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 — 26th March 1798.
Estimate of Military Stores for a Ship of War carrying
Twenty two — 9 Pounders — Vizt
| | | Dolls Cts |
|---|---|---|
| 1650 Round Shot — 9 Prs each | | |
| Weighing 6. 5. 2. 18a 80 Drs p Ton | | 487 57 |
| 550 Rounds Grape Shot No 9. 5 1 6. a 100 PrM | | 275 |
| 550 [undecipherable] Bottoms & Tins for Grape | | 100 |
| 1200 Flannel Cartridges for 9 Prs@ 12 Cents | | 148 |
| 1000 Paper — Ditto — do — 6 | | 60 |
| 2200 Tubes — fixed with Mealen Caps — Say | | 100 |
| 30 Wooden Lariage Boxes for Cannon at 50 Cents | | 15 |
| 36 Ramming Prins — 67 | | |
| 100 Slow Match | 25 | 25 |
| 50 Stocks Portfire | 20 | 10 |
| 22 Lint Stocks | 100 | 22 |
| 6 Portfire Stocks | 60 | 3 60 |
| 6600 lbs Powder @ 1½ Dollars p hundred | | 2640 |
| 50 Muskets & Bayonets complete a 13. 35 Dollars | | 630 50 |
| 25 Pair Pistols — a 11 Drs p Pair | | 100 |
| 100 Cutlasses — 5 — do | | 100 |
| 100 Boarding Pikes — @ 1½ Dolls each | | 100 |
| 50 Cartouch Boxes — 67 | | 25 25 |
| 100 Brushes & Wires — 6 | | |
| 50 Screw Drivers — 8 | | 4 |
| 1000 Flints — 3 | | 30 |
| 2750 Musket & Pistol Cartridges @ 35 Cents each | | 112 60 |
| 10 Reams Musket Cartridge paper 250 | | 25 |
| 6 lbs Cartridge Thread — 67 | | 4 2 |
| 2 Drums a 8 Dollars | | |
| 2 Fifes — 67 Cents | | 1 34 |
| | Dollars | 3506 96 |
Note. Guns and their Appendages
not included as the Contract price
of the last made will best determine
their Cost.
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
90
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

