Statement of the Armory Department
Document 1799Statement of the Armory Department at Springfield for the year 1799, from the paymaster and public storekeeper at the Springfield Armory. Included is a detailed list of supplies and ordnance on hand and work accomplished during the year. The total for the year is $74,086.34.
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Statement of
Armory Departmt
Decr 31. 1799
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Dr Armory Department in Acct with the United States Cr
1799
Decr 31 To Amount of Stock, Tools and Utensils
returned as on hand Decr 31st 1798 and
then estimated by the Superintendt at $6024——
To 6110 Finished Locks
" 800 Muskett Barrels fit for boring
" 600 Setts Forged Mountings
280. Rammods forged
returned on hand Decr 31st 1798 estimated by Supt at 3352—— 9576
To paid for Iron Slat, Charcoal, Sea Coal Min
Files, &c &c &c for the factory since Decr 31st 1798 24649. 3
To paid the Armourers & others employed in the
Factory since [blank] December 31st 1798. 25339. 75
To paid for and on acct of the Apprentice viz for
board Clothing & mending Clothes since Decr 31st 1019. 82
To paid for Incidental expenses viz: for expenses
after Iron Shortage of ditto Advertising &c &c &c
since Decr 31st 1798 ——— 317. 27 51,375 87
To 5988 Gunlocks recd from Samuel Hodgdon
Eqr since Decr 31st 1798 ——— @ 25c 1497——
To 3.0.5.11 of Hoop and Nail rod Iron &c also
from said Hodgdon since Decr 31st 1798 estimated
@ 150 doll. per Ton 450. 74 1947 74
To Powder, Lead, Brass &c &c &c delivd from the Military
Arsenals to the order of the Supt since Decr 31st 1798 as
per Abstract No A 633 50
To Amount of Rations & Fuel delivd the Armourers by
Col. William Smith since Decr 31st 1798 ——— 7396 78
To Materials purchased for Additional &
repairs to the public Buildings since Decr 31st 1727. 82
To paid Joiners and Masons & others employ'd
on the public Buildings since Decr 31st 1798 1408. 63 3136 45
Springfield Decr 31st 1799. $74086 34
Errors Excepted
Samuel Hodgdon Eqr
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1799
Decr 31 By Amount of Stock on hand in the Armory
at this date as per Abstract No 1 ——— $[undecipherable: 12,823 or 13,823] 85
By Amount of Tools and Utensils &c on hand in
the Armory at this date as per Abstract No 2 ——— 5160 3
By Amount of Scrap Iron &c deposited in the public
Stores since Decr 31st 1798, as per Abstract No 3 ——— 892 11
By work done by the Armourers at the old water
shop (since Decr 31st 1798) in digging & Wharfing
as stated by the Supt & for which he charges $85——
By work done since Decr 31st 1798, by the [undecipherable]
Armourers at the dam, [undecipherable: Battling] the Shaft
& making Coal Yard at New water Shop
and stated by the Supt & for which he charges 100 ——— 185——
By 156 days work done by the Armourers since
Decr 31st 1798 in the Ordnance dept in char[undecipherable]
Arms, turning Powder & boxing Muskets ——— 156——
By 4th setts of Hooks and Thimbles & 112 Top[undecipherable]
made by the Armourers for Ordnance dept
Decr 31st 1798 ——— 17. 22
By 20 days work done by the Armourers
in altering Band & fixing the Cannon Carriage
Wheels (Ordnance dept) since Decr 31st 1798 ——— 20 ——— 193 22
By paid for Materials purchased for Additional
and repairs to the Buildings, and the pay of the Joiners
Masons & others employ'd thereon since Decr 31st 1798 as
per other side ——— 3136 45
By 4399 Muskets and Bayonets made in the
Factory since Decr 31st 1798 & deposited in the public Arsenal
at this Post
By 10 forwarded to Saml Harris Eqr
public Store keeper at Phila — Total 41109 @ $10.36.4[undecipherable] 45697 65
$74086 34
Joseph h Williams
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Statement of the Armory Department at Springfield for the year 1799, from the paymaster and public storekeeper at the Springfield Armory. Included is a detailed list of supplies and ordnance on hand and work accomplished during the year. The total for the year is $74,086.34.
Date
12/31/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield
Document number
1799123180001
Page start
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Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Williams
Colonel Stelleam Smith
masons
Notable locations
Springfield
Notable items
armory
supplies
muskets
barrels
ramrods
locks
stocks
tools
utensils
iron
steel
charcoal
board
clothing
clothes
advertising
gunstocks
hoop
sail
materials
public buildings
repairs
masonry
ordnance
armorers
coal
scrap iron

