Return for ordnance received at Knoxville showing the species and quantity of stores delivered for Second Quarter 1797.
Document 1797Return of ordnance received at Knoxville showing species and quantity of stores delivered and received between 1 April and 1 June 1797. Signed by Steven Hillis, Deputy Paymaster and Storekeeper
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[Letter from Stephen Hills accompanying Returns for second Quarter 1797]
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24 1804. R.P.O. 401310.]
Knoxville July 5th 1797
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Sir,
Herewith you will receive a Return of Public Property issued by me and remaining on Hand between the 1st day of April and the 30th day of June 1797, and which I flatter myself will meet your approbation. —
I will thank you to inform me if the Returns heretofore sent you where made out in a proper manner —
I am with Respect
Sir
your Humb. Servant
Stephen Hills De Rr
& Storekeeper
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[Knoxville
Return for second Quarter of the Year
1797
Rec'd 6th Augt
Entd 7th August
1797]
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24 1804. R.P.O. 401310.]
Return of Ordnance &c at Knoxville shewing the Species and Quantity of Stores received and Delivered between the 1st day of April and the 30th day of June 1797.
[Tabular return with column headers for species of ordnance stores and rows as follows:]
Remaining on hand March 31st: [undecipherable numerical entries across columns] 3 · 1 2 2 4 4 4 11 · 1 · 1 2 76 100 72 58 24 6¾ 100 64 76 005 805 557 200 350 168 9 30 20 50 16 4/8 111 3/8 · 2
April 10. Recd Claiborne: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 · · ·
· 15. Capt. McNeill: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 50 · 77 · · · ·
· 15 ditto ditto: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 18 13 ·
· 20th Capt. Sparks: 1 6½ · · · 1 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 66 50 65 · · · · 120 · 953 100 · 2 · ·
· 20. [undecipherable: McMeistenville?]: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 1 1 2 ·
June 9th Capt. Richards: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 · · · · · · · 40 · · ·
· 13th ditto ditto: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 · · · · · · · · · · ·
Delivered: 1 1 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6½ 50 65 · · 3 · · 170 · 475 100 · 1 3 13 · 2 · 1 1
Remaining on Hand June 30.: [undecipherable numerical entries] 3 4 1 2 2 4 4 4 11 4 1 1 2 76 100 72 58 24 6¾ 8 100 64 76 003 805 557 200 350 168 9 30 20 50 16 4/8 111 3/8 · 2
Knoxville June 30th 1797
[The 9 Reams Cambridge paper is charged on this Return as it appears to have been [undecipherable] to April, but was never before included in her Returns made to this Office]
A True Return, Stephen Hills Deputy [undecipherable] & Storekeeper
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Return of ordnance received at Knoxville showing species and quantity of stores delivered and received between 1 April and 1 June 1797. Signed by Steven Hillis, Deputy Paymaster and Storekeeper
Date
06/30/1797
Author
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1797063090001
Page start
4
Notable persons
Stephen Hillis
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Knoxville
Notable items
sponges
worms
gun haversacks
tube bores
spikes
flint stocks
slow match

