Invoice of Ordnance and stores at Philadelphia, the Property of the United States
Document 1793Inventory of ordnance and stores at Philadelphia, to include cannon, shells, cannon ball, arms, powder, lead, uniforms and equipment. Also included is a list of damaged equipment.
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Invoice of Ordnance and Stores at Philadelphia the property of the United States
1st Decemr 1803 [undecipherable]
Brass Ordnance Mounted
133 8 Inch Howitzers .............. 2
2¾ ditto .............. 2
Cannon { 4 Pounders .............. 6
{ 3 ditto .............. 1
2 ditto .............. 1
Total [/] 12 Mounted
Brass Ordnance Unmounted
2¾ Inch Howitzers .............. 2
4½ Inch Mortars .............. 11
5½ Inch ditto .............. 17
8 Inch ditto .............. 2
[Received
from
State Dept
[undecipherable]
N.Y. Scotia]
179 10 Inch ditto .............. 10
13 Inch ditto .............. 3
16 Inch ditto .............. 1
2¾ Inch Howitzers damaged .............. 3
[strikethrough: 12 Pounders] .............. 1
Cannon { 6 ditto .............. 3
[/] 9 ditto .............. 4
Total 49 Unmounted
Iron Ordnance Mounted
Loaned to the 3¾ Pounders .............. 5
State of Penna 12 ditto .............. 3
12 ditto .............. 28
Total [/] 36 Mounted
Type
Copy of document
Description
Inventory of ordnance and stores at Philadelphia, to include cannon, shells, cannon ball, arms, powder, lead, uniforms and equipment. Also included is a list of damaged equipment.
Date
12/09/1793
Author
Recipient
Document number
1793120940001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
ordnance
stores
cannon
shells
cannon ball
arms
powder
lead
uniforms
equipment
return
inventory
damaged equipment
tinmen's shears
swords
blades
ramrod borers
men's harness
watering post
coulour
powder
barrels
old iron
smith's vises
shell pattern
shot pattern
had spikes
tool handles
tacks
tables
tomahawks
tongue chains
tackle blocks with hooks
grenadier match pipe
grind stones
hatchet
house chair
horseman's tent
copper ladle
emery stone
antimony
yellow ochre
sulphur
salt petre
adze
ammunition box
bayonet
bullet mould
bridle bits
breast plates
invoice
howitzers
mortars
mounted ordnance
unmounted ordnance
barr shott
case shott
grape shott
shot
stools
stoves
spears
lockets
spade belts
spur leathers
swages

