Estimated money wanted in Military Stores Department for 1793 supplies
Document 1793From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of money wanted in the Military Stores Department to procure the listed supplies for the year 1793.
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Estimate of money wanted in the Military Stores Department to procure the following Supplies for the Year 1793 ——
150 Reams of Musket Cartridge paper - - - - - - @20/ | 100 "
3000 Fuzes for 2¾ Howitzers - - - - - - - - - @20/ | 30 -
[×] 6 Boxes of Tin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @125/ | 37 10 -
[×] 6 Dark Lanthorns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @5/ | 1. 10 -
[×] 6 Horn Do. - - - - - - - - - - - - - @7/6 | 2. 5 -
6 Tumbrel Carts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @30 | 180 -
[×] 400 Yards (Blue)
300 Yards Red } 1000 Yards Bunting - - - - - - @2/ | 100 -
300 Yards White)
[×] 56 pounds Prussian Blue in Oil - - - - - - - @3/9 | 10. 10 -
[×] 224 pounds white Lead in Oil - - - - - - - - @10e | 9. 6. 8
[×] 50 pounds Lampblack - - - - - - - - - - - - @1/6 | 3. 15 -
[×] 64 Gallons Boiled Linseed Oil - - - - - - - @6/6 | 20. 16 -
[×] 2 Barrels for Do - - - - - - - - - - - @7/6 | ". 15 -
[×] 54 Yards Silk for 12 Battalion Colors - - - @12/6 | 33. 15 -
(Making, mounting, & Covering Do - - - - @30/ | 18 -
£518 2 8
Given April 9th. 1793 → Dollars 1461 69
Estimate of Money wanted in the Quarter Masters Department to purchase the following Supplies for the Year 1793 ——
6 Waggon Screws - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @30/ | £9 -
500 Nose Bags with Straps & buckles - - - - - @3/ | 75 -
4 Pieces topsail Duck - - - - - - - - - - - @70/ | 14 -
1 Ton Spike rod Iron - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 40 -
1 Ton Nail Rod Iron - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 40 "
1 Ton Sheet Iron - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 65 -
200 pounds large Iron Wire - - - - - - - - - @4/2 | 11. 13 4
Carried up - £254 13 4
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of money wanted in the Military Stores Department to procure the listed supplies for the year 1793.
Date
04/09/1793
Document number
1793040990155
Page start
65
Notable persons
Quartermaster General's Department
Commissary of Military Stores Department
Notable items
reams musket cartridge paper
fuzes for howitzers
boxes of tin
dark lanthorns
horn lanthorns
tumbrel carts
yards
bunting
blue
red
white
pounds
Prussian blue in oil
Prussian white lead in oil
lampblack
gallons
boiled linseed oil
barrels for linseed oil
making, mounting, covering
dollars