[Tucker Williams Secretary of War] Boston, Octob^r 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 . . . . . . . . . £6175 38 tons Iron . . . . at £25 . . . . 950 Blacksmith's bill . at 22ℓ p hund. 836 2 tons Oakum . . . at £24 . . . . 48 26 barrells Pitch and Tar . . . . . 23.8 . £7032.85 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 60ℓ . . £408.— 130 lb Thivene . . at 2ℓ . . . 13.— 1880 lb bolt Rope . at 8 . . . 62.13.4 Making Sails . . . at 10ℓ p bolt . 68.— . . . . . . 551.13.4 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.— £11414.14 --- 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 boat with oak, & firework and cedar where necessary, and with [trunnels?] --- [trunnels] finished to a cleat at 23.33 Dollars Smith's bill for iron work includ- ing Anchors estimated at 62 ℓ 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 . . . . . . . . 93 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 Cwt and Rigging bill p estimate. 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 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 . . . . . 9840 100 Muskets . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 --- 30 pair Pistols . . . . . . . . 8.D^r . 240 120 Cutlasses . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 120 200 rounds Powder 38.200 . 1561 . 3730 150 rounds round shot 101 C wt .66 . 2619.34 50 d^o Grape & double headed 60 ℓ .40 .— 200 eight inch Shells . . . . . . . . 240 100 Hand granades . . . . . . . . . 50 200 musket & Pistol ball . 205 wt 146.66 . 17,624 Provisions 6 months provisions complete p Est. B . 7,295.68 D^rs . 98,959.68 --- 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 | 7[5] Captain's Clerk . . . . . . . | 1 | 7.50 | 7[5] Quartermasters . . . . . . . | 3 | 7.— | 21.— Quartermaster's Mates . . . . | 3 | 6.50 | 19[5] --- 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.— Sarjeant . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | 5.— | 5.— Corporal . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | 4.— | 4.— Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | 3 | 6 Fife . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 | Privates . . . . . . . . . . | 20 | 3.— | 60.— D^rs . 1884.— Twelve months pay is D^rs 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 weeks | 350 men 52 weeks | Price Dolls cts | Total Dolls cts | |---|---|---|---|---|---| Bread or Flour | lb 7 | 364 | [127,] 1.26 | 2.90 | 2727.97 Beor | [Quart] 7 | 364 | 3981 [hhds] | 1.065 | 4246.40 Beef | lb 4 | 208 | 369 [hhds] | 8.— | 2952.— Pork | lb 2 | 104 | 185 [hhds] | 12.— | 2320.— Peas | Quart 1 | 52 | 563 bush | 0.066 | 378.66 Oatmeal | [Pct] 1 | 156 | 853 bush | 1.— | 853.— Butter | ounces 6 | [lb 19½] | 6826 lb | 0.10 | 682.50 Cheese | ounces 12 | lb 39 | 1396[t] | 0.066 | 930.73 D^rs 14991.[76] --- 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 cts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Est. N^o 3 . 14,991.26 D^rs 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 2ℓ . £379.13.9 2 Main top sails, 2 fore top sails, 1 sprit sail . 2638 Yds N^o 2 . at 2ℓ . . . . 263.16.— 2 Jibs, 2 Main top stay sails, and spunker 1170 Yds N^o 4 . at 4/0 . . 105.4.10 1 mizon top sail, 315 Yds N^o 3 at 4ℓ . 30.3.9 2 lower steering sails, 2 main top galliant sails and two middle stay sails 1458 yds N^o 5 at 1/9 . . . . . 127.7.— 2 fore top galliant sails, sprit sail, top sail, mizon top mast stay sail, &3 topmast steering sails 1540 Yds N^o 6 at 4/8 . . . . 128.6.8 --- Three top gallant steering sails, mizon top gal- lant sail, three royals, main and mizon top gallant stay sails. 828 Yds N^o 7 at 4/7 . . 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 | [1] 2 d^o . . . 130 . d^o . . . 4½ | 10 | 3 | 2 | [½] Main Shrouds . 225 . . . . . 10 | 46 | 3 | 14 | — Fore Shrouds . 200 . . . . . 9 | 37 | 2 | 11 | [4] 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 | — | 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 made | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 Fore d^o . . . 25 . . . . 8 d^o . | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 2 Buoy ropes . . . . 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 | 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 | 2½ | 12 20 d^o . . . . d^o d^o 2½ . . . | 21 | 1 | 5 | 12 18 d^o . . . . d^o d^o 2½ . . . | 19 | 1 | 5 | 10