[Inventory of artillery / Stores at Newbern / returns to the Dept of the Treasy / 25th Aug. 1796.] [undecipherable] Aug. 25. 179[undecipherable]. Sir— [undecipherable] I enclose to you an Inventory of the most [undecipherable] Military Stores at New London [undecipherable] Demand [undecipherable] to be able to lay before you the supplies that will be forwarded from hence from both [undecipherable] you will be able to determine the [undecipherable] abridgements, or additions necessary— With respect & esteem I am your Most Obed^t Servant [signature] Honorable Alexander Hamilton Esq. Military Stores at New London Brass Ordnance Guns 1. [undecipherable] Pounders Ammunition [undecipherable] 2 Six Pounders— 2 Three Pounders 1 [undecipherable] in— Howitzer Carriages— 1 Six Pounder 2 Three Pounders Round Shot fired 1144- Three Pounders 1561- Six Pounders Case Shot fired 487 Three Pounders 402 Six Pounders Grape Shot fired 66 Three Pounders 90 Six Pounders Strapped Shot unfired 333 Three Pounders 508 Six Pounders Case Shot Unfired 106- Three Pounders 82 Six Pounders 40 5½ inch Howitzers— Round Shot 360 Three Pounders 300 Six Pounders 51 4½ Shells empty Fuzes fired 21 5½ inch Howitzers 17[undecipherable]- 8 inch— Ditto Flannel Cartridges filled 228- Three Pounders 190 Six Pounders 331 5½ inch Howitzers 139— 8 inch ditto Caps and Cylinders for the Rockets above 41— of 1 Pound 192 of ½ Pound Muskets— 200 Repaired clean & complete 399 ditto— ditto without rods & bay[undecipherable] 168 ditto— ditto without Bayonets [undecipherable] 161 Repaired [undecipherable] Musket [undecipherable] 067 Ditto British— Ditto— Ditto— 1876 Total Muskets 2067 Cartridge Boxes wanting some repairs [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Musket Cartridges 435,996 [undecipherable] Cartridges 1060 Pistol ditto Flints 10,250 Musket Flints 9[undecipherable] Pistol— ditto 5000 New Cartouche Boxes under a later contract Swords 66 Dragoon Swords [undecipherable] Infantry ditto [undecipherable] Assorted [undecipherable] 6 [undecipherable] Musket Balls 190 each 4 Chests ditto— 1000 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Balls 150 each [undecipherable] Powder [undecipherable] ½ Double Barrels [undecipherable] 200 [undecipherable] each [undecipherable] 71 Single ditto 7[undecipherable] ditto— 75— 7[undecipherable]½ ditto— 80 27½ [undecipherable] 2 [undecipherable: probable reading "Mallets"] 3 [undecipherable: probable reading "Mallets"] 1 [undecipherable] Molds 479 [undecipherable] slow matches [undecipherable] Port fires 706 Port fires— [undecipherable] Tubes & Tube Boxes 3000— of [undecipherable] size 12 Tube [undecipherable]