[Joshs 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. [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 22⅔/hund 836 2 tons Oakum at £24 ... 48 26 barrels Pitch and Tar ... 23.8 / £7032.8½ 43 bolts Duck Nº 1 8 d° Nº 2 7 d° 3 22 d° 4 11 bolts Duck Nº 5 38 d° 6 7 d° 7 136 at 60/ £408.— 130 lb Elviene at 2/ 13.— 1880 lb bolt Rope at 8 62.13.4 Making Sails at 10/ ꝑ bolt 68.— 531.13.4 Anchors 13000 lb at 8 525 Blackmaker'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 ts at £48 1920.— Painter's bill 100 Rigger's bill 160 Shipchandler's bill 200 Contingent bill 150 600.— £ 11414.1.4 [Nº 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, & of timework and cedar where necessary, and with [undecipherable] bound trunnels finished to a cleat at 23.33 Dollars Smith's bill for Iron work includ- ing Anchors estimated at 62 ꝑ 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 ... 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/ ꝑ Cwd and Rigging bill ꝑ estimate Sails including spare sails and Sailmaker's bill ꝑ Est Nº 5 ... 3.18 Chandler's bill for small stores ... 2.66 Suppose a Ship of 1300 tons at ꝑ ton 56.80 — 73,840 Ordnance Stores 30 cannon of 24 pounders to weigh about 48C.wt at £20 ꝑ ton, carriage &c 5340 6 d° of 9 pounders to weigh about 18C.wt Carriages &c at ꝑ ton ... 408 4 Howitzers, 8 inches, brass ... 3840 100 Muskets D° ... 1000 50 pair Pistols 8.D° 240 120 Cutlasses 1 120 200 rounds Powder 38,200 1564 5730 150 rounds assend shot 101C.wt 2.66 269.34 50 d° Grape & double headed 60. h. 240.— 200 eight inch Shells ... 240 100 Hand granades ... 50 200 musket & Pistol ball 205.wt 146.66 17624 Provisions 6 months provisions complete ꝑ Est B 7495.63 D° 98,959.63 [Nº 2] Pay or Wages of Officers and Crew of a frigate of 40 guns — [Nº / 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 10½ 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 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Captain's Cook Ordinary Trumpeter } 130 5.— 650.— Ordinary Seamen ... 131 4.— 524.— Marines — Lieutenant ... 1 22.— 22.— Sarjeant ... 1 5.— 5.— Corporal ... 1 4.— 4.— Drum ... 1 } Fife ... 1 } 3 6.— Privates ... 20 3.— 60.— D° 1884 Twelve months pay is D° 22608 [Nº 3] Estimate of twelve months provision for 350 men, Crew of a ship of 40 guns. [Quality / per man per week / for 52 weeks / 350 men 52 weeks / Price Doll. c / Total Doll. ct] Bread or Flour lb 7 ... 364 ... [undecipherable] ... 2.40 ... 2727.97 Beer ... Gall° 7 ... 364 ... 3981 bush ... 1.065 ... 4246.40 Beef ... lb 4 ... 208 ... 3169 bush ... 8.— ... 2952.— Pork ... lb 2 ... 104 ... 185 bush ... 12.— ... 2220.— Peas ... Quart 1 ... 52 ... 563 bush ... 0.066 ... 378.66 Oatmeal ... Pint 1 ... 156 ... 853 bush ... 1.— ... 853.— Butter ... ounces 6 ... lb 19½ 6825 lb ... 0.10 ... 682.50 Cheese ... ounces 12 ... lb 39 ... 13961 ... 0.066 ... 930.73 D° 14991.[undecipherable] [Nº 4] Estimate of the annual expence of one frigate of 40 guns — Wages or Pay of Officers and Men for 12 months ꝑ Estimate Nº 2 ... Dollars Ct ... 22608.— Ordinaries for renewals of sails, dig- ging, repairs, heaving down, small stores, ordnance stores, pilotage &c ... 6500.— Provisions for 12 months ꝑ accs Nº 3 ... 14991.26 D° 44099.26 [Nº 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 mizzen stay sails & 2 mizzens 3645 yd° Nº 1 at 2/ £379.13.9 2 main top sails, 2 fore top sails, 1 sprit sail 2638 Yd° Nº 2 at 2/ 263.16.— 2 Jibs, 2 main top stay sails, and spunker 1170 Yd° Nº 4 at 1/0 105.4.10 1 mizzen top sail, 315 Yd° Nº 3 at 4½ 30.3.9 2 lower steering sails, 2 main top gallant sails and two middle stay sails 1458 Yd° Nº 5 at 1½ 127.7.— 2 fore top gallant sails, sprit sail, top sail, mizzen top mast stay sail, & 3 top mast steering sails 1540 Yd° Nº 6 at 1½ 128.6.8½ Three top gallant steering sails, mizzen top gal- lant sail, three royals, main and mizzen top gallant stay sails, 828 Yd° Nº 7 at 1½ 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 [Nº 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° ... 115 d° 18 ... 152 1.— 4 d° ... 110 d° 17 ... 264 3.13.12 2 d° ... 102 d° 16 ... 108 3.5.12 2 d° ... 120 d° 15 ... 102 2.— 2 d° ... 120 d° 12 ... 72 —.— 2 d° ... 120 d° 10 ... 50 —.— 2 d° ... 110 d° 8½ ... 29 1.9.6 2 d° ... 130 d° 7 ... 26 2.4½ 4 d° ... 130 d° 6 ... 39 —.— 1 d° ... 130 d° 5½ ... 32 3.4½ 2 d° ... 130 d° 5 ... 13 2.4½ 2 d° ... 130 d° 4½ ... 10 3.2½ Main Shrouds 225 ... 10 ... 46 3.14.— Fore Shrouds 200 ... 9 ... 37 2.11½ Main Stay 18 ... 17 ... 10 3.10½ Fore Stay ... 17 ... 16½ ... 9 2.15.10 Main Spring Stay 19 ... 13 ... 6 2.21.3 Fore d° d° 15 ... 12 ... 4 2.0 Mizzen Shrouds 130 ... 8 ... 17 1.9.6 d° Stay 18½ ... 12 ... 5 1.16.11 Mizzen Spring Stay 16 ... 8 ... 2 0.14.14 Main topmast Shrouds 120 ... 6 ... 10 2.— d° Back Stay 130 ... 8 ... 17 1.9½ d° Stay 26 ... 9 ... 4 1.15.6 d° Spring d° 24 ... 7 ... 2 1.22.7 Fore topmast Shrouds 135 ... 6 ... 10 —.14.— d° Back Stay 120 ... 7½ ... 14 —.1.— d° Stay 26 ... 8½ ... 3 3.13.5 d° Spring d° 24 ... 7 ... 2 1.22.7 Lower Sheats 200 ... 5 ... 10 1.18.12 Maintacks 26 ... 9 in the make 4 1.15.6 Fore d° 25 ... 8 d° ... 3 1.9.6 2 Buoy ropes ... to each 8 ... 16.—.— 2 d° d° 40 d° 7 ... 8.—.18.11 12 Coils ... 80 d° 4½ ... 40 2.—.— 12 d° ... d° d° 4 ... 38.—.6 12 d° ... d° d° 3½ ... 28 3.13.8½ 12 d° ... d° d° 3½ ... 24 2.14.6 12 d° ... d° d° 3½ ... 20 3.—.— 16 d° ... d° d° 3 ... 24.—.— 20 d° ... d° d° 2½ ... 26 2.2½ 20 d° ... d° d° 2½ ... 21 1.15.12 18 d° ... d° d° 2½ ... 19 1.15.10