Request for Issue of Stores to New Frigate, United States
Document 1798Directs issue of vast amount of stores to outfit the new frigate United States.
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[War Office
May 30. 1798
Sent to Capt. Barry Dep[artment?]
the List of the Frigate United States]
War department 30 May 1798.
Sir,
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" agreeably to the annexed Statement
I am Sir,
with respect
Your Obedt Servt
Mr John Harris James McHenry
Military and other Stores to be delivered to Captain John Barry for the Frigate "United States" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vizt
3000 Round shot for 24 pounders
600 Double Headed shot for d°
600 Grape with Iron [undecipherable] for d°
2400 Flannel Cartridges for [undecipherable]
360 Paper [undecipherable] — for d°
300 d° [undecipherable] — for d°
148 Cartridge Boxes for d°
148 Large powder Horns for d°
100 Priming Wires for 24 pounders
80 Boring Bits — d°
60 Rammer Heads — d°
60 Sponge Heads — d°
60 Wooden Staves — d°
30 Ropes for Rammers & Sponges d°
30 Saddles — d°
60 Worms — d°
60 Cork & Wood Tampions — d°
30 Linch Stocks — [undecipherable]
Lead for aprons —
12 Pounders 800 Round Shot for . . . . . 12 pounders
240 Double Headed Shot for — d°
280 Grape with Iron Nills for — d°
1120 Flannel Cartridges — for d°
300 Paper — d° — 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 [undecipherable]
14 Saddles — for d°
24 Cartridge Boxes — for d°
24 Powder Horns — for d°
28 Worms — for d°
48 Priming Wires — for d°
30 Boring Bitts — for d°
12 Ropes for Rammers & Sponges for d°
32 Cork & Wood Tampions — for d°
2 Tons of Lead for Aprons &c.
160 Paper Cartridges for 8 Inch Howitzers
8 Tampions — for — d°
100 Cutlasses
75 Boarding Pikes
100 d° — Axes
93 pairs of Pistols
150 Ships Muskets (complete)
500 lbs Match Rope
8 Copper measures for filling Powder
2 Coopers Copper adzes —
2 Copper Screws — [undecipherable]
2 Copper Funnels
Cartuch Boxes for Muskets
1000 Flints [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Buckskins for Sponges
12 [undecipherable] Barrels
26000 lb Cannon Powder
400 lbs powder for priming Muskets
100 8 Inch Shells for Howitzers
60 Canisters Grape, 8 Inch — d°
400 Shot for 4 [undecipherable] Howitzers
400 Canisters of [undecipherable] for d°
1000 paper Cartridges for d°
Ship Chandlery
1 Azimuth Compass
2 Brass d°
2 Wooden d°
1 Hanging d°
1 [undecipherable] Glasses
1 night d°
2 Glasses of 2 Hours each
6 d° of half d°
6 half minute Glasses
4 [undecipherable] d° [undecipherable]
6 Powder Boxes with [undecipherable]
24 lb Brimstone
36 doz. [undecipherable] Pad Locks
4 Ship [undecipherable] 6 Boat-[undecipherable]
Ship Chandlery (Contd)
4 Copper Pumps
2 Candle Boxes of [undecipherable] Cotton wicks
93 cord Fire Wood
[undecipherable] Tallow Candles
60 [undecipherable] d°
7 doz Fish Hooks (assorted)
6 pair Grains
6 Harpoons [undecipherable]
2 doz Clamps for [undecipherable] the Deck
10 doz Besoms
5 doz Common [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Hooks & [undecipherable] & [undecipherable]
20 doz Thimbles
20 doz Staples
6 Rigging Knives
6 Speaking Trumpets
6 Rat Traps
[undecipherable] Junk & [undecipherable] Candles
6 doz [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
6 [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
1 Quire Log Book [undecipherable]
10 Barrels [undecipherable]
10 d° [undecipherable]
10 d° [undecipherable] Turpentine
6 [undecipherable] Linen
Paints Chests
Red Accomplishments for America
Black & [undecipherable] of Paints Europe
Yellow . . . Africa and [undecipherable]
White & Black Varnish Africa
Spirits of Turpentine
Cabin Furniture
6 Decanters (common) 2 Crumb [undecipherable]
2 Coffee Tea [undecipherable] (patent) 1 Set Curtains
8 doz Wine Glasses (common) 1 Coffee [Pot?]
2 Jappaned Stand 1 Chocolatiere
3 doz Tumblers (common) 2 [undecipherable] Ladles
2 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] (Plated) 2 pair Toasters
2 plate Baskets 1 Cabin [Bell?]
2 Tin Funnels 11 Hand Lamps
6 Salts 11 [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
6 Butter boats 6 [Mops?]
1 Black Jack 6 Scrubbing Brushes
2 Tin [undecipherable] Pans for [undecipherable] 12 [undecipherable] & Sauce pans of [undecipherable] sizes
2 Looking Glasses [undecipherable] &c 2 Iron Pots
3 doz Supper [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 2 Frying Pans
2 doz Table Spoons 1 Chafing Dish
1 Soup Ladle 1 Grill [Iron?]
2 Large Tureens 2 Carving Knives & Forks
2 [undecipherable] d° 2 doz Table Knives
1 Set of Castors 2 doz — Forks
1 set of China Tea equipage complete 2 doz Silver [undecipherable] sizes
4 Tin [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] 10 doz [Flat] & Soup plates
Flour &c. 3 doz Mugs quart, pint &
1 [Cullender?] half pint (Queens ware)
4 Candlesticks [undecipherable] 2 Cheese [undecipherable]
[underline: Hospital Stores, Utensils &c.]
56 Gallons Molasses
256 d° — Vinegar
4½ d° — Lemon Juice
20 d° — French Brandy
90 d° — Sherry Wine
45 d° — Port Wine
90 d° — Low white Wine
55 d° — Porter
24 lbs Raisins
9 d° Tamarinds
15 d° Tea
35 d° Chocolate
112 d° Brown Sugar
12 d° Sago
110 do Rice
9 do Salap
45 do Portable Soup
12 d° Essence of Spruce
1½ d° Allspice
1 — d° Ginger
1 d° Mustard
3½ d° Pepper
187 d° [undecipherable] Barley
18 d° Oatmeal
90 d° Linsead-meal
2½ Gallons of Oil
24 Doz. of Eggs
[underline: Utensils]
2 Doz. Quart mugs (of Tin)
2 d° pint d° —
3 Large Sauce Pans —
3 Small — d°
4 Camp Kettles
2 Tea — d°
4 Tea Pots (Tin)
2 Doz Table Spoons —
1 d° Tea Spoons
1 two pound Canister
1 four pound Sugar Box
6 two Gallon Jugs
2 Bed Pans —
2 Urinals —
[underline: Stationary]
1 Slate & Pencils
1 Ink Stand
1 Day Book
1 Book for Memoirs
1 d° to keep an account of Hospital Stores
½ Ream of Writing Paper
200 Quills
2 Boxes Wafers
3 Papers of Ink Powder
Carried up.
1 Pound Sand
2 Quires of Blotting-paper
Candlesticks or Lamps for Cock-pit
1 Small Hand Bell
6 Pots or Grates for making Fire in the Well &c.
3 Marine Ventilators.
A Set of Signals and other Colours —
[underline: Provisions]
55.243 Pounds of Bread
22.392 d° Beef
22.392 d° Pork
14.195 Pints of Peas or Beans —
9.454 d° of Rice
7.039 Pounds of Cheese
13.923 d° Potatoes or Turnips
9.454 — d° Salt Fish —
4.732 d° Flour
3.549 — d° Molasses
33.124 pints Rum
1.193 pounds Butter —
James McHenry
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of vast amount of stores to outfit the new frigate United States.
Date
05/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798053000101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Captain John Barry
Notable locations
War Department
port
Notable items
armament
ship chandlery
paints
charts
cabin furniture
hospital stores
utensils
stationery
provisions
rounds
cannons
artillery
cartridges
paper
powder horns
worms
lead
pistols
boarding pikes
rope
copper
flint
glasses
tinder
wine
vinegar
food
spices
bread
meat
cheese
molasses
butter

