[Josbn Williams Secretary of War] Boston Octob 30^th 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 open 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 22/ p hand 836 2 tons Oakum at £24 . . . 48 26 barrells Pitch and Tar . . 23.8 } £7032.8 43 bolls Duck N^o 1 . 8 d^o . . . N^o 2 . 7 d^o . . . . 3 22 d^o . . . . 4 brought over £7032.8. 11 bolls Duck N^o 5 . 38 d^o . . . 6 7 d^o . . . 7 136 . . . at 60/ . . £408.—.— 130 lb Twines . . at 2/ . . . 13.—.— 1880 lb bolt Rope . at 8^d . . 62.13.4 Making Sails . . at 10/ p bolt 68.—. — 531.13.4 Anchors 13000 lb . at 8^d . . 325 Blockmaker's bill . . . . . . . 200 Joyner's bill . . . . . . . . . 200 Carver's bill . . . . . . . . . 80 Head builders . . . . . . . . 75 Mastmaker's bill . . . . . . 350 Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . 1310.—. Rigging including Cables 110 to at £48) 1920.—. Painter's bill . . . . . . . 100 Rigger's bill . . . . . . . 150 Shipchandler's bill . . . . 200 Contingent Bill . . . . . . 150 600.—. £, 11.414.1.4 Estimate of the cost of a frigate of forty guns, computed at 140 feet keel, and 42 feet beame equal to 1300 tons. Shipwright's bill for the hull of best white oak, & of live oak & red 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 6½ p lb at 11.33 Ship Joyner's bill including the materials . . . . . . . . . . 2.53 Boat builder's bill for one pinnace, one barge, one long boat, one jolly boat . . 46 Painter & Plumber's bill . . . . . . 93 Carver's bill . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Cooper's bill estimating water casks for six months . . . . . . . . . . 7.66 Blockmaker's bill . . . . . . . . . 1.— Mustmaker's bill . . . . . . . . . 2.66 Rigging including tables and spare cordage, computed at 60 p Cwt and Rigging bill p 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 56.80 — 73.840 Ordnance Stores 30 cannon of 24 pounders to weigh about 48 C.wt at £20 p ton, carriage 18¢ . 5340 6 d^o of 9 pounders to weigh about 18 C.wt Carriages &c. at p ton . . 408 4 Howitzers, 8 inches, brass . . . 3840 100 Muskets . . . . 10^o . . . 1000 30 pair Pistols . . . 8.0^s . 240 120 Cutlasses . . . . . 1 . . . 120 200 pounds Powder 38.200 15¢ . 5730 150 rounds round shot 101 C.wt 2.66 . 269.34 50 d^o Grape & double headed 60-h 240.— 200 eight inch Shells . . . . . . 240 100 Handgranades . . . . . . 50 200 musket & Pistol ball 20z.wt 146.66 . . . 17.624 Provisions 6 months provisions complete p Est. B . . 7.495.68 D^s 98.959.68 [N^o 2] Pay or Wages of Officers and Crew of a frigate of 40 guns— | | N^o / each. | Rate of pay per month | Total | |---|---|---|---| Captain . . . . . . | 1 | 60.— | 60.— Lieutenant . . . . | 3 | 30.— | 90.— Master . . . . . . | 1 | 25.— | 25.— Chaplain . . . . . | 1 | 25.— | 25.— Master's Mates . . | 2 | 10.— | 20.— Midshipmen . . . . | 6 | 7.50 | 45.— Schoolmaster . . . | 1 | 7.50 | 7.50 Captain's Clerk . . | 1 | 7.50 | 7.50 Quartermasters . . | 3 | 7.— | 21.— Quartermaster's Mates . . . . | 3 | 6.50 | 19.5[0] Boatswain . . . . . | 1 | 11.— | 11.— Boatswain's Mates . | 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 Mates . | 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 male . . . . . . . . .} Yeoman of the Boatswain's Store room} Dumber . . . . . . . . . . . .} 130 | 5.— | 650.— Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . .} Able Seaman . . . . . . . . . .} Captain's Cook . . . . . . . . .} Ordinary Trumpeter . . . . . . .} Ordinary Seamen . . . . . . . . | 131 | 4.— | 524.— Marines — Lieutenant . . . . . | 1 | 22 | 22.— Serjeant . . . . . | 1 | 5.— | 5.— Corporal . . . . . | 1 | 4.— | 4.— Drum . . . . . . . | 1} | 3.— | 6.— Fife . . . . . . . | 1} Privates . . . . . | 20 | 3.— | 60.— D^s 1884.— Twelve months pay is D^s 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 weeks | 350 men 52 weeks | Price Doll^s cts | Total Doll^s cts | |---|---|---|---|---|---| Bread or Flour | lb 7.— | 364 | Cw^t 9^r lb 1137.1.26 | 2.40 | 2727.97 Beer | Gall^s 7 | 364 | 3981 barrels | 1.065 | 4246.40 Beef | lb 4 | 208 | 369 bar^ls | 8.— | 2952.— Pork | lb 2 | 104 | 185 bar^ls | 12.— | 2220.— Peas | Quart 1 | 52 | 568 bush^s | 0.066 | 378.66 Oatmeal | Bus^l 1 | 156 | 853 bush^s | 1.— | 853.— Butter | ounces 6 | lb 197½ | 6825 lb | 0.10 | 682.50 Cheese | ounces 12 | lb 39 | 13961 | 0.066 | 930.73 D^s 14991.—[/100] [N^o 4.] Estimate of the annual expence of one frigate of 40 guns— Wages or Pay of Officers and Crew for 12 months p Estimate N^o 2 . . . . Doll^s Ct 22608.— Ordinaries for renewals of sails, digging, repairs, heaving down, small stores, ordnance stores, pilotage &c . . . . . . . . . . 6500.— Provisions for 12 months p acc^t N^o 3 . . 14991.26 D^s 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 forestay sails, 1 main stay sail, 2 mizon stay sails & 2 mizons . . . 3645 Yds N^o 1 . at 2/ . . £379.13.9 2 main top sails, 2 fore top sails, 1 sprit sail 2638 Yds N^o 2 at 2/ . . . . 263.16.— 2 Jibbs, 2 main top stay sails, and spanker 1170 Yds N^o 4, at 1/10 . . 105.4.10 1 mizon top sail 315 Yds N^o 3 at 1/11 . . 30.3.9 2 lower steering sails, 2 main top gallant sails and two middle stay sails 1458 Yds 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 Yds N^o 6 at 1/8 . . 128.6.8 Three top gallant steering sails, mizon top gallant sail, three royals, main and mizon top gallant stay slaels, 828 Yds N^o 7 at 1/1 . . 65.11.— Spare canvas . . . . . . . . . . 200.—.— Making the above sails . . . . . . 216.—.— 300 lb Twines, at 2/6 . . . . . . 37.10.— £1531.13.— Equal to . . . Dollars 4137.73 [N^o 6] Inventory of Rigging of a ship of 140 feet keel, and 42 feet beam. | | | | C | 9 | 14 | [3] | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 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 . . 8) | 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 | 24 | 8) Main Shrouds . 225 . . . . 10 | 46 | 3 | 14 | — Fore Shrouds . 200 . . . . 9 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 12 Main Stay . . 18 . . . . 17 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 Fore Stay . . 17 . . . . 16½ | 9 | 2 | 15 | 10 Main Spring Stay 19 . . . 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 3 Fore d^o d^o 45 . . 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Mizon Shrouds 120 . . . . 8 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 6 d^o Stay . 18) . . . 12 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 Mizon Spring Stay 16 . . . 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 Main topmast Shrouds 140 . . 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 2½ . . 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 Fore topmast Shrouds 135 . . 6 | 10 | — | 14 | — d^o back Stay 120 . . 7½ | 14 | — | 7 | — 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 Main tacks . 26 . . . 9 in the whole | 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 7 . | 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 | 8) 12 d^o . . . d^o d^o 3½ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 6 12 d^o . . . d^o d^o 3½ | 29 | 3 | — | — 16 d^o . . . d^o d^o 3 | 24 | — | — | — 20 d^o . . . d^o d^o 2¾ | 26 | 2 | 24 | 12 20 d^o . . . d^o d^o 2¾ | 21 | 1 | 5 | 12 18 d^o . . . d^o d^o 2½ | 19 | 1 | 5 | 10