Request for Issue of Assorted Military Stores, Tools & Materials to Fort Mifflin
Document 1800Directs issue of assorted items for Fort Mifflin, including cannon ammunition, materials for portfires & rockets, components for barrels and sponges, artillery implements, compasses, tools, a "fuze machine," camp equipment, gunpowder components, raw minerals & metals, rope, etc.
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[Intendants Office
to Agt [undecipherable] for
sending articles for
the Commanding Officer at
Fort Mifflin 1000]
Intendant of Stores Office
Philadelphia 27th Novr 1800
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Esqr quarter master General, or order, the following articles, for the use of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, agreeably to a requisition from the Secretary of War, filed in this Office. Vizt Three thousand pounds of Cannon Powder; Two thousand Cannon Ball twenty four pound; Five hundred and seventy one Cannon Ball eighteen pounder, One thousand Cannon Ball nine pounder, Two hundred Shells ten inch, one hundred and fifty Shells eight inch, One hundred and fifty Shells five and an half inch, two sets of Formers for thirty two, twenty four, eighteen, twelve, nine and six pounders, Five reams of rocket and portfire Paper, Two pieces of Flannel, Four pounds of cotton Wick, six Gallons of Spirits of Wine, six Gallons of white wine Vinegar, Twenty dried Ship Shins for Sponges, Three thousand Sponge Tacks, Three hundred copper Nails, six large Barrels with copper Hoops, one pair of copper Scales with weights from four Pounds to one [undecipherable], Ten powder Horns with Bells, Twelve Gunners Gimblets, twelve gunners Stencils, Twelve gunners priming Wires, One brass Quadrant with Plumit, Two Gunters Scales, Two
Two callibe Compasses, One coopers copper Adze and Driver, one tenant Saw, six pairs of Pinchers, two dozen of Rasps asorted, two laboratory or shoemakers Knives, two pairs of Scissars, two hundred Needles, ten skeigns of Hamburg Line, ten skeigns of tarred Marline, ten pounds of Twine, ten pounds of Thread, six salt or dudging Boxes, ten pounds of Flax and Tow, two tin or copper Funnels for Shells, one iron Kettle for kit, two iron Ladles, one Fuge Machine, one bolt of Duck, two dark and common Lanthems, one copper Kette, one copper mealing Pan, two brass wire Sieves very fine, two common brass wire Sieves, two gauze Sieves with leather bottoms, One brass Mortar with Pestle, one eight ounce rocket Mould with Drift and Former, One portfire Mould with drift and former, one set of bullet Moulds, one pair of hand Bellows, one set of Tinnmans tools, one oil Cloth, twelved tanned Hides, one hundred pounds of salt Petre, fifty pounds of Sulphur, five pounds of Antimony, fifty pounds of Rosin, one hundred pounds of Pitch, ten pounds of Bees Wax, five pounds of Borax, ten pounds of pewter Solder, six Brushes, one box of Tin, ten pounds of brass and iron wire asorted, ten sheets of Copper, three hundred pounds
of Junk for Wads, five gallons of olive Oil, ten gallons of linseed Oil, one hundred pounds of white Lead, ten pounds of Lamp Black, Seventy pounds of sheet Lead, ten whet Stones, two quires of sand Paper, three coils of Rope from one & an half to three inches, and one hundred pounds of slow Match.
Your most obedient Servant,
Samuel Hodgdon
[Mr John Harris
Public Storekeeper
Philadelphia]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of assorted items for Fort Mifflin, including cannon ammunition, materials for portfires & rockets, components for barrels and sponges, artillery implements, compasses, tools, a "fuze machine," camp equipment, gunpowder components, raw minerals & metals, rope, etc.
Date
11/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1800112728001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins
quartermaster general
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Mifflin
Mud Island
Notable items
cannon powder
cannon ball twenty four pounder
cannon ball eighteen pounder
cannon ball nine pounder
sheels
formers
reams of rocket paper
portfire paper
flannel
cotton wick
spirits of wine
white wine vinegar
dressed sheep skins for spunges
spunge tacks
copper nails
copper scales with weights
powder horns with belts
gunners gimblets
gunners punches
gunners priming wires
bass quadrant with plumet
gunters scales
callibre compasses
coopers copper adze and driver
tenant saw
pinchers
rasps
laboratory or shoemakers knives
scissors
needles
skeins of Hamburg line
skeins of tarred marline
twine
thread
salt or drudging boxes
flax and tow
tin or copper funnels for shells
iron kettle for kit
iron ladles
fuze machine
bolt of duck
dark lanterns
common lanterns
copper kettle
copper mealing pan
brass wire sieves
gauze sieves with leather bottoms
brass mortar with pestle
rocket mould with drift and former
mold
portfire mould with drift and former
bullet moulds
hand bellows
tinmans tools
oil cloth
tanned hides
salt petre
salt peter
sulfur
sulphur
antimony
rosin
pitch
beeswax
borax
pewter solder
brushes
box of tin
brass wire
iron wire
sheets of copper
junk for wads
olive oil
linseed oil
white lead
lamp black
sheet lead
whet stones
quires of sand paper
coils of rope
slow match

