Estimate of Military Stores for a 20 Gun Ship of War
Document 1798Estimate of military stores for a Ship of War with twenty 9 pound 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.
Estimate of Military Stores for a Ship of War carrying Twenty — 9 Pounders 26th March 1798.
| | Dollars | Cents |
1500 Round Shot — 9 Pounders Wt 6.0.2.4
at 80 Dollars per ton ———————— | 482. | 14
500 Pounds Grape Shot. Wt 2.0.0.20.
@ 100 Dollars ————————— | 200. | 90
500 Iron Bottoms & Pins for Grape Say ——— | 90.
1200 Flannel Cartridges for 9 Pdrs @ 12 Cents —— | 144.
800 paper — Do ——— Do —— " 6 " —— | 48.
2000 [strikethrough: Cubes] reeds with wooden Caps Say — | 90.
30 Wooden Cartridge Boxes for Cannon @ 50 Cents — | 15.
30 Priming Horns ————————— 67 " — | 20. | 10
100 lbs Slow Match ————————— 25 " | 25.
48 Sticks Portfire ————————— 20 " | 9. | 60.
20 Lint Stocks ————————— 100 " | 20.
6 Portfire Stocks ————————— .60 " | 3. | 60.
6,000 lbs Powder ————— @ 40 Drs a hundred | 2400.
50 Muskets & Bayonets @ 13.33 Drs ———— | 656. | 50.
25 Pairs Pistols ———— " 10 Dollars ——— | 250. —
100 Cutlasses ————— " 4 —— " ——— | 400. "
100 Boarding Pikes —— " 1 — " ——— | 100.
75 Cartouch Boxes —— " 67 Cents ——— | 50. | 25.
100 Brushes & Wires —— 6 " ——————— | 6.
50 Screw Drivers ——— " 8 " ————— | 4.
1000 Musket & Pistol Flints 3 " ————— | 30.
3750 — Do —— Do Cartridges 3 " ———— | 112. | 50.
10 Teams Musket Cartridge Paper 250. ————— | 25. "
6 lbs Cartridge Thread ——— 67. ————— | 4. | 2
2 Drums ———————————— 8 Drs | 16.
2 Fifes —————————— 67 Cents — | 1. | 34.
Dollars... | 5,203. | 95.
Note
Guns and their apparatus not included as the Contract price of those last made will best determine their Cost
Description
Estimate of military stores for a Ship of War with twenty 9 pound guns, based on the usual allowance.
Date
03/26/1798
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Document number
1798032690155
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military supplies
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grape shot
cannon
iron bottoms
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priming horns
slow match
portfire
lint stocks
portfire stocks
powder
muskets
bayonets
pistols
cutlasses
boarding pikes
cartouch boxes
brushes and wires
screwdrivers
flints
cartridge paper
cartridge thread
drums
fifes
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