Equipments for a Company of Dragoons [29] Sadelle complete . . . . ✔ 700 Cents, Holsters do . . . . ✔ 250 – Bridles with Bridoons . . . . ✔ 175. Stable Halters . . . . ✔ 62. Valice . . . . ✔ 233. 237 Cartouch Box with Fin pipes . . . . ✔ 75. Sword Belts . . . . ✔ 62. Nose Bags . . . . ✔ 50. 56 Mail Quillion & Straps . . . . ✔ 75. Bugle Horns . . . . 500. [faded numbers ‘16_82’] Pairs Pistols . . . . 800. Swords . . . . 900. Horseman Caps . . . . 250

41,32 Cents Philadelphia 27. October 1796. Sir The above is an accurate statement for the equipment of a Dragoon – It far exceeds your Estimate, to account for this you will observe that several essential Articles of equipment is added – [signed] Saml. Hodgdon [to] Saml. Lewis [An amendment is made vertically in the right margin of the page with writing that is faded beyond recognition. This block of text is dated 25 April 1798.)

Estimate [31] 36 Ship Carriages for 12 & 9 pounders, at 40 Dollars each, is . . . . 1440. 36 Setts implements complete for the above at 5 Dollars each . . . . 180. 2,400 Twelve pounder Shot 12tons.17Cent at 60 Dollars a Ton . . . . 771. 1200 Nine pounders at 4.6., at 60 Dollars . . . . 258. 13200 lbs. Powder, say 132 Barrels, at 70 Dollars a Barrel . . . . 9,240. 4 Iron Swivel Guns, at 8 Dollars . . . . 32. 50 Muskets & Bayonets Complete, at 13 1/3 Dolls . . . . 666.67. 50 Pairs of Pistols, at 12 Dollars . . . . 600. 50 Boarding Cutlasses with Scabbards, at 5 Dols . . . . 250. Ammunition for the Muskets and Pistols, say . . . . 60. 40 Lanthorns, at 1 1/3 Dollar . . . . 53.33.

Dolls. 13, 551. – Philadelphia 29 Nov. 1796. Sir The above imbraces all the articles inserted in your list; with the addition of Gun Carriages – perhaps Grape, Cannister and Bar Shot in suitable proportiens should be added, if so, on notice it shall be done – Sundry small articles as appendages to the above will be necessary, but their cost being inconsiderable, I thought it unnecessary to insert them. your most obedient Servant, [signed]Saml. Hodgdon [to] Mr. Fox[?] [With regards to the weight abbreviations transcribed on the 12lb shot, note that tons were at this time made up of 20 centals, or American hundredweight - hence the abbreviation of “cent”.]

Estimate [some decorative embellishments surround this word], of the Costs of the undermentioned Articles [41] (for the Frigate Constellaton) [note there is some unintelligible backwards writing soaked through from the back of this page] [double underline] 100 Ship Muskets with Bayonets @ 12 Dolls. . . . 1,200. 100 Cartouch Boxes. . . . 1 " . . . . 100. 50 Pairs Pistols . . . .10 " . . . . 500. 150 Ship Cutlasses . . . .3 " . . . . 450. 150 Boarding Axes with Horns . . . .1 " . . . . 150. 12 Blunderbusses . . . .15 " . . . . 180. 40 Battle Lanthorns . . . .1 " . . . . 40. 8 Signal . . . . " . . . .No1 . . . .4 " . . . . 32. 8 . . . . " . . . ." . . . .No2 . . . .4 " . . . . 32. 36 Tin . . . . " . . . .1 " . . . . 36 18 Dark . . . ." . . . .1 . . . . 18 300 Barrels Powder assorted . . . .60 . . . . 18,000. 2800 Round Shot 700 Double Headed 700 Rounds of Grape [the preceding three items are bracketed for the following] for 24 Pounders Say 43 Tons @ 65 . . . . 2,975 [note that the total should be 2,795] 1200 Round Shot 300 Double Headed 300 Rounds of Grape [the preceding three items are bracketed for the following] for 12 Pounders Say 9 1/2 Tons @ 65 . . . . 617 1/2 200 Hand Grenades Say 3/4 Ton " 70 " . . . . 51 1/2 100 Round of Musket & pistol balls Say 500 lbs . . . . [the preceding two lines are bracketed for the following] @10 [this must be 10¢] . . . . 50 6 Speaking Trumpets . . . . 2 . . . . 12 5 Tons Sheet Lead . . . . 130 . . . . 650

Dollars . . . . 25, 095 [again, his total is $1 off] [double underline] Philadelphia 8th June 1797.

Estimate of Military Stores wanted for the [43] Three Frigates [double underline] 300 Muskets & Bayonets 700 Barrels Powder (of Kinds) 600 Hand Granades 15 Tons Sheet Lead 6 Doz. Tin Lantherns 1/2 " Dark Ditto 1/4 " battle, supposed side Do 42 Blunderbusses (wanting Repairs) 300 Blades or Spears (answering for) Boarding Pikes, wanting repairs & Staves 350 Cutlasses, but not of Modern Construction probably may not Answer 250 pairs of Pistols, wanting repairs 3000 Round Shot for 24 pounders [all of the above items are bracketed with the following] at Philadelphia [which is separated out from the item list with a vertical line and bordered by decorative scribbling on top and bottom] 4,476 Round Shot “. . . . do . . . . Elkton 2131 . . . . do . . . . do . . . . do . . . . do . . . . Springfield 709 . . . . do . . . . do . . . . do . . . . do . . . . Manchester

10, 316 10 Brass Howitzers & Torch . . . . Springfield 8 ditto . . . . ditto . . . . Albany To be procured 300 Boarding Axes 2 Blunderbusses 105 Battle or Side Lantherns 24 Single Lanthorns No 1 24 . . . . ditto . . . . No 2 Turn over [spaced on the bottom right side of the page] [44] Continuation. Articles to be procured 1600 Doubleheaded & Chain Shot 24 pounders 2200 Stools. supposed Iron for Grap Shot 24 do 720 Double Headed Chain Shot 12 pounders 900 Stools supposed Iron for Grape Shot 12 do 30.000 Rounds of Musket & Pistol Ball (to be cast from our lead in Store) 18 Speaking Trumpets [decorative mark] ESTIMATE of a Frame Building Sixty by Thirty feet for a Public Store House; Philadelphia 16th June 1797 - Carpenters Bill for Labour & Materials in his line . . . . £320 " " Blacksmiths Bill for Hinges, Locks, &c . . . . 40 " " Masons Bill for diging & Laying foundation and finding Materials . . . . 27.10 "

£387.10 " [double underline] Interest on £387.10 . . . . £23.5 " Ground Rent 60. Feet @ 15/. . . . 45 " "

Rent of the Store £68.5. " [double underline]