Estimate of Clothing for an Army of 20,000 Men
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Estimate of Clothing for an Army of 20,000 Men
composed of Infantry, Cavalry and Artillerists in the
usual proportions
Infantry Non Commissioned Officers
Hats ................... 2752 @ 80 .................... 2201.60
Coats .................. 2752 . 675 ..................... 18,576 —
Vests .................. 2752 . 150 ..................... 4128 —
Shirts ................. 11008 . 140 ..................... 15,411.20
Linen Overalls pairs of ..... 5504 . 155 ............. 8,531.20
Woolen ditto ................ 5504 . 150 ............. 9,256 —
Shoes pairs of ........ 11008 . 65 ..................... 9,356.80
Socks .................. 11008 . 9 ...................... 990.72
Leather Stocks ......... 2752 . 8 ...................... 220.16
Stock Clasps ........... 2752 . 5 ...................... 137.60
Blankets ............... 2752 . 175 ..................... 4,816 —
Privates.
Hats ................... 13,312 . 80 ................... 10,649.60
Coats .................. 13,312 . 480 ................... 39,904 —
Vests .................. 13,312 . 100 ................... 13,312 —
Shirts ................. 53,248 . 110 ................... 58,572.80
Linen Overalls prs of ..... 26,624 . 105 ......... 27,955.20
Woolen ditto ........... 26,624 . 100 ................... 26,624 —
Shoes pairs of ......... 53,248 . 85 ................... 45,260.80
Socks .................. 53,248 . 9 ..................... 4,792.32
Leather Stocks ......... 13,312 . 8 ..................... 1,064.96
Stock Clasps ........... 13,312 . 5 ..................... 665.60
Blankets ............... 13,312 . 175 ................... 23,296 —
Cavalry Non Commissioned Officers
Caps ................... 372 . 250 ...................... 930 —
Coats .................. 372 . 675 ...................... 2,511 —
Vests .................. 372 . 150 ...................... 558 —
Shirts ................. 1488 . 140 ...................... 2,083.20
Boots pairs of ......... 744 . 400 ...................... 2,976 —
Leather Breeches ....... 372 . 350 ...................... 1,302 —
Carried forward ............................................. 355,082 76
Estimate continued
Amts brought over ..................................... 355,082 76
Cavalry Non Commissioned Continued
Leather Stocks ......... 372 @ 8 .......................... 29.76
Stock Clasps ........... 372 . 5 .......................... 18.60
Stockings .............. 744 . 67 .......................... 498.48
Blankets ............... 372 . 175 .......................... 651 —
Privates.
Caps ................... 1664 . 250 ...................... 4160 —
Coats .................. 1664 . 675 ...................... 7,988 —
Vests .................. 1664 . 100 ...................... 1664 —
Shirts ................. 6656 . 110 ...................... 7,321.60
Leather Breeches ....... 1664 . 350 ...................... 5,824 —
Boots prs of ........... 3328 . 400 ...................... 13,312 —
Leather Stocks ......... 1664 . 8 ........................ 133.12
Stock Clasps ........... 1664 . 5 .......................... 83.20
Stockings prs of ....... 3328 . 50 ........................ 1,664 —
Blankets ............... 1664 . 175 ........................ 2,912 —
Artillery Non Commissioned Officers
Hats ................... 192 . 90 .......................... 172.80
Coats .................. 192 . 975 .......................... 1,872 —
Vests .................. 192 . 150 .......................... 288 —
Shirts ................. 768 . 140 .......................... 1,075.20
Linen Overalls pairs of . 384 . 155 .......................... 595.20
Woolen ................. 384 . 275 .......................... 1,056 —
Shoes prs of ........... 768 . 85 .......................... 652.80
Socks .................. 768 . 9 .......................... 69.12
Leather Stocks ......... 192 . 8 .......................... 15.36
Stock Clasps ........... 192 . 5 .......................... 9.60
Blankets ............... 192 . 175 .......................... 336 —
Privates.
Hats ................... 852 . 90 .......................... [undecipherable].80
Coats .................. 852 . 650 .......................... 5,538 —
Vests .................. 852 . 100 .......................... 852 —
Carried forward [undecipherable]
Estimate contd
Amount brought forward ..................................... 41[undecipherable]
Artillery Privates Continued Cents
Shirts ................. 3328 @ 140 ....................... 4,659.20
Linen Overalls prs of .. 1664 @ 105 ....................... 1,747.20
Woollen Ditt ........... 1664 @ 150 ....................... 2,496 —
[underline: Socks] pairs of ........... 3328 . 9 .......... 299.52
Leather Stocks ......... 832 . 8 .......................... 66.56
Shoes prs of ........... 3328 . 85 ......................... 2,828.80
Stock Clasps ........... 832 . 5 .......................... 41.60
Blankets ............... 832 . 175 ......................... 1,456 —
Total Dollars ............................................. 128,184 4
Philadelphia 11th May 1798
Samuel Hodgdon
Note. Cloaks and Stable Frocks for the Cavalry and Watch Coats for Centinals are omitted in the the foregoing Statement, as they are not usually included in the Contracts made for Clothing the Army. — Samuel Hodgdon
Type
Letterbook
Description
Detailed estimate of clothing needed for an army of 20,000 men.
Date
05/11/1798
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798051128855
Page start
113
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
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cavalry
artillery
non-commissioned officers
sentinels
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
estimate
clothing
hats
coats
vests
shirts
linen overalls
woolen overalls
shoes
socks
leather stocks
stock clasps
blankets
caps
boots
leather breeches
stockings
cloaks
stable frocks
watch coats
contracts

