Estimate of expenditures in Quartermaster's department, Pittsburg for second quarter of 1796
Document 1796Estimate for expenditure in the Quarter Master's Department at the Port of Pittsburgh and its dependencies during the second quarter of the year 1796.
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Estimate for expenditures in the Quarter Masters Dep.
at the Post of Pittsburg and its dependencies during the
second quarter of the year 1796
Philadelphia April 13. 1796
24 flour consumed Boats for Ohio. at 60 doa each.
10 of which is already delivered and the remainder
to the 22 instance. 1440 : .
6 Keel Boats for Allegheny Trans from Ohio to here 400 : .
6 Batteaux for Transportation . 60 dol. 200 : .
4 Waggons with Harness complete for Army Supplies 150 do 600 : .
4 yoke of Oxen 30 dol. 300 : .
40 Suit Horses 60 dol. 2,400 : .
Forage for Mares, Oxen &c at Pittsburg, Alleghany & No. 1 800 : .
3 Jun of the [undecipherable] Boat 300 doa each 600 : .
Travelling Board Stabling &c. for covering [undecipherable] 200 : .
Fuel for Garrison at Pittsburg, Alleghany smiths Shops 350 : .
Fuel and other contingent expenses at Fort Randolph 200 : .
Rent of Commissary Store & Artificers Shops 160 : .
Gardener at Mess wright Glassmen account for hire and
any two Men at Large &c 434 : .
1000 Bushel Bags for Forage at 1 doa 1,000 : .
1 Mr Commissary at Pittsburg at 30 dol 2 mos & allowances 107 . 10⅓
4 Clerks in 2 the [undecipherable] Off 74 . 33⅓
3 Boat Masters for Allegheny & Stump Creek 30 dol. 270 : .
3 do. for [undecipherable] Doles for Transportation 20 dol. 180 : .
49 Boat Men 15 dol. 1890 : .
1 Master Artificer 38.¼ 90 : .
4 Boat Artificers 20 dol. 240 : .
2 Armorers 20 dol. 180 : .
3 Lime burners & Wagoners 20 dol. 200 : .
1 Cooper & 1 Sawer 20 dol. 120 : .
1 Waggon Master for Pittsburg and its vicinity 30 dol. 90 : .
3 Waggoners for ditto 13 dol. 138 : .
Dollars 14,630 . 50
Continued
Brought forward 14,630 . 50
3 Runners to carry dispatches from Pittsburg to [undecipherable] &c. 180 : .
1 Sub store in Commissary Store. [undecipherable] dol. 85 : .
1 Mr D H Commissary [undecipherable] for Transaction [undecipherable] Dol. 40 : .
30 Dol. 120 : .
1 Carpenter 20 dol. 60 : .
1 Glass Smith 22 dol. 60 : .
1 Waggoner 22 dol. 75 : .
1 Mr D H Commissary at [undecipherable] at 30 [undecipherable] a month 180 : .
1 Assistant Quarter Master at [undecipherable] 30 Dol. 90 : .
1 Commissary Do. 30 Dol. 90 : .
1 Master Artificer engaged [undecipherable] and [undecipherable]
at 40 dol [undecipherable] 120 : .
6 Carpenters [undecipherable] do 30 Doan 500 : .
1 Dr [undecipherable] from Garrison 10 [undecipherable] 130 : .
3 Sawyers 24 dol. 118 : .
2 Black Smiths 300 dol. 120 : .
1 Wagon Master 34 dol. 366 : .
6 Waggoners 20 dol. 324 : .
6 [undecipherable] 15 dol. 225 : .
1 Baker. for Garrison 20 Dol. 60 : .
1 Mr D H Commissary at Fort Randolph. 34 dol 61 : .
[undecipherable] Sawders and Roper, Walters, [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] 260 : .
[undecipherable] for [undecipherable] 5 dol 38 : .
Repairs of road from [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] &c 500 : .
expenses of [undecipherable] making at [undecipherable] 200 : .
Passage for Alleghany Monongahela 6 [undecipherable] 75 : .
estimate of expenses for repairing [undecipherable] Stone
& Magazine, in the [undecipherable] Quarters with
repairs of Barracks 725 : .
Dors 19,425 . 50
Type
Document
Description
Estimate for expenditure in the Quarter Master's Department at the Port of Pittsburgh and its dependencies during the second quarter of the year 1796.
Date
04/13/1796
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1796041390055
Page start
11
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
artificers
blacksmiths
mill wrights
laborers
boat men
boat builders
carpenters
armorers
cooper
baker
wagon master
wagoners
scale man
assistant quarter master
lawyers
cattle driver
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Allegheny River
French Creek
Presqu Isle
Lebouf
Fort Fayette
blacksmith shops
Fort Randolph
commissary stores
artificers shops
Notable items
flat bottomed boats
keel boats
batteaux
oxen
pack horses
forage
horses
bar iron
boards
shingles
fuel
rent
bags
wagon
pack saddles
ropes
halters
belts
salt
repairs of roads
hay making
repairs

