[Index Williams [undecipherable] of War] [Estimate 900 Tons] 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. An estimate of a ship of 900 tons. 900 tons at £5.15 . . . . . . . . . . £[undecipherable]175 38 tons Iron at £25 950 Blacksmith's bill at 22[?]/hand 836 2 tons Oakum at £24. 48 26 barrels Pitch and Tar 23.8 £7032.8[?] 43 bolts Duck N° 1 8 d° N° 2 7 d° 3 22 d° 4 Brought over £7032.8. 11 bolts Duck N° 5 38 d° 6 7 d° 7 136 at 60/ £408.— 130 ℔ Elviene at 2/ 13.— 1880 ℔ bolt Rope at 8 62.13.4 Making Sails . . . at 10/ ℔ bolt 68.— 551.13.4 Anchors 13000 ℔ at 8. 575 Blockmaker's bill 200 Joyner's bill 200 Carver's bill 80 Boat builders 75 Mast maker's bill 350 Boats. 80 1310.— Rigging including Cables 40 ℔ at £48) 1920.— Painter's bill 100 Rigger's bill 150 Shipchandler's bill 200 Contingent bill ) 150 600.— £ 11414.1.4 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 [undecipherable] with oak, [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] and cedar where necessary, and with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] trunnels finished to a cleat at 23.33 Dollars Smith's bill for iron work includ- ing Anchors, estimated at 63 ℔/℔ 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/ ℔ Cord and Rigging bill ℔ estimate. 6.66 Sails including spare sails and Sailmaker's bill, ℔ Est N° 3 3.18 Chandler's bill for small stores 2.66 Suppose a Ship of 1300 tons at ℔/ton 36.80 = 73,840 Ordnance Stores 30 cannon of 24 pounders to weigh about 48 C.wt at 1.20/ton, carriage &c 5340 6 d° of 9 pounders to weigh about 18 C.wt Carriages &c at ℔/ton 408 4 Howitzers, 8 inches, brass 3840 100 Muskets 1°. 1000 50 pair Pistols 8.D° 240 120 Cutlasses 1. 120 200 pounds Powder 38.200 1504 5730 150 rounds round shot 101 c.wt .86 2619.34 50 d° Grape & double headed 60 ℔. 240.— 200 eight inch Shells 240 100 Hand granades 50 200 musket & Pistol ball 205.wt 146.66 17624 Provisions 6 months provisions complète ℔ Gt. B 7295.68 D°s 98,959.68 N° 2 Pay or Wages of Officers and Crew of a frigate of 40 guns. N° Rate of pay Total per month 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[?] Captain's Clerk 1 7.50 7[?] Quartermasters 3 7.— 21.— Quartermaster's Mates 3 6.50 19[?] 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.— e 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 Caulker [undecipherable] Able Seaman Captain's Cook Ordinary Trumpeter } 130 5.— 650.— Ordinary Seamen. 131 4.— 524.— Marines — Lieutenant 1 22.— 22.— Serjeant 1 5.— 5.— Corporal 1 4.— 4.— Drum 1 3 6[?] Fife 1 Privates 20 3.— 60.— D°s 1884 Twelve months pay is D°s 22608) N° 3. Estimate of twelve months provision for 350 men, Crew of a ship of 40 guns. Quality per weeks for 52 350 men Price Total one man weeks 52 weeks Doll cts Doll cts Bread or Flour ℔ 7 364 1137.[undecipherable] ℔ 2.40 2727.97 Beer Gall° 7 364 3981 [undecipherable] 1.065 4246.40 Beef ℔ 4 208 316[undecipherable] 8.— 2952.— Pork ℔ 2 104 185[undecipherable] 12.— 2220.— Peas Quart 1 52 563 [undecipherable] 0.066 378.66[?] Oatmeal Pnt 1 156 853 [undecipherable] 1.— 853.— Butter ounces 6 lb 19½ 6825 ℔ 0.10 682.50 Cheese ounces 12 lb 39 1396[?] 0.066 930.73 D°s 14991.[?] N° 4. Estimate of the annual expense of one frigate of 40 guns. Wages or Pay of Officers and Crew for 12 months ℔ Estimate N° 2 Doll°s cts 22608.— Ordinaries for renewals of sails, rig- ging, repairs, heaving down, small stores, ordnance stores, } pilotage &c. 6500.— Provisions for 12 months ℔ acc. N° 3 14991.26 D°s 44,099.26 N° 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 fore stay sails, 1 main stay sail, 2 mizon stay sails & 2 mizons 3645 yds N° 1 at 2/ £ 579.13.9 2 Main top sails, 2 fore top sails, 1 sprit sail 2638 Yds N° 2 at 2/ 263.16.— 2 Jibs, 2 Main top stay sails, and spunker 1170 Yds N° 4 at 1/0 105.4.10 1 mizon top sail, 315 Yds N° 3 at 4/1 30.3.9 2 lower steering sails, 2 main top gallant sails and two middle stay sails 1458 Yds N° 5 at 1/9 127.7.— 2 fore top gallant sails, sprit sail, top sail, mizon top mast stay sail, &3 top mast steering sails 1540 Yds N° 6 at 1/4½ 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° 7 at 1/ 65.11.— Spare canvas 200.—.— Making the above sails 216.—.— 300 ℔ Twine. at 2/6 37.10.— £ 1331.13.— Equal to Dollars 4137.73 N° 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° 8) 29 1 9 6 2 d° 130 d° 7 26 2 4 12 4 d° 130 d° 6 39 — — 1 d° 130 d° 5½ 32 3 [undecipherable] 2 d° 130 d° 5 13 2 [undecipherable] 2 d° 130 d° [undecipherable] 4½ 10 3 [undecipherable] Main Shrouds 225 10 46 3 14.— Fore Shrouds 200 9 37 2 11.— Main Stay 18 17 10 3 10[?] 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 Mizon Shrouds 130 8 17 1 9 6 d° Stay 18[?] 12 5 1 16 11 Mizon Spring Stay 16 8 2 0 14 14 Main topmast Shrouds 140. 6 10 2 —.— d° back Stay 130 8 17 1 9 6[?] 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 Stays 200 5 10 1 18 12 Main tacks 26 9 in the mole 4 1 15 6 Fore d° 25 8 d° 3 1 9 6 2 Buoy ropes to each 8 16 — — 2 d° d° 40 do 7[?] 8 — 18 11 12 Coils. 80 d° 4½ 40 2 —.— 12 d° d° 4 38 — — 6 12 d° d° 3½ 28 3 15 8[?] 12 d° d° 3½ 24 2 14 6 12 d° d° 3[?] 20 3 — —[?] 16 d° d° 3 24 — — 20 d° d° 2½ 26 2 21 12 20 d° d° 2½[?] 21 1 5 12[?] 18 d° d° 2¼[?] 19 1 5 10