Audit of Expenditures at the Springfield Armory
Document 1799An audit that includes the following entries for the years 1795-1798; total expenditures; muskets manufactured; muskets cleaned and repaired by new stocks, bayonets, ramrods, springs, and screw pins and repairing artillery carriages; and expenditures for buildings and machinery. Williams notes that it would be beneficial if Hodgdon inspected the works to determine whether any unnecessary expenses are being incurred.
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Description
An audit that includes the following entries for the years 1795-1798; total expenditures; muskets manufactured; muskets cleaned and repaired by new stocks, bayonets, ramrods, springs, and screw pins and repairing artillery carriages; and expenditures for buildings and machinery. Williams notes that it would be beneficial if Hodgdon inspected the works to determine whether any unnecessary expenses are being incurred.
Date
02/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield
Document number
1799020480001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Williams, 02/13/1799.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Williams
David Ames
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Springfield
Massachusetts
Notable items
armory
audit
manufactures
musket
stock
bayonet
ramrod
spring
screw pin
artillery
carriage
expenditure
buildings
machinery
machine
wages
workmen
labor
laborers
workers
provisions
works
arms
iron
steel
gunstock

