Estimate of Quartermaster Supplies for Army of 20,000 Men
Document 1798A thorough estimate of the supplies needed for an army of 20,000 men, not counting contingent expenses such as repairs, transportation, etc.
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Estimate of Quarter Master Supplies requisite for an Army of Twenty thousand Men, composed of Infantry, Cavalry and Artillerists in the usual Proportions. ——— vizt
Shipping composed of Small Vessels and Boats to the amount of three or four-hundred Tons may be necessary but cannot be estimated as it depends on circumstances. Timber and Lumber of all kinds are likewise uncertain and can be governed only by the demand.
Ironmongery. Dollars Cents
No. lbs
Scythes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950 a 10 . . . . . . . . . 937 50
Scythe Rifles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . .
Scythe Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . 62 50
Scythe Sneads . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625.
Rings for ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 . . . . . . .50 . . . . . . . 625.
Sets of Spikes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 . . 720
Sets of Nails (assorted) . . . . . . . 5000 . . . . . . .15 . . . . . . . 700
Tons of Spike & Brad Nails . . . . . . . 9 . . . 120. . . . 940[?]
Tons of Bar Iron . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . 108. . . . 1590.
Tons best Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 200. . . . . 200
Tons common D° . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 140
Sets Horses Shoes and Nails 20500 - 1 . . . . . . 22,500
Cutting Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 - 3 . . . . . . . 1000
Cutting Knives . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . . 1 .50 . . . 187 50
Sickles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 . . . .50 . . . . . 87 50
Knifes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . . .50 . . . . . 62 50
Sets Scales & Weights . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . 4 . . . . . . . 72.
Pounds Chalk . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 . . . . 4 . . . . . . . .50
Pounds Glue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 . . . . 20 . . . . . . .15
Iron Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 . . . .25 . . . . . 18 75
Twine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 . . 1 .10 . . . . . 552.
Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . 1 .10 . . . . 137 50
Crowbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 . 2. . . . . . . . . 240.
Grindstones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 - 1 . . . . . . . . . .50
Amount carried forward.
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Estimate continued.
Amount brought forward.
Saddlers Tools.
Dols Cts
Knives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 a 20 . . . . . . 3 60.
Tacks assorted . . . . . . . . . . . 150. .50 . . . . . 75.
Hammers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . 40 . . . . . 7 20
Rubbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . 20 . . . . . 3 60
Pincers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . .30 . . . . . 5 40
Needles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 . . 3 . . . . . . 4 50
Thimbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . 3 . . . . . . . .54
Erasing Irons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . 20 . . . . . 3 60
Bridle Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . .33 . . . . . 5 94
Punches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . 10 . . . . . 1 82
Pricking Irons . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . 20 . . . . . 10. —
Braces or Strainers . . . . . . . . . . 35 . 1 .75 . . . . 61 25
Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . 20 . . . . . . 2.
Mily Saddles including 400 Cavalry 688 . . 7 . . . 4816.
Bridles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1038 . 1 .50 . . . 1537.
Pack Saddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . 2. . . . . . . 250.
Sides Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . 4 . . . . . . . 500.
Mail Pillions . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . .60 . . . . . 75.
Prs Mail Straps . . . . . . . . . . . 300 . . .15 . . . . . 45.
Smiths Tools.
Prs Bellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . 2444. . . . 840.
Hand Vises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . 1 . . . . . . 35.
Anvils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . 12 . . . . . . 420.
Bicherns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . 4 .50 . . . 157 60
Hammers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . .67 . . . . 46 90.
Forges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . 3 . . . . . . 4 55
Tongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . .40 . . . . . 28.
Pincers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . .30 . . . . 37 50
Cold Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . .25 . . . . 31 25
Paring Knives . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . .25 . . . . 31 25
Buttresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . .50 . . . . 62 50
Rasps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . .40 . . . . . 50
Nail Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . 1 .33 . . . . 23 94
Screw Plates & Bits . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . 2 . . . . . . 50.—
Carried forward Dolls 4097. 32
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Estimate contd
Amount brought forward 10,497. 52
Travelling Forges . . . . . . . . . . 15 . 300 24. . . 5000.
Files assorted . . . . . . . . . . . 400 d. .25 . . . . . 100.
Bushels Coals . . . . . . . . . . . 15000 . . . 6 . . . . 900.
Ship Carpenters Tools.
Broad Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85° a. 2 .67 . . . . 226 95.
Pit Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . 4 .50 . . . . . 72.
Augurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 . . .55 . . . . 103 40
Stages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . .35 . . . . . 16 52.
Caulking Irons . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . . .25 . . . . . 23 25
Mallets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . .25 . . . . . 12 50.
Scrapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . .25 . . . . . 12 50
Gimbletts assorted . . . . . . . . . . 300 . . 8 . . . . . . 24.
Sail Needles . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000 . 2 .50 . . . . . 12 50.
Intrenching Tools.
Spades & Shovels . . . . . . . . . 5500 . 1 .33 . . . . 4655.
Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 - 1 . . . . . . 1500
Wheel Barrows . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . 2 .50 . . . 512 50.
Hand — Ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 . 1 . . . . . . . 500
Drilling Tools . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 . . .25 . . . . 312 50
Piles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 . . .50 . . . . . 125.
Buxine Knives . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 . . .50 . . . . . 625.
Mattocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . .67 . . . . . 83 75.
Ship Carpenters Tools.
Felling Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 . . 1 .50 . . . 9000.
Bread - d° . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 . 2 .67 . . . . . 534.
Mortising D° . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . 1 .50 . . . . 187 50.
Hatchets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 . . .67 . . . . 117 25.
e Axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 . . .67 . . . . 117 25
Whip Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . 4 .50 . . . . 225.
Cross Cut Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . 4 .50 . . . . 225.
Hand Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 . . 1 .67 . . . . 501.
Wood Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . 1 .67 . . . . 83 50.
Carried forward Dolls 63917 67
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Estimate continued.
Amount brought forward 63,917 67
House Carpenters Tools
No. Dols Cts
Sawsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 a .13 . . . . . . 32 50.
Files assorted . . . . . . . . . . 1500 . . .25 . . . . . 375.—
Lapis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 . . .33 . . . . . 198.—
Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 . . 1 . . . . . . 300.—
Plane Irons . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 . . . 13 . . . . . 80.—
Drawing Knives . . . . . . . . . . 200 . . 110 . . . . .
Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 . . 13 . . . . . . 54.
Gouges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 . . 18 . . . . . . 36.
Augurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 . . .35 . . . . . 440.
Gimbletts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 . . 8 . . . . . . . . 4
Gin let Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . 5 . . . . . . . . 4.
Centre Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 - 5 . . . . . .
Pot Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 - 5 - 10 . . . . . .60.
Iron Squares . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . .40 . . . . . .
Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 . . .40 . . . . . 30.
Compasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 . . .45 . . . . . 30.
Pincers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . . .40 . . . . . 95 90.
Hammers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 . . .110 . . . . 240.
Chalk Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 . . .10 . . . . . 60.—
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 . . .15 . . . . . . 15.
Stationary.
Reams Writing Paper . . . . . . . 100 . 4 . . . . . . . 400.
D° Wrapping D° . . . . . . . . . 11 . 2 . . . . . . . . 22.
Papers Ink Powder . . . . . . . . 750 . . 8 . . . . . . . 60.
Quills . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12500 . . 16 . . . . . . 200.
Pounds Sealing Wax . . . . . . . . 75 . . 2 . . . . . . 150.
D° Wafers . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . 2 . . . . . . 100.
Ink Stands . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 . . .30 . . . . . 52 50
Penknives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 . . .67 . . . . 167 50
Pencils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 . . .10 . . . . . 25.
Rags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . 8 . . . . . . . 200.
Journals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . 7 .50 . . . . 187 50
Waste Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . 7 .50 . . . . 187 50
Blank D° . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 . . 1 .12 . . . . 340.
Orderly D° . . . . . . . . . . . 2500 . 1 .12 . . . . 2800.
Carrd forward Dolls 71234 37
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Estimate contd
Amt brought forward
Camp Equipage.
No. lbs
Marquis compleat with poles . . . . 96 a 200 lbs . . 19,200
Horsemens Tents &c . . . . . . . 544 . 80.— . . 18,520.
Wall Tents . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 . 15.— . . . 5775.
Ammon D° compleat with poles . . 4000 . 12.— . . 48,000.
Camp Kitles . . . . . . . . . . . 8000 . 1.— . . . . 8000.
Pint Cups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 . . . .10 . . . . . 70.
D° Spoons . . . . . . . . . . . 10000 . . . 5 . . . . . 500.
Sets tin Measures & Funnels . . . . 25 . . 1 .83 . . . 35. 25.
Wooden Bowls . . . . . . . . . . 7500 . . .25 . . . . 1875.
Buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 . . 1 .20 . . . . 300.
Canteens . . . . . . . . . . . . 33000 . . 20 . . . . 7000.—
Knapsacks . . . . . . . . . . . 29,325 . . .67 . . 19,647. 75
Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2500 . 1 . . . . . . 2,500.
Leather Portmanteaus . . . . . . 2025 . 3 .33 . . . 6,743. 25
Leather Valises . . . . . . . . . . 657 . 2 .53 . . . 1,600 71.
Canvas Valices for Marquis . . . . . 96 . 5 . . . . . . 470.
Dollars 200,269 55.
Additional Quarter Master Stores to meet the usual demands - - -
100 lbs Spelter Solder . . . . . 100 . . .50 . . . . . 50.
Borax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . 1 . . . . . . . 50.
Boxes Tin . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . 20 . . . . . 1000.
Rub Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . .53 . . . . . 16 50
166[?] lbs Rosin 250 lbs each . . . 10 . 4 . . . . . . . 40.
White Lead in Ore . . . . . . . 2000 . 13 [phs?] . . . 260.
Spanish Writing . . . . . . . . . 400 . . 15 . . . . . . 60.
Boxes Window Glass &c . . . . . . 20 . 12 . . . . . . 240.
Masons Trowels Dozens . . . . . . 10 . 3 . . . . . . . 30.
Tent Lines lbs . . . . . . . . . 400 . . .15 . . . . . . 60.
Carried forward 1856. 50
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Additional Estimate Contd
Amt brought forward 1836. 50
No. lbs
Strong sewing Thread lbs 200 . . . .67 . . . . . 134.
Ticklenburgh Yds . . . . . . . 100 . . . .20 . . . . . 200.
Bunting for Flag-poles )
Yards ) 3000 . . . .25 . . . 1250.
Lamp black lbs . . . . . . . . . 500 . . .30 . . . . . 150.
Russian Blue on Oil lbs . . . . 300 . . .50 . . . . . 150.
Paint Brushes assorted 144 . . .50 . . . . . 72.
Silk for Battalion Colours
Yds . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 . 1 .67 . . . . . 501.
Tons Sheet Iron . . . . . . . . . . 2 . 180. . . . . . 360.
Waggon Screws . . . . . . . . . . 50 . 4 . . . . . . . 120.
Top Sail Duck ps of . . . . . . . 50 . 12 . . . . . . 360.
Canvas assorted ps of 100 . . . 16 . . . . . 1600.
Barrels Tar . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . 2 . . . . . . . 100.
Lanthorns assorted . . . . . . . 100 . 1 . . . . . . . 100.
6843. 50
Amt of preceding Statement 209,269. 55.
Total Dollars 216,112. 85
Philadelphia 11th May 1798
Samuel Hodgdon
In this Estimate no charge is made for transportation by Land or water: this expense must depend on the nature of the Service the Troops are to perform — Had it were known that the Army is to be stationed and act only defensively the transportation may be accurately stated — if it is to act offensively it is impossible to state precisely the Sum that would be necessary. No notice is taken of the pay of Artificers usually attached to the Quarter Masters Department, this too most
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must depend on the nature of the Service and of course be occasionally provided for — Repairs of Forts and Garrisons, places, building Barracks, the purchase of Horses, and Boats, and all extra supplies of forage are not noticed they must be considered as contingencies. The Articles for Naval Equipments usually furnished by the Quarter Master being uncertain as to the kinds and Quantities that may be required are also omitted — Medicines are not included.
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Letterbook
Description
A thorough estimate of the supplies needed for an army of 20,000 men, not counting contingent expenses such as repairs, transportation, etc.
Date
05/11/1798
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798051128755
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Notable items
estimate
quarter masters supplies
shipping
small vessels
boats
timber
lumber
ironmongery
scythes
scythe rifles
scythe stones
rings
spikes
nails
bar iron
nail rods
steel
horse shoes
horse shoe nails
cutting boxes
cutting knives
sickles
scales and weights
chalk
glue
iron wire
twine
frows
crowbars
grindstones
saddlers tools
knives
tacks
hammers
rubbers
pincers
needles
thimbles
creasing irons
bridle wheels
punches
pricking irons
braces
strainers
brushes
saddles
bridles
pack saddles
leather
mail pillions
mail straps
smiths tools
bellows
hand vises
anvils
brickirons
sledges
tongs
cold chisels
paring knives
buttresses
rasps
nail stakes
screw places and bits
traveling forges
files
coal
tools
broad axes
pit saws
augurs
caulking irons
mallets
scrapers
gimlets
sail needles
intrenching tools
spades and shovels
picks
wheel barrows
hand barrows
drilling tools
hoes
mattocks
felling axes
mortising axes
hatchets
adzes
whip saws
cross cut saws
hand saws
wood saws
sawsetts
planes
drawing knives
chisels
gouges
centrebits
bit stocks
iron squares
rules
compasses
chalk lines
gauges
stationery
writing paper
wrapping paper
ink powder
quills
sealing wax
sealing wafers
inkstands
penknives
pencils
ledgers
journals
wastebooks
blank books
orderly books
camp equipage
marquees
poles
horsemens tents
wall tents
common tents
camp kettles
iron cups
iron spoons
tin measures
funnels
wooden bowls
buckets
canteens
knapsacks
bags
leather portmanteaux
valises
canvas valises
spelter solder
borax
tin
turkey oil stones
rub stones
rosin
white lead
Spanish whiting
window glass
masons trowels
tent lines
sewing thread
ticklenburgh
bunting
lamp black
prussian blue
paint brushes
silk
sheet iron
wagon screws
topsail duck
canvas
tar
lanterns
transportation
expenses
pay
repairs
building
horses
extra supplies of forage
naval equipment
medicines