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] Equal in Dollars $466.8⅔
[undecipherable] being 231.66 Dollars
Estimate of Supplies required in the [undecipherable] for 1792
Vizt Cavalry and Pack Horses No: Doll. Cts.
240 Horses .............................................................. 80 ......... 19200.—
do ditto for Occasional Service ....................................... 75 ......... 4500.—
96 Cavalry Horses ....................................................... 70 ......... 6720.—
60 Saddles & Bridles .................................................... 16 .......... 960.—
21 Sets Harness & Gears ................................................. 12 .......... 252.—
40 Dozen Curry Combs & Brushes ......................................... 6 .......... 240.—
4 Ammunition Waggons ................................................... 80 .......... 320.—
6 Bagage Waggons ....................................................... 30 .......... 180.—
750 Pack Horses ......................................................... 30 ....... 22,500.—
750 Pack Saddles ........................................................ 50 .......... 375.—
750 Bed Cords for lash ropes ............................................ 33⅓ ........ 250.—
1500 pair Horse Shoes & Nails ........................................... 33⅓ ........ 500.—
1200 Horse Halters & Collars ............................................ 50 .......... 600.—
750 Cruppers & Surcingles .............................................. 33⅓ ........ 250.—
15000 Bushels forage .................................................... 33⅓ ....... 6000.—
1000 [undecipherable] Bags (4 Bushels) .................................. 80 .......... 800.—
1000 ditto 2½ Ditto ................................................. 50 .......... 500.—
Amount Carried forward Dollar
Estimate Continued
Amount brought forward Dollar
2500 Yards [undecipherable: Edinburgh?] [undecipherable] ................ [undecipherable] ...... 425.—
110th Small Cord .......................................................... 2.33⅓ ...... 27.33⅓
10[undecipherable]th Twine .................................................. 33⅓ ........ 33.33⅓
10[undecipherable]th Coloured Thread ........................................ 66⅔ ........ 66.66⅔
3 M [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ....................................... [undecipherable] ....... 15.—
60 Dutch [undecipherable] .................................................... 60 ........... 26.—
60 Grass Hooks Sickles ..................................................... 30 ........... 18.—
30 Cutting Knives ........................................................... 60 ........... 18.—
24 Hand Mills ............................................................... 8.— ......... 192.—
10 Waggons. 6 Mo. each p. Mo ................................................ 8.— ......... 480.—
10 Pack Horse Martins, the same time
6 Mo. each p. Mo ....................................................... 30 ......... 1800.—
105 Pack Service Men. 6 Mo each p. Mo ....................................... 8 .......... 5184.—
1000 [undecipherable] Axes 5th each ..................................... 1.20 ....... 1200.—
250th Mattocks or Grubbing hoe ........................................... 1.— .......... 250.—
150 pick Axes ............................................................... 1.— .......... 150.—
480 Spades .................................................................. 1.20 .......... 576.—
480 Shovels ................................................................. 1.— .......... 480.— [undecipherable: possibly 450]
56 Crowns ................................................................. 60 ........... 33.60
6 Crow Bars ............................................................... 3 ........... 18.—
40 little Manul Rings & Wedges ............................................. 3 .......... 120.—
24 Cross Cut Saws .......................................................... 5 .......... 120.—
6 Dozen Stock plated Handsaws ............................................. 16.— .......... 96.—
24 Adz ..................................................................... 1 ........... 24.—
60 Drawing Knives .......................................................... 30 ........... 18.—
10 Dozen Screw Augers [undecipherable: sized?] ............................. 6 ........... 60.—
10 Dozen Claw Hammers ...................................................... 2.50 ........... 25.—
Amount Carried forward Dollar
Continued
Amount brought forward Dollar
20 Dozen Gimlets ............................................................. 50 .......... 10.—
36 broad Axes ................................................................ 1.50 ......... 54.—
100 [undecipherable] Hatchets ................................................. 50 .......... 50.—
24 Shingling ditto ............................................................ 50 .......... 12.—
24 Squares & Compasses ........................................................ 50 .......... 12.—
24 [undecipherable] Rulers ..................................................... 25 ........... 6.—
24 Sets Chizels & Gouges assorted ............................................. 1.— ......... 24.—
60 Planer Irons ... ditto .................................................... 10 ........... 6.—
12 Grindstone Mounteds ........................................................ 8 ........... 96.—
Oil & Sharpning Stones .............................................................. .......... 10.—
6 Dozen Whipsaw files ....................................................... 1.60 .......... 9.60
6 Dozen Cross Cut ditto ..................................................... 1.— ........... 6.—
10 Dozen files [undecipherable] assorted ..................................... 1.50 .......... 15.—
10 Dozen Handsaw files ........................................................ .34 ........... 3.40
36 Stock Locks ............................................................... 1.— .......... 36.—
60 Double padlocks ............................................................. 70 .......... 42.—
2 Sets Black smith tools Complete ........................................... 60.— ......... 120.—
2 Sets Armourers tools ........................................................ 35 .......... 70.—
2 Sets Sadlers ................................................................ 15 .......... 30.—
2 Sets Coopers ................................................................ 10 .......... 20.—
12 Sets Shoemakers .............................................................. 3 .......... 36.—
2 Sets Turners ................................................................. 6 .......... 12.—
2 Sets Tinners ................................................................. 8 .......... 16.—
10 Boxes Tin ................................................................... 14 ......... 140.—
600th Solder
2000th 16d Nails }
1000th 8d ditto } .................................................. 10 ......... 260.—
Continued
Amount brought forward Dollar
5 Cwt German Steel .................................................. 8.— .......... 40.—
5 Ton Bar Iron ............................................................ 126.66 ....... 633.33
3 Cwt Iron Wire assorted ............................................................... 75.—
150th Solder .............................................................. 10 .......... 15.—
Stationary
100 Rheams Writing paper .................................................. 3.— ......... 300.—
160 Orderly Books ........................................................... 60 .......... 96.—
80 Company Books ........................................................... 60 .......... 48.—
24 Day Books .............................................................. 1.50 ......... 36.—
12 Ledgers ................................................................... 4 .......... 48.—
60 receipt Books ............................................................ 50 .......... 30.—
40 Copy Books ............................................................... 50 .......... 20.—
90th Sealing Wax ..................................................... 1.50 .......... 20.—
20 boxes Wafers ............................................................. 60 .......... 12.—
20 M Quills ................................................................... 4 .......... 80.—
12 Dozen Ink [undecipherable] ................................................. 6 .......... 72.—
12 Dozen black pencils .......................................................................... 4.—
Transportation to Fort Washington &c
50 Waggons to [undecipherable]. Each ...................................... 140.— ........ 70.00
100 Boats at [undecipherable] ............................................. 40.— ....... 4[undecipherable].00
[undecipherable] ................................................................ 2 ......... 240.—
5th Keel Boats. [undecipherable] each p. [undecipherable] .............. 2.66⅔ ..... 52[undecipherable].33⅓
Cash for 2 boats ............................................................................ 86.—
600 Yards Cloth for [undecipherable] [Covers?] ............................ 33⅓ ........ 200.—
400 Ammunition boxes ........................................................ 33⅓ ........ 133.33⅓
20 Regs [undecipherable] ...................................................... 5 ......... 150.—
35 Cwt Cabler & Paper ................................................. 8.— ........ 380.—
500th Oakum .......................................................................... 20.—
60 Gallons Flaxseed Oil ..................................................... 1.— ......... 60.—
2 Cwt Spanish brown ...................................................... 5 .......... 10.—
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

