[Tudor Williams] [Secretary of War] Boston Octo^b 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. [estimate / 900 tons] An estimate of a ship of 900 tons. 900 tons at £5.15 ........................... £5175 38 tons Iron at £25 950 Blacksmith's bill at 22½ p hund 836 2 tons Oakum at £24 48 26 barrels Pitch and Tar ................... 23.8 £7032.8½ 43 bolts Duck N^o 1 8 d^o N^o 2 7 d^o 3 22 d^o 4 [N^o 1] Brought over £7032.8 11 bolts Duck N^o 5 38 d^o 6 7 d^o 7 136 at 60/ £408.— 130 lb Elvine at 2/ 13.— 1880 lb bolt Rope at 8 62.13.4 Making Sails at 10/ p bolt 68.— 551.13.4 Anchors 13000 lb at 8/ 325 Blockmaker's bill 200 Joyner's bill 200 Carver's bill 80 Road builders 75 Mastmaker's bill 350 Boats 80 1310.— Rigging including Cables 40 ts at £48 1920.— Painter's bill 100 Rigour's bill 150 Shipchandler's bill 200 Contingent bill 150 600.— £ 11414.1.4 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, & of liveoak and cedar where necessary, and with locust trunnells finished to a cleat at 23.33 Dollars Smith's bill for iron work including Anchors estimated at 62 ½ 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's & Plumber's bill ....................... 95 Carver's bill .................................... 60 Cooper's bill estimating water casks for six months .................................. 7.66 Blockmaker's bill ............................... 1.— Mastmaker's bill ................................ 2.66 Rigging including cables and spare cordage, computed at 60 p C and Rigging bill ½ estimate ........................................ 6.66 Sails including spare sails and Sailmaker's bill p Est N^o 3 .............. 3.18 Chandler's bill for small stores ................. 2.66 Suppose a Ship of 1300 tons at p ton 36.80 — 73,840 Ordnance Stores 30 cannon of 24 pounders to weigh about 48C w at £2 p ton, carriage &c 5340 6 d^o of 9 pounders to weigh about 18C w Carriages &c at p ton 408 4 Howitzers, 8 inches, brass .................. 9840 100 Muskets p ................................ 1000 30 pair Pistols at 8 D^o 240 120 Cutlasses 1 ........... 120 200 rounds Powder 58,200 1564 5730 150 rounds round shot 10 C w 2.66 2619.34 50 d^o Grape & double headed 60 ¾ 240.— 200 eight inch Shells ....................... 240 100 Hand grenades .......................... 30 200 musket & pistol ball 20 c w 146.66 17,624 Provisions 6 months provisions complete p Eft B 7,495.63 D^o 98,959.63 [N^o 2] Pay or Wages of Officers and Crew of a frigate of 40 guns — [N^o in rank | 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.— 20.— Midshipmen ...................... 6 7.50 45.— Schoolmaster .................... 1 7.50 7½ Captain's Clerk ................. 1 7.50 7½ Quartermasters .................. 3 7.— 21.— Quartermaster's Mates ........... 3 6.50 19½ 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 Storekeeper Loper Able Seaman Captain's Cook Ordinary Trumpeter } 130 5.— 650.— Ordinary Seamen ................. 131 4.— 524.— Marines — Lieutenant ............ 1 22.— 22.— Serjeant ............. 1 5.— 5.— Corporal ............. 1 4.— 4.— Drum ................. 1 3 Fife .................. 1 6.— Privates ............. 20 3.— 60.— D^o 1884 Twelve months pay is D^o 22608) [N^o 3] Estimate of twelve months provision for 350 men, Crew of a ship of 40 guns. [Quality | per week one man | for 52 52 weeks | 350 men 52 weeks | Price Doll cts | Total Doll cts] Bread or Flour lb 7 .......... 364 1137 1.26 2.90 2727.97 Beer half 7 ......... 364 3981 bush 1.065 4246.40 Beef lb 4 .......... 208 3169 bush 8.— 2952.— Pork lb 2 .......... 104 1885 bus 12.— 2220.— Peas Quart 1 ......... 52 563 bush 0.066 378.66 Oatmeal Pint 1 ......... 156 853 bush 1.— 853.— Butter ounces 6 ........ 56.19½ 6825 lb 0.10 682.50 Cheese ounces 12 ....... lb 39 1396 lb 0.066 930.73 D^o 14991.26 [N^o 4] Estimate of the annual expense of one frigate of 40 guns — Wages or Pay of Officers and Crew for 12 months p Estimate N^o 2 ................ Doll^s cts 22608.— Ordinaries for renewals of sails, digging, repairs, heaving down, small stores, ordnance stores, pilotage &c ................................ 6500.— Provisions for 12 months p Acc N^o 3 ...... 14991.26 D^o 44,099.26 [N^o 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 mizen stay sails & 2 mizens 3645 yd N^o 1 at 2/ £379.13.9 2 Main top sails, 2 fore top sails, 1 sprit sail 2638 Yd N^o 2 at 2/ 263.16.— 2 Jibs, 2 Main top stay sails, and spunker 1170 Yd N^o 4 at 1/10 105.4.10 1 mizon top sail, 315 Yd N^o 3 at 4/ 30.3.9 2 lower steering sails, 2 main top gallant sails and two middle stay sails 1458 Yd N^o 5 at 1/9 127.7.— 2 fore top gallant sails, sprit sail, top sail, mizon top mast stay sail, & 3 top mast steering sails 1540 Yd N^o 6 at 1/8½ 128.6.8½ Three top gallant steering sails, mizon top gallant sail, three royals, main and mizon top gallant stay sails, 828 Yd N^o 7 at 1/7 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 [N^o 6] Inventory of Rigging of a ship of 140 feet keel, and 42 feet beam. [£ | s | d | —] 2 Cables, 125 fathoms each of 19 inches 187 2 — — 2 d^o, 115 d^o 18 152 1 — — 4 d^o, 110 d^o 17 264 3 18 12 2 d^o, 102 d^o 16 108 3 5 12 2 d^o, 120 d^o 15 102 2 — — 2 d^o, 120 d^o 12 72 — — — 2 d^o, 120 d^o 10 50 — — — 2 d^o, 110 d^o 8½ 29 1 9 6 2 d^o, 130 d^o 7 26 2 4 12 4 d^o, 130 d^o 6 39 — — — 1 d^o, 130 d^o 5½ 32 3 4 9 2 d^o, 130 d^o 5 13 2 4 11 2 d^o, 130 d^o 4½ 10 3 2½ 9 Main Shrouds 225, 10 46 3 14 — Fore Shrouds 200, 9 37 2 11 — Main Stay 18, 17 10 3 10 5 Fore Stay 17, 16½ 9 2 15 10 Main Spring Stay 19, 13 6 2 21 3 Fore d^o d^o 15, 12 4 2 0 Mizon Shrouds 130, 8 17 1 9 6 d^o Stay 18½, 12 5 1 16 11 Mizon Spring Stay 16, 8 2 0 14 14 Main topmast Shrouds 120, 6 10 2 — — d^o back Stay 130, 8 17 1 9 6 d^o Stay 26, 9 4 1 15 6 d^o Spring d^o 24, 7 2 1 22 7 Fore topmast Shrouds 135, 6 10 — 14 — d^o back Stay 120, 7½ 14 — 1 — d^o Stay 26, 8½ 3 3 18 5 d^o Spring d^o 24, 7 2 1 22 7 Lower Sheets, 200, 5 10 1 18 12 Maintacks 26, 9 in the hole 4 1 15 6 Fore d^o 25, 8 d^o 3 1 9 6 2 Buoy ropes, 60 each 8 16 — — — 2 d^o d^o 40 d^o 7½ 8 — 18 11 12 Coils, 80 d^o 4½ 40 2 — — 12 d^o d^o d^o 4 38 — — 6 12 d^o d^o d^o 3½ 28 3 15 8½ 12 d^o d^o d^o 3½ 24 2 14 6 12 d^o d^o d^o 3½ 20 3 — — 16 d^o d^o d^o 3 24 — — — 20 d^o d^o d^o 2½ 26 2 24 12 20 d^o d^o 2½ 21 1 5 12 18 d^o d^o d^o 2½ 19 1 5 10