Return of all publick buildings at Springfield Massachusetts with their dimentions and estimated values.
Document 1798Lists size and value of public buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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[Endorsement on cover sheet, written at an angle:]
A Return of all Buil[dings] belonging to the Publick at Springfield [undecipherable] Sept. 29. 1798
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24 1894. R.P.O. 401310.]
A Return of all Publick Buildings at Springfield Massts with their Dimentions and estimated Value. September [undecipherable] 1790
[Table follows with columns: Nº | Dimentions (Length / Bredth / Height of Posts) | Estimated Value | How Occupied]
1 | 100 | 25 | 15 | 1350 | Magazine for Ordnance Arms &c &c
2 | 100 | 25 | 15 | 1350 | — do ... do ... do
3 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 300 | Dwelling House
4 | 30 | 20 | 7½ | 150 | — do — do
5 | 50 | 30 | 24 | 1000 | — do — do occupied by workmen
6 | 43 | 10 | 15 | 520 | — do — do Office included [undecipherable]
7 | 95 | 15 | 8° | 150 | Occupied by Workmen
8 | 54 | 19 | 8° | 150 | do ... do
9 | 150 | 34 | 9 | 1200 | New black Smiths Shop
10 | 51 | 30 | 14 | 350 | Old Furnace House
11 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 100 | Coal House
12 | 40 | 25 | 8° | 100 | do — do
13 | 40 | 25 | 8° | 100 | do — do
14 | 40 | 25 | 8° | 100 | do — do
15 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 50 | Improved for a Barn
16 | [undecipherable] | 20 | 17 | 1400 | an L Armourers Shop —
17 | 14 | 10 | 8° | 60 | fixing Muskit Barrels for Proving
18 | 14 | 11 | 8° | 120 | Proof House
19 | 40 | 25 | 8° | 15 | deposit for Shot & Shells
20 | 80 | 20 | 9 | 300 | Wheelrights & Joiners Shop
21 | 83 | 22 | 8° | 3000 | Brick Magazine for Powder
[strikethrough: 22 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 3000 | New Water Shop]
23 | 52 | 30 | 10 | 2500 | Old Water Shop
24 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 450 | Dwelling House near the water Shop
25 | 40 | 15 | 7½ | 300 | do ... do near the old water Shop
26 | 21 | 17 | 7½ | 80 | Coal House near ... ditto —
27 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 120 | New coal House
| | | | 1000 | For the Land & privaledge for the new Water Shop
28 | 68 | 34 | 18 | | [undecipherable: Intimated?] for a Dwelling House when finished at that time I will forward [strikethrough: on an] estimate of its value — Joseph Williams J.I.C.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Lists size and value of public buildings in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Date
09/29/1798
Author
Document number
1798092990001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Williams
storekeeper
Notable locations
Springfield, Massachusetts
armory
armoury
Notable items
value
dimensions
magazine
ordnance
dwelling house
workmen
blacksmith shop
old furnace house
coal house
barn
armourer's shop
musket barrels
proving
proof house
shot
shell
wheelright joiner's shop
brick magazine for powder
water shop
land
estimate

