More Detailed Account of Military Stores Chargeable against the State of Georgia, from 1793 Shipments
Document 1799Detailed item-by-item accounting of military stores sent to Savannah in 1793.
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Account of Military Stores &c [Charg]able against the State of Georgia [S]ent [by] the Secy of War on the 27th [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable]
Account of Military Stores & Clothing forwarded in the months of April, May, June & July 1793, by order of the Secretary of War, from Philadelphia, to the address of John Habersham, Savannah Georgia, pr Schooner Peggy Capt Skilly; Schooner Friendship Capt Jno Patton, & per Capt Strong, via Charleston.
2000 Stands of Arms complete ——————————————— @ 10 D[ollars] 20000. —
4,400 Brushes & Wires ————————————————————— 60 Cents 264
6,100 lbs of Musket Ball ————————————————————— 10 [undecipherable] 610[undecipherable]
3020 " " Bar lead —————————————————————————— [undecipherable] 313 66
5637 " " Pig ditto —————————————————————————— [undecipherable] 450 95
1,430 Gun Worms ———————————————————————————— [undecipherable] 177 60
45 Single B[b]ls Powder ————— {45 Barrels for powder @ [undecipherable] 33 59 84
60 half " ditto ————————————— {7500 lbs [undecipherable] ——————————— 37 50
{60 half B[b]ls in de[.] [undecipherable] 40 76
25,000 Musket Flints ——————————————————————————— " 4 [undecipherable] 100 —
80 Arm Chests ———————————————————————————————— " 2 168 —
2000 powder Horns with Straps —————————————————— " 67 1340 —
73 Ammunition Boxes ———————————————————————————— " 6[undecipherable] 48 91
74 Casks —————————————————————————————————————— " [undecipherable]
23 packing Hogsheads ———————————————————————————— " [undecipherable]
2 Chests of Medicine ——————————————————————— @ 150 [undecipherable] 300 —
25 Flanel Bags ———————————————————————————————— " [undecipherable] 16 75
100 Drag Saddles wth Girths & Sursingles —————————————— " 7
100 Pr Holsters with bear Skin Caps ——————————————————— " 2 5[undecipherable]
100 maul Pillions with Straps —————————————————————— " [undecipherable]
100 double rein[d] Bridles —————————————————————————— " [undecipherable]
100 Leather Valices —————————————————————————————— " 2 [undecipherable]3
100 " Halters ———————————————————————————————————— " 62
100 Cart Boxes, wth tin pipes —————————————————————— " 6[undecipherable]
100 Drag Caps & brass Helmets &c ——————————————————— " 2 33
100 Sword Belts [undecipherable] ———————————————————— " [undecipherable]
100 Drag Swords & Scabbards ———————————————————————— "
100 " Pistols —————————————————————————————————————— "
100 Nose Bags ——————————————————————————————————————— " [undecipherable]
Amot carried over [undecipherable]
Amot brought over
182 Hats —————————————————————————————————————————————— @
182 Stocks & clasps —————————————————————————————————— "
52 Serjts Linen Shirts ———————————————————————————— "
114 Inf. Priv. Vests —————————————————————————————————— "
40 Artill " ditto —————————————————————————————————— "
160 priv. Wool Overalls ——————————————————————————————— "
9 Inf. Serjts Vests —————————————————————————————— "
4 Art. " ditto —————————————————————————————————————— "
13 Serjt Wool Overalls —————————————————————————————— "
7 Music Vests ———————————————————————————————————————— "
728 pair Mockason Shoes ——————————————————————————————— "
23 White Epaulets ——————————————————————————————————— "
676 pair Linen Shirts ——————————————————————————————— "
114 Inf. priv. Coats —————————————————————————————————— "
48 Art. " ditto —————————————————————————————————————— "
507 priv. drilling Overalls ——————————————————————————— "
9 Inf. Serjts Coats ———————————————————————————————— "
4 Art. "do do —————————————————————————————————————— "
39 Serjts drilling Overalls —————————————————————————— "
7 Music Coats ———————————————————————————————————————— "
364 pair Socks ————————————————————————————————————————— "
182 Blankets ———————————————————————————————————————————— "
10 yellow Epaulets ————————————————————————————————————— "
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Detailed item-by-item accounting of military stores sent to Savannah in 1793.
Date
02/27/1799
Recipient
Document number
1799022740101
Page start
1
Note
Companion to 1799022728201 and 1799022740001.
Author is presumably Samuel Hodgdon.
Notable persons
James McHenry
unknown
Samuel Hodgdon

