Estimate of Money wanted for Quartermaster's Department for 1793
Document 1793From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of money wanted in the Quarter Masters Department to purchase the listed supplies for the year 1793. Indicates estimated amounts of each item required for the year.
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Estimate of money wanted for the Military Stores Department
to procure the following Supplies for the Year 1793
106 Reams of Musket Cartridge paper — — — @20/ 106 —
3500 Fuzes for 3 pdr Howitzers — — — — @10/ 30 —
6 Boxes of Tin — — — — — — — — @125/ 37.10
6 Dark Lanthorns — — — — — — — @3/ 1.10
6 Horn — Do — — — — — — — — @7/6 2. 3
6 Tumbell Carls — — — — — — — — @30/ 18 —
100 Yards Blue }
300 Yards Red } 1000 Yards Bunting — @2/ 100 —
500 Yards White }
36 pounds Prussian Blue in Oil — — — @3/ 10.10
29¼ pounds white Lead in Oil — — — @10 9. 6.8
30 pounds Lamp black — — — — — — @6/ 3.15
44 Gallons Boiled Linseed Oil — — — @2/6 20.16
2 Barrels for Do — — — — — — — @7/6 15
34 Yards Silk for 12 Battalion Colors — @16/ 33.15
( Making, mounting, & Covering Do — @30/ 18 —
£ 348. 2. 8
Given April 9. 1793 — — — — — Dollars 1461.69
Estimate of Money wanted in the Quarter Masters Department
to purchase the following Supplies for the Year 1793
6 Naggers Screws — — — — — — — @30/ 2. 9
500 New Bags with Straps & Buckles — @3/ 75 —
4 Pieces of Sack Duck — — — — — @79/ 14
1 Ton Spike rod Iron — — — — — — — — 140 —
1 Ton Steel Rod Iron — — — — — — — — 140 —
1 Ton Sheet Iron — — — — — — — — — — 65 —
200 pounds large Iron Wire — — — — @pp— 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 Quarter Masters Department to purchase the listed supplies for the year 1793. Indicates estimated amounts of each item required for the year.
Date
04/11/1793
Repository
Document number
1793041190255
Page start
65
Notable persons
Quarter Master General
Notable items
wagon screws
nose bags with straps and buckles
pieces topsail duck
ton spike rod iron
nail rod iron
sheet iron
pounds large iron wire
amount
blistered steel
German steel
spiller solder
borax
smith's vices
smith's anvils
sledge hammers
hand hammers
chests carpenter's tools assorted
iron squares
pairs compass
joint rules
dozen spike gimblets
tenon saws
gimblets assorted
chalk
chalk lines
set sadler's tacks
tanner's tools
sadler's tools
timan's tools
shoemaker's tools
turkey oil stones
rub stones
barrel rosin
boxes tin plates
white lead in oil
Spanish whiting
large screwplates and taps
small screw plates and taps
scales and small brass weights
pairs large steelyards
large rub files
dozen coarse flat files
round flat files
bastard flat files
bastard round files
smooth flat files
smooth round files
rattail files
3 square files
whipsaw files
handsaw files
millsaw files
nails
boxes window glass
mason's trowels
English scythes
company books
orderly books
receipt books
copying books
day books ruled for dollars and cents
ledgers ruled for dollars and cents
reams common writing paper
superfine writing paper
medium writing paper
letter paper
fine folio paper
papers black ink powder
papers red black ink powder
sealing wax
small boxes wafers
black lead pencils
hiding pencils
leather ink pots
pewter ink pots
penknives
common writing quills
fine writing quills
travelling forges complete
horsemen's tents
common tents
tent lines
ells ticklenburg
strong sewing thread
common sewing thread
twine assorted
dollars
