[Joshn 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. [margin: Estimate / 900 Tons] An estimate of a ship of 900 tons. 900 tons at £5.15 .......................... £6175 38 tons Iron ........ at £25 ................. 950 Blacksmith's bill ... at 22½ p hand ........... 836 2 tons Oakum ........ at £24 .................. 48 26 barrels Pitch and Tar .................. 23.8 / £7032.8 43 bolts Duck N^o 1 8 d^o ............. N^o 2 7 d^o ............. 3 22 d^o ............. 4 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.— 531.13.4 Anchors 13000 lb ..... at 8 ................. 525 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 140 to at £48) .... 1920.— Painter's bill ............................... 100 Rigger's bill ................................ 150 Shipchandler's bill .......................... 200 Contingent bill .............................. 150 ........ 600.— £ 11414.1 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, & firwork and cedar where necessary, and with bored brest trunnells finished to a cleat at 23.33 Dollars Smith's bill for iron work includ- ing Anchors estimated at 62 p 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 ................................ 9 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 wt and Rigging bill p estimate .................................................. 6.66 Sails including spare sails and Sailmaker's bill p Est. N^o 5 ......................... 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 48 C wt at £20 p ton, carriage &c ................ 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 .......................... p^o ................ 1000 30 pair Pistols .............. 8 D^o .................... 240 120 Cutlasses ................. 1 ......................... 120 200 rounds Powder 38,200 lbs ........................... 5730 150 rounds ascend shot 101 C wt .66 ................. 2619.34 50 d^o Grape & Double headed 60 — p .................. 240.— 200 eight inch Shells ...................................... 240 100 Hand granades .......................................... 50 200 musket & Pistol ball 20s wt ................... 146.66 ...... 17,624 Provisions 6 months provisions complete p Est. B ............... 7,495.63 D^os 98,959.63 N^o 2 Pay or Wages of Officers and Crew of a frigate of 40 guns | | N^o in 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 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 Dauber 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 } Fife ............. 1 } ..... 3 ....... 6.— Privates ........ 20 ...... 3.— .... 60.— D^os 1884.— Twelve months pay is D^os 22,608 N^o 3 Estimate of twelve months provision for 350 men, Crew of a ship of 40 guns. | Quality | per weeks one man | for 52 weeks 52 men | 350 men 52 weeks | Price Dolls C° | Total Dolls C° | |---|---|---|---|---|---| Bread or Flour ... 1^b 7 ..... 364 ..... 1137 1 26 ..... 2.90 ..... 2727.97 Beer ............. Quart 7 ... 364 ..... 3981 hands ... 1.065 .... 4246.40 Beef ............. 1^b 4 ..... 208 ..... 3169 bus ...... 8.— ..... 2952.— Pork ............. 1^b 2 ..... 104 ..... 1885 bus ..... 12.— .... 2220.— Peas ............. Quart 1 ... 52 ...... 563 bush ....... 0.066 .... 378.66 Oatmeal .......... Prt 1 ..... 156 ..... 853 bush ....... 1.— ...... 853.— Butter ........... ounces 6 .. 1^b 19½ .. 6825 1^b .... 0.10 ...... 682.50 Cheese ........... ounces 12 . 1^b 39 ... 1396[?] ....... 0.066 .... 930.73 D^os 14,991. 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 ........... Dolls C° .. 22,608.— Ordinaries for renewals of sails, rig- ging, repairs, heaving down, small stores, ordnance stores, pilotage &c ............................. 6,500.— Provisions for 12 months p Acc. N^o 3 .... 14,991.26 D^os 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 mizen stay sails 2 mizens 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 Jibs, 2 main top stay sails, and spunker 1170 Yds N^o 4 at 1/10 .......... 105.4.10 1 mizen top sail, 315 Yds N^o 3 at 1/1 .... 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, mizen top mast stay sail, & top mast steering sails 1540 Yds N^o 6 at 1/8 ................... 128.6.8 Three top gallant steering sails, mizen top gal- lant sail, three royals, main and mizen top gallant stay sails, 828 Yds 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 1 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 1 2 d^o ............. 130 d^o .................. 4½ ....... 10 ... 3 ... 2 1 Main Shrouds .... 225 .......................... 10 ....... 46 ... 3 ... 14 Fore Shrouds .... 200 .......................... 9 ........ 37 ... 2 ... 11 Main Stay ....... 18 ........................... 17 ....... 10 ... 3 ... 10 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 Mizen Shrouds ... 130 .......................... 8 ........ 17 ... 1 ... 9 6 d^o Stay ........ 18 .......................... 12 ........ 5 ... 1 ... 16 1 Mizen 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[?] ... 4 ... 1 ... 15 6 Fore d^o ........ 25 .......................... 8 d^o ...... 3 ... 1 ... 9 6 2 Buoyropers .......... to 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 3 ............. 20 ... 3 ... — — 16 d^o .................. d^o d^o 3 ............. 24 ... — ... — — 20 d^o .................. d^o d^o 2½ ............ 26 ... 2 ... 21 12 20 d^o .................. d^o d^o 2½ ............ 21 ... 1 ... 5 1 18 d^o .................. d^o d^o 2¼ ............ 19 ... 1 ... 5 10