Abstract of Articles purchased by Ebenezer Stevens, agent for Department of War in New York in the Months of January & February 1799, transmitted by the accountant of the Dep.^t of War to Samuel Hodgdon, Superintendent of Military Stores— May 13.^th 1799 [78] Entered 31 Oct.^r & 1.^st Nov.^r 1799 [Audited] [signature] [Examined] [signature] [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24, 1894. R.P.O. 401310.] Abstract of Articles purchased by Ebenezer Stevens Agent for the Department of War at New York in the Months of January and February 1799 and for which he is to be charged & held accountable for the due application on the Books of the Superintendent of Military Stores........ Viz. [Accounting table with columns: Of whom purchased | Plank (Num, Feet, Price) | Boards (Num, Feet, Price) | Scantling (Num, Feet, Price) | Bricks (Num, Price) | Lead (Wt, Price) | Lath (Num, Price) | Timber (Rls, Feet, Price) | Implements for Cannon (Articles, Price) | Furniture for the Barracks & Hospital (Articles, Price) | Ironmongery (Articles, Price) | Clothing (Articles, Price) | Slates (Num, Price) | Remarks] Eleazer Little......... Plank: 40, 2/each — Boards: 37, 1/each — Scantling: 275.13/100 — Ironmongery: { 3 doz Screws ... 4/2 / 3 pair [undecipherable] ... 3/6 / 3 [undecipherable] Handles ... [undecipherable] / Bolts & [undecipherable] ... 2/8 } — Remarks: no evidence of delivery John Ramsay......... Bricks: 4800 4[undecipherable]/pm — Slates: { 24m Slate Nails @ 12/pm / [undecipherable] d^o... @ 14/[undecipherable] } John B Dashfun^r......... Bricks: To 3.14. 66/pt — Implements for Cannon: { 3 Iron Chimney / back[undecipherable] @ 10.b ... @ 40/[undecipherable] } Barker Sm^ith & Co.......... Austin L Sands......... Boards: 905 1292 7 4[undecipherable]/pm John Bonsal......... Scantling: { 176 49[undecipherable] / 4433 44/pm } — Lead: 200 87/[undecipherable] Robert Bouchard......... Timber: { 5763 @ 6pm / 331 @ 16/pm } — Ironmongery: { 3 Pad locks ... [undecipherable] / 6 [undecipherable]rorns ... 10[undecipherable] @ / 1 [undecipherable] ... 4 ... @ / 28 Hammers ... 5.12 ... d^o / 28 [pair] Pincers ... 11.4 ... d^o } — Clothing: { 15 [undecipherable] Coats ... [undecipherable] 7 doll[undecipherable] / 2 [undecipherable] ... @ / 7 Cap Trowsers ... @ 1[undecipherable] [undecipherable] / 7 Caps ... [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Mittins ... 23/- } — Remarks: no evidence of delivery / for the Bargemen / at Governors Island John Martin......... Slates: 201[undecipherable] [undecipherable] @ 14/97 Alex.^t & James Watson......... Slates: { 4000 @ 23[undecipherable]/pm / 11000 @ 15... } James Ricker......... Implements for Cannon: { 6 [undecipherable] Iron [undecipherable] ... @ [undecipherable]/each * / 7152 Iron [undecipherable] ... @ [undecipherable]pm / 15 [undecipherable] Iron [undecipherable] ... @ 14/pm } — Furniture for the Barracks & Hospital: { 6 Iron Tenders ... @ 14/each / 1 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ... @ / 9 [undecipherable] Panthorn[undecipherable] ... 40/... / 2[undecipherable] Nails ... @ 6/... } — Remarks: no evidence of delivery / items to which / this mark is opposed * Gouvernour & Kemble......... Clothing: { 2 Shirts ... @ 12/each / 1 [undecipherable] ... 22/ / 1 Pair Pr. Overalls 24/- } — Remarks: delivered to Gen. [undecipherable] / in [undecipherable] Dep^t. [undecipherable] / by order of Major / [undecipherable] Hamilton — Daniel Hitchcock......... Boards: 400 43.9 pm — Furniture for the Barracks & Hospital: { 10 Red[undecipherable] Iron [undecipherable] @ 14[undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / 24 Bolts & Buttons @ 24/each / 24 Blankets ... @ 14/... / 12 [undecipherable] Checks ... 14/2 / 8 Flannel Shirts @ 1/4 / 2 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ... @ 7/14 } Worley & Rogers......... Furniture for the Barracks & Hospital: { [undecipherable] [undecipherable]urdians ... 4/ / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / 1 Bellows ... 6/ / Iron Kettle ... 16/ / [undecipherable] Nails ... @ [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] d^o ... @ 12/ / 1 [undecipherable] ... @ 12/ } — Remarks: No evidence of delivery William Henderbrook D......... Timber: { [undecipherable] @ [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] @ [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] } — Furniture for the Barracks & Hospital: { Sundry articles for [undecipherable] / Kitchen Furniture [undecipherable] / (viz. for the Hospital) } Alexander & Sa^t. Watsons.......... Smyth & Barton.......... John S. Post Jun.^r.......... John V. Ledyard.......... Underhill & Townsend.......... Nanthly, Tho.^s Bloodgood.......... Worley & Rogers.......... 3 Pair Iron dogs ... 8/4 Totals: 40........ 962 13327........ 4884........ 4800........ Co. 10.3.14........ 200........ 6094........ Sundries........ Sundries........ Sundries........ Sundries........ 1560[undecipherable] Department of War Accountants Office May the 13. 1799 [signature: H. [undecipherable] Simmons] [signature: Sec.^y of War]