List of military stores wanting for the Frigate United States
Document 1798Contains a list of military stores wanting for the frigate USS United States, part on hand, part fabricating, and remainder to be procured. Includes ammunition, cutlasses, boarding pikes.
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[List of Military Stores
wanting for the
Frigate United States
[undecipherable] from [undecipherable] abree-
ting, and the Remainder
to be procured 10th May 179[8]]
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24, R.P.O. 401310]
Military Stores wanting for the Frigate "United States"
Viz:
✓ N° 3,000 round shot for twenty four pounders
✓ N° 600 double Headed shot for — d°
⊕ 600 Grape, with Iron Shots — d°
✓ 2,400 Flannel Cartridges —— d°
✓ 300 paper — d° — d°
✓ 300 papers to make d° — d°
✓ 18 Cartridge Boxes — d°
✓ 18 Large Powder Horns ——
✓ N° 100 priming Wires for — twenty four pounders
✓ N° 70 boring Bills —— for — d°
✓ 60 Rammer Heads —— d°
✓ 60 Sponge Heads — d°
✓ 60 Woden Staves — d°
✓ N° 30 Ropes for Rammers & Sponges d°
✓ 30 Ladles — d°
✓ N° 60 Worms, 30 of which to be spring — d°
✓ N° 60 Cork & wood Tompions (of each) d°
✓ N° 30 Lynch Stocks ——
✓ N° 1400 Round Shot for — 12 pounders
✓ N° 280 Double Headed —— d°
⊕ 280 Grape with Iron Shots — d°
✓ 1120 Flannel Cartridges — — d°
✓ 300 Paper — d° — d°
✓ 300 Paper to make d° — d°
✓ 28 Rammer Heads — d°
✓ 28 Sponge — d° — d°
✓ 28 Staves — d°
✓ 14 Ladles — d°
✓ 14 Cartridge Boxes — d°
✓ 34 Powder Horns for 12 pounders —
✓ N° 28 Worms, 12 of which to be spring d°
✓ N° 12 Priming Wires —— d°
✓ N° 30 Boring Bills —— d°
✓ N° 14 Ropes for rammers and Sponges d°
✓ 2 Tons Lead for Aprons &c.
✓ N° 32 Cork, and wooden Tompions (of each) d° ——
✓ N° 160 Paper Cartridges for 8 In. Hoitzers
✓ N° 2 Tompions — for — d°
✓ 100 Cutlasses
✓ 75 Boarding Pikes
✓ 100 Boarding Axes
✓ N° = 92 pair Pistols with Cartouch Boxes &c—
⊕ = 150 Ships Muskets, (accoutrements Complete)
✓ 500 lbs of Match Rope ——
✓ N° 2 Copper measures for filling Powder
✓ N° 2 Coopers Copper Nozes
✓ N° 2 Copper Screws
✓ 1000 [underline: Flints] Assorted —
✓ 48 Sheepskins for Sponges —
✓ 12 Pouch Barrells —
✓ 25,000 lbs Cannon Powder
✓ 400 lbs Powder for priming, Muskets & Pistols
✓ 100, 8 Inch Shells —
✓ N° 60 Cannisters of Grape, 8 In.
✓ N° 400 Round Shot for 6 pound Howitzers
⊕ N° 200 Cannisters of Shot d° — d°
✓ N° 160 Paper Cartridges — d° — d°
War Office 16 May 1798
Type
Document
Description
Contains a list of military stores wanting for the frigate USS United States, part on hand, part fabricating, and remainder to be procured. Includes ammunition, cutlasses, boarding pikes.
Date
05/16/1798
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798051690001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
War Office
USS United States
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Notable items
round shot
double headed shot
grape with iron stools
flannel cartridges
paper cartridges
papers
cartridge boxes
powder horns
priming wires for twenty four pounders
boring bitts
rammer heads
sponge heads
wooden staves
ropes
ladles
worm
cork and wood tompions
lynch stocks
round shot
lead for aprons
cutlasses
boarding pikes
boarding axes
pistols
cartouche boxes
ships muskets accoutrements complete
match rope
copper measures
coopers copper adzes
copper screws
flints
sheepskins for sponges
pouch barrels
cannon powder
powder for priming
8 inch shells
canisters of grape
frigate United States

