General return of military stores
Document 1794A general return of military stores and apparatus for the artillery. Artillery destined to march next day. Requests attention to enclosed return and provision of supplies deemed necessary.
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A general Return of Military Stores and apparatus for the Artillery
✓ 1 Laboratory Chest Compleat
✓ 1 Lawn Sieve
✓ 1 Port fire mould
6 Dredging Boxes
4 2 Rammers & Sponges for each gun
1 Brim & Slade for each piece
2 Set drag Ropes for each piece
6 Port fire Stars &c for each Do
1 [undecipherable] Slow [undecipherable]
4 Gunners Rams for Do
4 Do Bolts
3.00 to Slow Match
20 Log[undecipherable] fires
✓ 2 [undecipherable] Stones of flume
✓ 15 Salt Petre
✓ 20 [undecipherable]
✓ 25 mealy powder
100- 400 tubes for each piece
6 Reams cartridge paper
100 Port fire [undecipherable]
2 Horse medicines for [undecipherable] Battery
✓ 1 Light ma[undecipherable] table
50 50 [undecipherable] frames
[undecipherable] Wires &c & rocket powder for each Size
✓ 100 Paper for [undecipherable]
20 [undecipherable] of flann[el] bottom & worsted for quick match
back fire Kettle to hold 6 gallons
13 1000 musket Cartridges for each man
8 for each [undecipherable]
✓ 2 [undecipherable] powder for each man
6 [undecipherable] as for each man
2000 Flints Regimental
[Philada 1st September 1795 Anthony [undecipherable] Commissary of Artillery]
3 Dozen Shark Skins
3000 [undecipherable] tools
D Sir As the Artillery are promptly [undecipherable] Order'd to March tomorrow Morning I request your immediate Attention to the Return of Mr Wright and that you will furnish him with the Supplies in your [undecipherable] think necessary for the Expedition — he will also take direction from you Respecting the Drivers & [undecipherable] of the Artillery alloted for the Jersey Expedition — to be kept [undecipherable] under his care & in good [undecipherable] I must Request your full Arrangements & Instruction to him in this branch which is so familiar to you that Doubt [undecipherable] me [undecipherable] performed —
I am with great Esteem
D Sir [Y]our Ob[edient] Ser[van]t
[undecipherable]
Sep: 18. 1794 am
Cap: Hodgdon [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Document Signed
Description
A general return of military stores and apparatus for the artillery. Artillery destined to march next day. Requests attention to enclosed return and provision of supplies deemed necessary.
Date
09/18/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1794091880101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Clement Biddle
artillery
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
chest
lawn
port fire mould
drudging
shingles
rope
match
spirits
wine
salt petre
powder
tubes
reams
cartridge paper
knives
copper kettle
musket
regiment

