Military and Other Stores for the Frigate "United States"
Document 1798John Harris has been directed to deliver items enumerated on a nine-page list from the public stores to Captain John Barry for the ship "United States." Included are articles for the ship's chandlery, paints, charts, cabin furniture, hospital stores and utensils, stationery, and provisions.
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M: John Harris Sir War Department 26 May 1798
you will deliver to Captain John Barry
or his order when called for from time to time the
Articles deposited in the Public Store for the
Frigate United States agreeable to the
annexed Statement —
I am &c
Military and other Stores to be delivered
to Captain Barry for the Frigate United
States. —
3000 Round Shot for 24 pounders
600 Double Heades Shot for ditte
600 Grape with Iron Hoops for ditte
2400 Flannel Cartridges for ditte
300 — Paper ..... ditto — for d°
300 — d° to make d° for d°
45 Cartridge Boxes — for — d°
48 Large Powder Horns fo ... d°
100 Priming Wires for 24 pounders
80 Boring Bitts .... f° .... ditte
60 Rammer Heads ..... ditte
60 Sponge Heads ..... ditte
60 Worm Hafts .... ditte
30 Ropes for Rammers & Sponges ditte
30 Ladles for ... 24 pounders
60 Worms .......... ditte
60 Cork and wood Tompions ditto
30 Linch Stocks ......... d°
Lead for Aprons —
1400 Round Shot for 12 pounders
280 Double Heades Shot for ditte
280 Grape with Iron Stools for d°
1120 Flannel Cartridges for — d°
300 — Paper ... ditto — for .... d°
300 .... d° to make d° for .... d°
28 Rammer Heads for ........ d°
28 Sponge Heads — for ........ d°
28 Staves for the above for — d°
16 Ladles .............. d°
24 Cartridge Boxes — for — d°
34 Powder Horns .... for — d°
28 Worms ............ for — d°
48 Priming Wires — for — d°
30 Boring Bitts — for — d°
16 Ropes for Rammers & Sponges for d°
32 Cork and wood Tompions for — d°
2 Tons Lead for Aprons &
140 Paper Cartridges for 8 Inch Howitzers
8 Tompions for .............. ditte
100 Cutlasses
70 Boarding Pikes
100 — ditto — Axes
98 pairs of Pistols
150 Ships Muskets (complete)
500 lbs Match Rope.
8 Copper Measures for filling Powder.
2 Cooper's Copper Adzes.
2 Copper Screws.
2 Copper Tunnels.
Cartouch Boxes for Muskets.
1000 Flints — assorted —
48 Sheep Skins for Sponges
12 Touch Bands
6000 lb Cannon Powder.
800 lbs Powder for priming Muskets.
100 8 Inch Shells for Howitzers.
60 Cannister grape. 8 Inch. ditto
800 Shot for 6 pound Howitzers
800 Cannisters of Shot for d°
1000 Paper Cartridges — for — d°
[underline: Ship Chandlery]
1 Azimuth Compass.
4 Brass .......... ditto
2 Wooden ..... ditto
1 Hanging ........ ditto
3 Sky Glasses.
1 Night ... ditto
2 Glasses of 2 hours each.
6 .... ditto of half d° ... d°
6 Half Minute Glasses.
6 Quarter ... ditto ... ditto
6 Tender Boxes with Steels.
28 lbs Brimstone.
3½ Dozen best Pad Locks.
6 Ship and 6 Boat Skids.
4 Copper Pumps.
2 Candle Boxes 4 16 H. Cotton wicks.
25 Cord Fire wood.
600 lb Tallow Candles.
50 lb Spermaciti ... ditto
7 Dozen Fish Hooks (assorted)
6 Pea Grains.
6 Harpoons &.
2 Dozen Clamps for Scrubbing the Deck.
10 Dozen Brooms.
5 Dozen Common Cans.
20 Hooks and Thimbles (assorted)
20 Thimbles.
20 Dozen Staples.
20 Rigging Hides.
6 Speaking Trumpets.
6 Rat Traps.
6 Dozen Paint & Hair Brushes
6 Dozen Log & Fish Lines (assorted)
6 Hambrô Lines.
6 Quire Log Book Paper.
4 Cwt. Oakham for Stores.
10 Barrels of Tar.
10 — ditto Pitch.
10 — ditto — Turpentine.
60 Dipsy Lines. —
[underline: Paints] [underline: Charts.]
Red. A complete Set for America.
Black & } Paints. Europe
Yellow Asia and
Africa. —
[underline: Cabin Furniture.]
6 Decanters (common)
2 Copper Tea Kettles (or Patent)
4 Dozen Wine Glasses (common)
2 Japanned Servers
3 Dozen Tumblers. (common)
2 Wash Hand Basins (Pewter)
2 Plate Baskets.
4 Tin Funnels.
6 Salts.
6 Butter Boats.
1 Black Jack.
2 Tin Pudding Pans for Baking.
2 Looking Glasses (concave) &
2 Dgen Diaper Table Cloths.
2 Dgen Table Spoons
2 Dgen Silver Tea ... ditto
1 Soup Ladle.
2 Large Tureens
2. Small .... ditto
1 Set of Castors
1 Set of China Tea }
Equipage complete }
4 Tin Boxes for Pepper Flour &
1 Culinder
4 Candlesticks Snuffers &
2 Candle Boxes.
1 Set Curtains
1 Coffee Pot
1 Chocolate ... d°
2 Ladles (Iron)
2 pair Tormenters
1 Cabin Bell. —
4 Patent Lamps
4 Hair Brushes
6 Mops.
6 Scrubbing Brushes
12 Stew and Sauce Pans.
2 Iron Potts.
2 Frying Pans.
1 Chafeing Dish
1 Grid Iron.
2 Carving Knives and Forks —
2 Dozen Table Knives
2 Dgen ... D° Forkes
2 Dgen Dishes different Sizes
10 Dgen Flat & Soup Plates
3 Dgen Mugs. Quart Pint & half Pint.
Queensware —
1 Cheese Toaster
2 Chamber Potts. (Pewter). —
[underline: Hospital Stores, Utensils &]
56 Gallons Molases
258 — ditto ... Vinegar
4½ ... ditto Lemon juice
20 d° French Brandy
90 — ditto — Sherry Wine
45 — ditto — Port Wine
90 — ditto — Low White Wine
55 — ditto Porter
24 lbs Raisins
9 d° Tamarinds
15. d° ... Tea.
36 — d° Chocolate
112 — d° Brown Sugar
12 — d° Sage
110 — d° Rice
9 ... d° ... Julap
45 — d° — Portable Soap
12 — d° Essence of Spruce
4½ — d° Allspice
1 — d° Ginger
1 — d° Mustard
3½ — d° Pepper.
182 d° Barley,
18 — d° Oatmeal
90 — d° Linseed Meal
2½ Gallons of Oil.
24 dozen of Eggs. —
[underline: Utensils. —]
2 Dozen Quart Mugs (of Tin)
2 ... d° Pint ... d° ...
3 Large Sauce Pans
3 Small ..... d°
4 Camp Kettles
2 ... Tea .... ditto
4 Tea Potts. (of Tin)
2 Dozen Table Spoons
1 Dg. Tea Spoons
1 Two pound Cannister.
1 Four pound Sugar Box.
6 ten Gallon Jugs.
2 Bed Pans
2 Urinals. —
[underline: Stationary. —]
1 Slate and Pencils
1 Ink Stand
1 Day Book.
1 Book of Memoirs
1 ditto to keep an Account of Hospital Stores
½ Ream Writing Paper
200 Quills
2 Boxes Wafers
3 Papers Ink Powder
1 pound of Sand. 1 Small hand Bell.
2 Quires of Blotting Paper
Candlesticks or Lamp for Cook pit
6 Potts or Grates for making fire in y° Wells &
3 Marine Ventilators
A Set of Signals and other Colours. —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
John Harris has been directed to deliver items enumerated on a nine-page list from the public stores to Captain John Barry for the ship "United States." Included are articles for the ship's chandlery, paints, charts, cabin furniture, hospital stores and utensils, stationery, and provisions.
Date
05/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798052615001
Page start
11
Note
Author is not shown but the document appears in McHenry's letterbook.
Includes an extensive list of stores needed for a frigate.
Enclosed in McHenry to Unknown, 06/12/1797.
Notable persons
John Harris
John Barry
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
frigate
supplies
articles
stationary
provisions
hospital stores
furniture
cabin
chart
paint

