Statement of Expenditures for Fortifications at New London
Document 1794Itemized list of expenditures for fortifications at this city, which includes payments to different artificers, materials used, and equipment bought.
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Statement of expenditures for materials & Labor upon the Fortifications at New London by Nathaniel Richards Agent. ——
Paid Masons, Carpenters, Black Smiths, Team work & Labours ————————————— £ 292. ——
For Subsistance for part the Artificers & Labours, including Rum ——————————— £ - 52 ——
For Iron work, Iron Rods, Hooks, Hinges &c ————————————————————— -31 ——
For Boards & Plank ————————————————————————————————————— 28 -
For Lumber for Carriage ———————————————————————————————— 33 ——
For Lime ————————————————————————————————————————— 53 ——
For Boat & Stone transportation of Do ——————————————————————— 30 ——
For Powder ——————————————————————————————————————— 6. 10 ——
For Hay & Oats ——————————————————————————————————— 11. ——
For Camp Kettle ——————————————————————————————————— 3. 12 ——
For nails ————————————————————————————————————————— 12. 6 ——
For axes, Spades, Shovels, Grindstone,
Paint, Oil, Brushes water Pails,
water Paily, water Baskets water
Casks Sieves, Tar, Tallow, Oakum,
freight, Poles, Grass &c ——————————————————————————————— - 11 ——
————————————————————————————————————————————— £ 673. 8 ——
New London July 7. 1794
[signature] Nth Richards
Agent
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Itemized list of expenditures for fortifications at this city, which includes payments to different artificers, materials used, and equipment bought.
Date
07/07/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New London
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794070790301
Page start
1
Note
The collection duplicates itself.
Notable persons
Nathaniel Richards
artificers
masons
carpenters
blacksmiths
agent
artificers
Notable locations
Connecticut
Virginia
New London
Notable items
materials
expenditures
fortifications
equipment
timber
carriages
transportation
powder
spades
shovels
grindstones
paint
oil
hay
oats
camp kettles
tallow
poles
plank
rum
subsistence
statement
labor

