Estimate of Money wanting in the Quartermaster General's Department
Document 1792From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of money wanting in the Quarter Master General's Department 31 August 1792
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Estimate of Money wanting in the Quarter Master Generals Department, 31st Augt 1797.
To pay for 4 brass Howitzers & pounders ———————— 26.–
2 Carriages for ditto —————————————————— 27.82
painting 1500 Knapsacks ——— a5 ———— 82.33
1500 [undecipherable] of Knapsack dills —— 13.— —— 250.—
Sewing 1500 pairs of belts on Knapsacks &c —————————— 25.—
Cutting and Cleaning 8 Dozn of Pistols a7/6 ———————— 82.—
50 Bullet pouches ——————— a2/9 ——————————— 15.33
50 Tomahawks ——————————— 7/c ————————— 16.67
50 Tomahawk Slings ————————— 2/3 ————————— 21.67
55 Rifle Shear Blades —————— a95 Cwt. ——————————— 52.25
50 Scalping Knives ——————————— 3/c ——————————— 16.67
100 Camp Kettles ———————————— 1/9 ——————————— 80.—
22 Sponge Skins ——————————— 73 Cwts ——————————— 24.—
20 ditto Rifle mounting ————————————————————— 11.—
2 Travelling forge Anvils ————————————————————— 22.—
1000 Small Fuses ——————————————————————————— 40.—
48 Sword Belts ——————————————————————————— 27.—
22 Copper Ladles ——————————————————————————— 11.—
a Note for Capt Henley & Kiching ————————————————— 77.—
200 pain Shoe Combes; 200 Sticks of Blackball &c ——————— 78.—
two Felts powder Sieves ————————————————————— 16.—
Delivering Howitzers Carriages & painting Covers ————————— 11.—
50 Axes ——————————————————————————————— 50.—
24 Gun mouth pieces for Bugle Horns &c ————————————— 7.—
Repairing 40 Horsemans Caps ———— a50 ———————————— 53.33
Transporting the Baggage of Captain Miller's Compy
from Reading to Carlisle ————————————————————— 60.51
Transportation &c ——————————————————————————— [undecipherable]
Dollars 5003. 47
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of money wanting in the Quarter Master General's Department 31 August 1792
Date
08/31/1792
Repository
Document number
1792083190155
Page start
52
Notable persons
Quarter Master General
Captain Henley
Captain Mills
Captain Mills's Company
Notable locations
Reading
Carlisle
Notable items
brass howitzers
3 (three) pounders
carriages
knapsacks
knapsack belts
sewing belts on knapsacks
cutting and cleaning pistols
bullet pouches
tomahawks
tomahawk slings
rifle spear blades
scalping knives
camp kettles
spunge skins
rifle mountings
traveling forge anvils
small fuses
sword belts
copper ladles
a horse
keeping
shoe brushes
sticks of blackball
powder sieves
axes
transportation
dollars