Estimate for Purchase of Spades and Shovels
Document 1792From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate for the purchase of 500 spades and the like number of iron shovels.
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Estimate for the purchase of five Hundred Spades and the like Number of Iron Shovels. —
To pay for 500 Spades 6/6 £162. 10 —
500 Shovels — 6/6 162. 10 —
325. —
Given in 10th August 1792
[undecipherable] thereon — Equal in Dollars to $[undecipherable].87½
for the amount of the other
Price — [undecipherable] been 231.66 Dollars —
Estimate of Supplies required in the Qr Master line for 1799
Vizt Cavalry and Pack Horses No —
Doll. Cts
240 Horses 80 17200 —
60 ditto, for Occasional Service 0 — 4800 —
64 Draft Horses 0 6720 —
60 Saddles & Bridles 16 960 —
21 Sett Harness & Gears 12. 253 —
40 Dozen Curry Combs & Brushes 6 240 —
4 Ammunition Waggons 80 320 —
6 Baggage Waggons 80 180 —
750 Pack Horses 30 22,500 —
750 Pack Saddles 50 975 —
750 Bed Cords for lash ropes 3¾ 250 —
1500 pair Horse Shoes & Nails 33½ 500 —
1200 Horse Halters & Collars 50 600 —
750 Cruppers & Surcingles 3¼ 250 —
18,000 Bushels forage 33½ 6000 —
1000 bottled Bags (4 Bushels) 80 800 —
1000 Ditto 2½ Ditto 50 500 —
Amount Carried forward follow
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate for the purchase of 500 spades and the like number of iron shovels.
Date
08/10/1792
Document number
1792081090355
Page start
46
Notable persons
Quartermaster General's Department
Notable items
estimate
spades
iron shovels
paid
dollars

