[Joshua Williams] [Secretary of War] Boston Octob. 30 1790 Sir Agreeably to your request I enclose you an estimate of a frigate of nine hundred tons, and believe it to be not far wide of what will be the real cost, but as the circumstances would not admit of my being too often in my enquiries, it may vary a little. The cost of the guns and warlike stores you can form a better judgment of than myself. The timber &c should be cut in the fall of the year as that would add much to its duration. Should any further enquiries be necessary, or any services that I can render be acceptable, shall be happy in being favored with your commands, and have the honor to be &c Estimate accompanying the above. An estimate of a ship of 900 tons. 900 tons at £5.15 ........................... £5175 38 tons Iron at £25 ....................... 950 Blacksmith's bill at 22[undecipherable] hand ... 836 2 tons Oakum at £24 ....................... 48 26 barrels Pitch and Tar .................... 23.8 £7032.8[undecipherable] 43 bolts Duck N°1 8 d° N°2 7 d° 3 22 d° 4 Brought over £7032.8[undecipherable] 11 bolts Duck N°5 38 d° 6 7 d° 7 136 at 6[s] ....................... £408.— 130 lb Thivene at 2[undecipherable] ........ 13.— 1880 lb bolt Rope at 8 ................... 62.13.4 Making Sails at 10[undecipherable] per bolt . 68.— 531.13.4 Anchors 13000 lb at 8 ................... 325 Blockmaker's bill .......................... 200 Joyner's bill .............................. 200 Carver's bill .............................. 80 Boat builders .............................. 75 Mastmaker's bill ........................... 350 Boats ...................................... 80 1310.— Rigging including Cables 40 to at £48 ...... 1920.— Painter's bill ............................. 100 Rigger's bill .............................. 150 Shipchandler's bill ........................ 200 Contingent bill ............................ 150 600.— £11414.1[undecipherable] Estimate of the cost of a frigate of forty guns, completed at 140 feet keel, and 42 feet beam — equal to 1300 tons. Shipwright's bill for the hull of built with oak, & fir work and cedar where necessary, and with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] trunnels finished to a cleat at 29.33 Dollars Smith's bill for iron work including Anchors, estimated at 62 @ lb at 11.33 Ship Joyner's bill including the materials .......... 2.33 Boat Builder's bill for one pinnace one barge, one long boat, one jolly boat ... 46 Painter & Plumber's bill ................... 9[undecipherable] Carver's bill .............................. 60 Cooper's bill estimating water casks for six months ... 7.66 Blackmaker's bill .......................... 1.— Mastmaker's bill ........................... 2.66 Rigging including tables and spare cordage, computed at 60 @ C[undecipherable] and Rigging bill of estimate Sails including spare sails and Sailmaker's bill @ Est. N°5 ... 3.18 Chandler's bill for small stores ........... 2.66 Suppose a Ship of 1300 tons at @ ton 36.80 — 73,840 Ordnance Stores 30 cannon of 24 pounders to weigh about 48 C. wt at £20 per ton, carriages &c ... 5340 6 d° of 9 pounders to weigh about 18 C. wt Carriages &c at @ ton ......... 408 4 Howitzers 8 inches, brass .............. 3840[undecipherable] 100 Muskets .............................. D° 1000 50 pair Pistols .......................... 8 D° 240 120 Cutlasses ............................ 1 120 200 rounds Powder 38.200 [undecipherable] 1[undecipherable]6 ... 5730 150 rounds round Shot 10 C wt 2.66 ...... 2619.34 50 d° Grape & double headed 60[undecipherable] 2.40 200 eight inch Shells .................... 240 100 Hand granades ........................ 50 200 musket & Pistol ball ................. 20[undecipherable] w° 146.66 17,624 Provisions 6 months provisions complete @ [undecipherable] B ....... 7,295.68[undecipherable] D° 98,959.68 N°2 Pay or Wages of Officers and Crew of a frigate of 40 guns— | | N° | Rate of pay per month | Total | |---|---|---|---| | Captain | 1 | 60 | 60.— | | Lieutenant | 3 | 30 | 90.— | | Master | 1 | 25 | 25.— | | Chaplain | 1 | 25 | 25.— | | Master's Mate | 2 | 10[undecipherable] | 20.— | | Midshipmen | 6 | 7.50 | 45.— | | Schoolmaster | 1 | 7.50 | 7[undecipherable] | | Captain's Clerk | 1 | 7.50 | 7[undecipherable] | | Quartermasters | 3 | 7.— | 21.— | | Quartermaster's Mates | 3 | 6.50 | 19[undecipherable] | | Boatswain | 1 | 11.— | 11.— | | Boatswain's Mate | 1 | 7.— | 7.— | | Yeoman of the Sheets | 2 | 6.50 | 13.— | | Coxswain | 1 | 6.50 | 6.50 | | Master Sailmaker | 1 | 8.50 | 8.50 | | Sailmaker's Mate | 1 | 6.50 | 6.50 | | Sailmaker's Crew | 1 | 6.— | 6.— | | Gunner | 1 | 11.— | 11.— | | Gunner's Mate | 1 | 6.50 | 6.50 | | Yeoman of the Powder Room | 1 | 6.50 | 6.50 | | Quarter Gunners | 10 | 6.— | 60.— | | Armourer | 1 | 7.— | 7.— | | Carpenter | 1 | 11.— | 11.— | | Carpenter's Mate | 1 | 8.50 | 8.50 | | Carpenter's Crew | 5 | 6.— | 30.— | | Purser | 1 | 11.— | 11.— | | Steward | 1 | 6.— | 6.— | | Cook | 1 | 6.— | 6.— | | Surgeon | 1 | 25.— | 25.— | | Surgeon's Mates | 2 | 12.50 | 25.— | | Master at Arms | 1 | 7.50 | 7.50 | | Corporal | 1 | 7.— | 7.— | | Trumpeter | 1 | 6.— | 6.— | | Midshipmen ordinary / Cook's Mate / Yeoman of the Boatswain's Store room / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Seaman / Captain's Cook / Ordinary Trumpeter | 130 | 5.— | 650.— | | Ordinary Seamen | 131 | 4.— | 524.— | | Marines — Lieutenant | 1 | 22.— | 22.— | | Sergeant | 1 | 5.— | 5.— | | Corporal | 1 | 4.— | 4.— | | Drum | 1} | 3 | 6.— | | Fife | 1} | | | | Privates | 20 | 3.— | 60.— | | | | D° | 1884 | Twelve months pay is D° 22,608[undecipherable] N°3 Estimate of twelve months provision for 350 men, Crew of a ship of 40 guns. | Quality | per weeks one man | for 52 | 350 men 52 weeks | Price Doll. C. | Total | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Bread or Flour | lb 7 | 364 | 113[undecipherable], 1.26[undecipherable] | 2.40 | 2727.97 | | Beer | [Gall.] 7 | 364 | 3981 hun[dred?] | 1.065 | 4246.40 | | Beef | lb 4 | 208 | [undecipherable] | 8.— | 2952.— | | Pork | lb 2 | 104 | 185 hun[dred?] | 12.— | 2220.— | | Peas | Quart 1 | 52 | 563 bush[els] | 0.066 | 378.66 | | Oatmeal | [Pint] 1 | 156 | 853 bush[els] | 1.— | 853.— | | Butter | ounces 6 | [undecipherable] 19[undecipherable] | 6825 lb | 0.10 | 682.50 | | Cheese | ounces 12 | lb 39 | 1396[undecipherable] | 0.066 | 930.73 | | | | | | D° | 14991[undecipherable] | N°4 Estimate of the annual expence of one frigate of 40 guns.— Wages or Pay of Officers and men for 12 months @ Estimate N°2 Doll. C. 22,608.— Ordinaries for renewals of sails, rigging, repairs, heaving down, small stores, ordnance stores, pilotage &c. 6,500.— Provisions for 12 months @ est. N°3 14,991.26[undecipherable] D° 44,099.26 N°5 Indent of Sails and Sailmaker's bills of a frigate of 140 feet keel 42 feet beam viz. 2 Main sails, 2 fore sails, 2 foreslay sails 1 main stay sail, 2 mizon stay sails[undecipherable] 2 mizons 3645 Yds N°1 at 2[undecipherable] ........... £579.13.9 2 Main top sails, 2 fore top sails, 1 sprit sail 2638 Yds N°2 at 2[undecipherable] ....................... 263.16.— 2 Jibs, 2 Main top stay sails, and spunker 1170 Yds N°4 at [undecipherable] ... 105.4.10 1 mizon top sail, 315 Yds N°3 at [undecipherable] ...... 30.3.9 2 lower steering sails, 2 main top gallant sails and two middle stay sails 1458 Yds N°5 at 19 ..................................... 127.7.— 2 fore top gallant sails, sprit sail, top sail, mizon top mast stay sail, &3 top mast steering sails 1540 Yds N°6 at 1[undecipherable] ...................... 128.6.8[undecipherable] Three top gallant steering sails, mizon top gallant sail, three royals, main and mizon top gallant stay sails. 828 Yds N°7 at [undecipherable] ........................ 65.11.— Spare canvas ............................................. 200.— Making the above sails ................................... 216.— 300 lb Twine at 2/6 ..................................... 37.10.— £1551.13.— Equal to Dollars 4137.73[undecipherable] N°6 Inventory of Rigging of a ship of 140 feet keel and 42 feet beam | | fathoms | inches | £ | s | d | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2 Cables | 125 fathoms each of 19 inches | | 187 | 2 | — | | 2 d° | 115 d° | 18 | 152 | 1 | — | | 4 d° | 110 d° | 17 | 264 | 3 | 18 | | 2 d° | 102 d° | 16 | 108 | 3 | 5 | | 2 d° | 120 d° | 15 | 102 | 2 | — | | 2 d° | 120 d° | 12 | 72 | — | — | | 2 d° | 120 d° | 10 | 50 | — | — | | 2 d° | 110 d° | 8[undecipherable] | 29 | 1 | 9 | | 2 d° | 130 d° | 7 | 26 | 2 | 4 | | 4 d° | 130 d° | 6 | 39 | — | — | | 1 d° | 130 d° | 5½ | 32 | 3 | 4[undecipherable] | | 2 d° | 130 [undecipherable] | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4[undecipherable] | | 2 d° | 130 d° | 4½ | 10 | 9 | 2½[undecipherable] | | Main Shrouds | 225 | 10 | 46 | 3 | 14[undecipherable] | | Fore Shrouds | 200 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 11[undecipherable] | | Main Stay | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 10[undecipherable] | | Fore Stay | 17 | 16½ | 9 | 2 | 15 | | Main Spring Stay | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | | Fore d° d° | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | Mizon Shrouds | 130 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 9 | | d° Stay | 18[undecipherable] | 12 | 5 | 1 | 16 | | Mizon Spring Stay | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | | Main topmast Shrouds | 120 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | | d° back Stay | 130 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 9 | | d° Stay | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | | d° Spring d° | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | | Fore topmast Shrouds | 135 | 6 | 10 | — | 14 | | d° back Stay | 120 | 7½ | 14 | — | 7[undecipherable] | | d° Stay | 26 | 8½ | 3 | 3 | 18 | | d° Spring d° | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | | Lower Shrouds | 200 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 | | Maintacks | 26 | 9 inch whole | 4 | 1 | 15 | | Fore d° | 25 | 8 d° | 3 | 1 | 9 | | 2 Buoy ropes | to each 8 | | 16 | — | — | | 2 d° d° | 40 d° 7[undecipherable] | | 8 | — | 18 | | 12 Coils | 80 d° 4½ | | 40 | 2 | — | | 12 d° | d° d° 4 | | 38 | — | 6[undecipherable] | | 12 d° | d° d° 3½ | | 28 | 3 | 15 | | 12 d° | d° d° 3½ | | 24 | 2 | 14 | | 12 d° | d° d° 5½ | | 20 | 3 | — | | 16 d° | d° d° 3 | | 24 | — | — | | 20 d° | d° d° 2½ | | 26 | 2 | 21 | | 20 d° | d° d° 2[undecipherable] | | 21 | 1 | 5 | | 18 d° | d° d° 2½ | | 19 | 1 | 5 |