Return of military stores shipped by the order of Henry Knox from West Point to Philadelphia.
Document 1791Inventory of military stores shipped by George Fleming from West Point to Philadelphia via the Sloop "Good for Wie". Items include coils of flow match, canteen straps and wooden canteens.
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[Return of Quarter Masters Stores and Military Stores Shipped by George Fleming By Order of Gen.l Knox 16 Apl 1791]
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[Received War Dep't. Oct 1, 1894. +01310.]
Return of Quarter Masters Stores Shipped by order of the Honble Major General Knox Secy of War, by George Fleming; on board the Sloop Good for Eve. Wm. Jackson Master for New York. consigned to Mr William Bell Mercht there to be forwarded by him to Philadelphia. directed to the Honble the Secy of War. Philadelphia. and numbered as follows.
✓ Box N.o 1 containing 329 pounds of Spikes
✓ 1 ditto ... 2 D. ... 71. d.o ... d.o
400. Total
✓ 1 ditto ... 3 d. ... 130 pounds of Boat Nails
✓ 1 ditto ... 4 ....... { 60 orderly books
{ 100 papers ink powder
✓ 1 ditto ... 8 D. ... 20 Picks 1.1.24
✓ 1 ditto ... 9 D. ... 20 D.o
1 ditto ... 10 D. ... 25. D.o Wt 1.2.10
✓ 1 ditto ... 11 D. ... 19 d.o 1.1.14
✓ 1 ditto ... 15 D. ... 16 ... 1.1.7
100. Total
✓ 1 d.o ... 12 m. ... 43 hoes
✓ 1 d.o ... 13 m. ... 57.
100. Total
✓ 1 d.o ... 16 D. ... 130 pairs of horse Shoes. 1.1.7
✓ 1 d.o ... 17 D. ... 91. — 1.1.14
221 Total
✓ 1 barrel ... 18 m. ... 148 Curry combs.
✓ 1 box ... 20 ... 40 Spades.
✓ 1 d.o ... 21 D. ... 60. D.o
100 Total
Brought over
✓ 1 box ... N.o 22 D containing ... Sheet Tin 1.0.7
✓ 1 d.o ... 23 m. ... d.o d.o
✓ 1 d.o ... 24 D. ... d.o d.o — 1.0.7
[undecipherable] d.o ... 25 m. ... d.o d.o
✓ 1 d.o ... 26 m. ... d.o d.o
3000. Wooden Canteens
West point Aprie 16. 1791
Signed, George Fleming
Return of Military Stores Shipped by order of the honorable Major General Knox Secretary of War by George Fleming. on board the Sloop Good for Eve. William Jackson Master for New York. consigned to Mr William Bell Merchant there to be forwarded by him to Philadelphia. directed to the honorable the Secretary of War Philadelphia. and numbered as follows.
✓ 1 Hogshead N.o 5 D containing D. ... 115 Cartuch Boxes
✓ 1 ditto ... 6 D. ditto D. ... 127. ditto. ditto
✓ 1 Case ... 7 ... ditto D. ... 58. ditto. ditto
300 total.
✓ 1 ditto ...... 11 D.o 39 Coils of Slow match
weight 200. lb.s
✓ 1 ditto ... 19 D.o 3000. Canteen shaps made out of the old belts
✓ 2 Travelling forges without wheels & without bellowes
✓ 2 Limbers for ditto. without Wheels
West Point Aprie 16. 1791
Signed — George Fleming
Type
Document Signed
Description
Inventory of military stores shipped by George Fleming from West Point to Philadelphia via the Sloop "Good for Wie". Items include coils of flow match, canteen straps and wooden canteens.
Date
04/16/1791
Author
Document number
1791041690101
Page start
1
Notable persons
George Fleming
William Hill
William Jackson
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Notable locations
West Point
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Notable items
Sloop Good for Wie
coils of flow match
canteen straps
wooden canteens
inventory of military stores
return of quartermaster and military stores
spikes
boat nails
paper ink powder
picks
hoes
horse shoes
curry combs
spades
traveling forges
sheet tins