread
inch rope
bellows
leather
dressed hides
gallons
linseed oil
yards
white lead
prussian blues
carriages
assorted irons
steel
club axes
pick axes
spades
iron shovels
broad axes
cross cut saws
hand saws
whip saws
sets of chizzels
screw augers
gimlets
carpenter's iron squares
carpenter's compasses
assorted carpenter's planes
froes
adzes
hatchets
reams
writing paper
orderly books
company books
ink powders
sealing wax
boxes
wafers
quills
glue
chalk
painter's brushes
whetstones
rag stones
edged tools
hand mills for grinding corn
grind stones
barrels
assorted nails
spirit level
cross cut saw files
whip saw files
hand saw files
paid
dollars
sum

