Estimate of Supplies required in the Quartermaster's line for 1792
Document 1792From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of supplies required in the quartermaster Lines for 1792. Lists equipment with required numbers.
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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
N.B. To be Done [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Equal in Dollars $466.8[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] the amount [undecipherable]
Price — Not less 231.66 Dollars —
Estimate of Supplies required in the [undecipherable] Quarter for 1792
Vizt. Cavalry and Pack Horses &c.
240 Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . $70. each . 17200.
60 ditto, for Occasional Service . . . . . . . . . . 4800.
44 [undecipherable] Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Baggage 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. —
18,000 Bushels forage . . . . . . . . 33⅓. . 6000. —
1000 Bushel Bags (4 Bushels) . . . . . .80. . 800. —
1000 Ditto — 2½ Ditto . . . . . . . . .50. . 500. —
Amount Carried forward Follow
Estimate Continued
Amount brought forward Dollar
2500 Yards Irish Linburgh (Spads) . . . . .17. . 425. —
118th Small Cord . . . . . . . . . . . 2.38[undecipherable] . 27.33⅓
100th Twine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30[undecipherable] . 38.33⅓
100th Coloured Thread . . . . . . . . . 66⅔. . 66.66⅔
3 M. [undecipherable] Heavy Muslin . . . . . . . . . . . 15. —
60 Dutch [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . . . . 60. . 26. —
60 Grass Hooks . Sickles . . . . . . . . . 20. . 18. —
30 Billing Knives . . . . . . . . . . . . .60. . 18. —
24 Hand Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. . 192. —
10 Waggons, 6 Mos each p Mo. . . . . . . . 8. . 480. —
10 Pack Horse Masters, the same time
6 Mo. each p. Mo. . . . . . . . . . . 30. . 1800. —
105 Pack Service Men, 6 Mos each p Mo. . . . . 8. . 5184. —
1000 falling Axes, 5ts each . . . . . . 1.20. . 1200. —
250th Mattocks, or Grubbing hoe . . . . . 1. . 250. —
150 Pick Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . 150. —
480 Spades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20. . 585. —
480 Shovels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . 480. —
56 Crowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60. . 33.60
6 Crow Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . 18. —
40 little Manual Rings & Wedges . . . . . . 3. . 120. —
24 Cross Cut Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . 122. —
6 Dozen [undecipherable] plate Handsaws . . . . 16. . 96. —
24 [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . 24. —
60 Drawing Knives . . . . . . . . . . . . .20. . 18. —
10 Dozen Screw Augers, Sized . . . . . . . . 6. . 60. —
10 Dozen Claw Hammers . . . . . . . . . 2.50. . 25. —
Amount Carried forward Doll.
Continued
Amount brought forward Dollars
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] Rules . . . . . . . . . . .25. . 6. —
24 Sets Chizels & Gouges assorted . . . . . 1. . 24. —
60 planer Irons . . . ditto . . . . . . . . .10. . 6. —
12 Grindstones Mounted . . . . . . . . . . 8. . 96. —
Oil & Sharpening Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. —
6 Dozen Whip saw 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 . . . . . 40. . 120. —
2 Sets Armourer tools . . . . . . . . . . . 36. . 70. —
2 Sets Sadlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. . 30. —
2 Sets Coopers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. . 20. —
12 Sets Shoemakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . 36. —
2 Sets Turners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . 12. —
2 Sets [undecipherable]iners . . . . . . . . . 8. . 16. —
10 Boxes Tin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1[undecipherable]. . 140. —
600th [undecipherable]
2000th 10d Nails } . . . . . . . . . . 10. . 260. —
1000th 8d ditto }
Continued
Amount brought forward Dollars
5 Ct German Steel . . . . . . . . . . 8. . 40. —
5 Ton Bar Iron . . . . . . . . . . . 126.66. . 633.33
3 Ct 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 Ledger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . 48. —
60 receipt Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50. . 30. —
40 Copy Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50. . 20. —
30th Sealing Wax . . . . . . . . . . 1.50. . 20.
20 boxes Wafers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60. . 12. —
20 M Quills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . 80. —
12 Dozen Ink stands . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . 72. —
12 Dozen black Pencils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Transportation to Fort Washington &c.
50 Waggons to Fort Pitt, each . . . . . 1[undecipherable]. . 70.00.
190 Boats at Fort Pitt . . . . . . . . . 40. . 48,00.
fitting out . . . . . . . . . . . . each . 2. . 240. —
5th Keel Boats, 50 foot each p foot . . 2.66⅔. . 522.33⅓
Cash for 2 boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86. —
600 Yards Duck for [undecipherable] Covers . . .33⅓. . 200. —
400 Ammunition boxes . . . . . . . . . .33⅓. . 133.33⅓
200 Kegs [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . . . 5. . 150. —
35 Ct Caulker & Paper . . . . . . . . 8. . 280. —
500th Oakum . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . 20. —
60 Gallons Linseed Oil . . . . . . . . . . 1. . 60. —
2 Ct Spanish brown . . . . . . . . . . 5. . 10. —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of supplies required in the quartermaster Lines for 1792. Lists equipment with required numbers.
Date
1792
Document number
1792999990755
Page start
46
Notable persons
pack horse masters
pack horse men
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Fort Pitt
Notable items
cavalry and pack horses
horses
occasional service
draft horses
saddles and bridles
sets
harness and geers
curry combs and brushes
ammunition wagons
pack horses
pack saddles
red cords for lash ropes
horse shoes and nails
horse bells and collars
cruppers and sarcingles
bushels
forage
bags
dollars
ticklenburgh
pads
small cords
twine
coloured thread
crooked and coarse needles
Dutch scythes
grass hooks
cutting knives
hand mills
wagons
falling axes
mattocks or grubbing hoes
pick axes
spades
shovels
frows
crow bars
maul rings and wedges
cross cut saws
steel plate handsaws
adzes
drawing knives
screw augers
claw hammers
gimlets
broad axes
fachine hatchets
shinglin hatchets
squares and compasses
joint rules
chizzels and gouges
plane irons
mounted grindstones
oil and sharpening stones
whip saw files
cross cut files
files and rasps
handsaw files
stock locks
double padlocks
blacksmith tools
armourer's tools
sadler's tools
cooper's tools
shoemaker's tools
turner's tools
tinner's tools
boxes
tin
spikes
nails
German steel
bar iron
iron wire
sodder
stationary
reams
writing paper
orderly books
company books
day books
ledgers
receipt books
copy books
sealing wax
wafers
quills
inkstands
black pencils
transportation
boats
fitting out
keel boats
sails
boats
yards
duck
awning and covers
ammunition boxes
kegs
tar
cables and ropes
oakum
gallons
flaxseed oil
Spanish brown
white lead in oil
chalks
lamp black
brushes
glue

