Estimation of the Springfield Armory Supplies
Document 1799Estimation of the value of all stock on hand at the Armory in Springfield, as recorded by Superintendent of the same armory. Articles include iron, steel, charcoal, socks, musket barrels, ramrods, wire, sandpaper, brass, glue, tar, oil, shoes, candles, lead, skins, salt petre, etc.
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Estimation of the value of all Stock on hand at the Armory in Springfield as per return of the Supt Decr 31st 1799
T. C. qr lb
6. 2. 1. 5 of Iron ————————— @$7— pr Ct — $856. b
11. 0. 0. 17 " " drawn ————— 8 " " " 713. b
171th of Cast Steel ———— " 33 pr lb 56. 43 ·
188th of Common Steel ——— " 11 " " 96. 32
98. 745 Bushels of Charcoal ————— 3. 67 pr Ct bush. 3623. 94
3, 496 " of Sea " ————— " 45 pr bushell 1573. 20
415 Grindstones ....................... 210. 34
1081 Musket Barrels partly finishd 2. 32 each — 2507. 92
1001 " Locks almost finished 2. 50 " — 2502. 50
2041 Sets of Mounting forged " 72 " 1469. 52
1815 Locks forged ————————————— " 75 " — 1361. 25·
578 Ground and Unground Bayts " 56 " — 323. 68
240 Ramrods ............... 29. " 69. 60·
73 Guns Stock & almost finishd 9. 17 " 669. 41
500 Refin Gun Barrels ———————— " 30 " 150 ——
3614½ dozn of files and rasps — 2 —— pr dozn 729. 83
300th Wire .............. " 20 pr lb. 60 "
387th of Emery —————————————— " 14 " " 54. 18
118. quire Sand paper ——————— " 50 — 24 ——
60th Brass ——————————————— " 25· 15 ——
20th Glue ————————————————— " 33. 6. 60·
264 Gross of Screws ———————————————— 192. 17
11 Barrels of Tarr ——————————— 3. 33 —— 13. 32
84 Gallons of Oil —————————————————— 112. ——
1100 Bushels of Old Shous ————— " 17 —— 187 ——
514th of old Rags ———————————— " 3 —— 15. 42
T. C. qr lb
3. 6. 2. 9 of Hay ————————————— 75 pr Ct 49. 96
411th of Candles ——————————————— " 18 —— 7. 38
233th of Lead ————————————————— " 8 —— 18. 64
11th of Salt petre ————————————— " 50 —— 5. 50·
4 tanned Sheep skins ——————————————— " 80 —— 2 ——
Carried over $17,676. 23
Amt brot over —————————————————— $17,676. 23
22 Shels of Tin ————————————— @8. b —— 1. 32
3778 Gun Stocks —————————————— " 25 —— 944. 30
2 Horses, Cost —————————————————— 200. ——
$18,821. 85
Springfulo Decr 31st 1799.
[Received from State Dept Nov 24 B.F.O. 401810.]
[Endorsement on verso, partially legible: Estimation of the Value of the [Stock on hand in the] Armory Decr 31, 1799 / Abstd No. 1]
Type
Document, type undetermined
Description
Estimation of the value of all stock on hand at the Armory in Springfield, as recorded by Superintendent of the same armory. Articles include iron, steel, charcoal, socks, musket barrels, ramrods, wire, sandpaper, brass, glue, tar, oil, shoes, candles, lead, skins, salt petre, etc.
Date
12/31/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield
Document number
1799123190101
Page start
1
Note
Based on previous correspondence, the author is believed to be David Ames, the Superintendant at Springfield.
Notable persons
David Ames
Notable locations
Springfield
Massachusetts
Notable items
pen
gunstocks
gun stocks
horses
cast steel
common steel
charcoal
coal
grindstones
musket barrels
socks
ramrods
gun barrels
wire
emery
sand paper
sandpaper
brass
glue
tar
oil
shoes
rags
hay
candles
lead
salt petre
skins

