Estimate of Military Stores for a 22 Gun Ship of War
Document 1798Estimate of military stores for a ship of war carrying 22 guns, based on the usual allowance.
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The following Estimate is made on the usual allowance of Military Supplies to Ships of War 26.th March 1798.
Estimate of Military Stores for a Ship of War carrying Twenty two — 9 Pounders — Viz.t
| | Dolls. Cs. |
|---|---|
1650. Round Shot — 9 Pdrs each
Weighing Tons Cwt [undecipherable] 6. 3. 2 18 a 80 Drs ꝑ Ton 494.57
550. Pounds Grape Shot Wt 2.3.1.6. a. 100 Drs 217. 8[undecipherable]
550. Iron bottoms & Pins for Grape ——— Say —— 100.
1200. Flannel Cartridges for 9 Pdrs @ 12 Cents 144.
1000. Paper —— Ditto —— do ——— 6 ——— 60
2,200 Tubes, Reeds with Wooden Caps. ——— Say —— 100.
30 Wooden Cartridge Boxes for Cannon at 50 Cts 15. -
30. Priming Horns ——— 67 ——— 20. 10.
100 lbs Slow Match ——— 25 ——— 25.
50 Sticks Portfire ——— 20. ——— 10. •
22 Lint Stocks ——— " 100 ——— 22 "
6 Portfire Stocks ——————— 60 ——— 3.60
6,600 Lbs Powder 2 @ 40 Dollars ꝑ hundred 2640. -
50 Muskets & Bayonets complete a 13. 35 Dollars 656. 50
25 Pairs Pistols —— @ 10 Drs ꝑ Pair —— 250. ..
100 Cutlasses —— " 4. —— each —— 400.
100 Boarding Pikes —— @ 100 Cents each —— 100.
75 Cartouch Boxes ——— 67 ——— 50. 25.)
100. Brushes & Wires —— 6 —— 6. -
50 Screw Drivers —— 8 —— 4.
1,000 Flints —— " 3 —— 30.
3,750 Musket & Pistol Cartridges @ 3 Cents each 112 50.
10 Reams Musket Cartridge paper . 250 25.[undecipherable]
6 lbs Cartridge Thread —— " 67 —— 4. 2
2 Drums @ 8 Dollars. 16.
2 Fifes ——————— 67 Cts ——— 1 34.
Dollars 5506 96.
Note. Guns and their Apparatus not included as the Contract price of those last made will best determine their Cost. [signature]
Description
Estimate of military stores for a ship of war carrying 22 guns, based on the usual allowance.
Date
03/26/1798
Author
Document number
1798032690055
Page start
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Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable items
ship of war
9 pounder
nine pounder
estimate
military stores
military supplies
round shot
grape shot
iron bottoms
pins
cartridges
tubes
cartridge boxes
cannon
priming horns
slow match
portfire
lint stocks
powder
muskets
bayonets
pistols
cutlasses
boarding pikes
cartouch boxes
brushes and wires
screwdrivers
flints
cartridge thread
drums
fifes
guns
contract price


