Estimate of Quartermaster's Stores Wanted for Army for 1796
Document 1796Estimated number of items wanted for the Quarter Master's stores for the army for 1796 to be purchased in Philadelphia.
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Estimate of Quarter Masters Stores wanted for the Army for the curren year. to be procured and forwarded from this City —
Philadelphia 4. March 1796.
90 pieces Topsail Duck. 3 prizes —
2000 lbs small Cable. 2 to 3 Inches.
10 Barrels Tar —} 315 Gallons.
6 Tons Barr Iron —
2 Tons Nail rods of sizes.
2 Tons Shot Iron.
700 lb German Steel. —
600 lb Blistred ditto —
12 Tennon Saws.
12 Whip Saws.
12 cross cut d° —
24 Whip saw Files
24 crosscut ditto
36 Hand ditto,
34 Spike Gimblets.
10 dz. ditto Small assorted.
2 Large Screw Augars.
2 dz Broad Axes —
2 dz Claw Hammers
1 dz Carpenters Adze
12 Gouges d° —
1 doz Coopers Compasses.
2 Boxes Tin [undecipherable]
4 doz Plane Iron assorted.
3 M. [undecipherable: probable reading Saddlers] Needles.
1M. Sail ditto. —
4 Gross [undecipherable: probable reading Girth] webb.
300 lb Leather —
200 Socket Shovels.
300 Spades.
200 Pick Axes
100 Grubbing Hoes.
Continued —
500 Paving Hoes — 6 lbs each.
2 Marquees. —
50 Horseman's Tents,
300 Common ditto —
2000 Canteens with Straps.
500 [undecipherable: probable reading Ells] Ficklenburg —
20 lb. Sewing Thread.
50 lb. Sewing Twine.
100 Company Books.
50 Copying D° —
200 Orderly D° —
50 Receipts D° —
100 Reams Writing Paper.
3000 Dutch Quills.
20 doz papers Black Inkpowder.
1 doz — Red ditto —
20 lb. fine Sealing Wax.
15 doz Boxes for Wafers.
10 doz Black Lead Pencils.
6 doz Drawing Knives. —
4 doz Sliding Pencils.
4 doz Silver Ink Stands.
6 doz Penknives —
100 English Scythes.
500 Grass Hooks.
300 Scythe Stones.
200 Bushels Salt.
3000 [undecipherable] Bags —
60 Riding Saddles & Bridles for occasional Services —
6 doz Trowels. —
12 pair Steelyards — large kind —
12 D. [undecipherable].
200 lb. White Lead,
200 lb Spanish Brown.
100 Gallons Oil —
20 lb. Lampblack —
6 Sets Shoemaker Tools.
6 d. Saddles —
50 pair [undecipherable: probable reading Butt] Hinges
6 Boxes 8 to. Window Glass
2 Sets Brace Bits — 6 Small Vices —
Type
Document
Description
Estimated number of items wanted for the Quarter Master's stores for the army for 1796 to be purchased in Philadelphia.
Date
03/04/1796
Document number
1796030490055
Page start
16
Notable persons
Army
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
topsail duck
small cable
tar
bar iron
nail rods
sheet iron
steel
saws
files
gimblets
screw augers
broad axes
claw hammers
adze
coopers compass
tin
plane iron
saddler's needles
sail needles
webb
leather
shovels
spades
hoes
marquees
horseman's tents
common tents
canteens
ticklenburg
thread
twine
books
paper
quills
ink powder
sealing wax
wafers
pencils
drawing knives
ink stands
penknives
scythes
hooks
scythe stones
salt
bags
saddles
bridles
trowels
steelyards
borax
white lead
oil
lampblack
shoemakers tools
hinges
window glass
brace bits
vices

