Request for Issue of Assorted Military Stores, Tools & Materials to Fort Johnson, NC
Document 1800Directs issue of various military supplies to Fort Johnson, North Carolina, including including cannon ammunition, barrels, cannon implements, tools, camp equipment, cloth, sieves, hand bellows, hides, raw minerals & metals, rope, etc.
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[Intendants Office
Nov 28. 1800
Sundries to be fon'd
to North Carolina
North Carolina —]
Intendant of Stores Office
Philadelphia 28th Novr 1800
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to the order of Dr Watkins Esquire quarter master General, the following supplies for the use of Fort Johnson in the State of North Carolina, to be addressed to Captain John Bishop, or the commanding Officer, agreeably to directions from the Secretary of War filed in this Office Viz: Nine hundred cannon Ball eighteen pounder, Six hundred cannon Ball twelve pounder, Two sets of harness for thirty two, twenty four, eighteen, twelve, nine, and six pounders. Three reams of cartridge Paper, two reams of rocket and potfire Paper, half a piece of Flannel, two pounds of cotton Wick, three gallons of Spirits of Wine, four gallons of white wine vinegar, ten drèsed Sheep Skins, thirteen hundred Sprung Tacks, two hundred copper nails, two Budge Barrels with copper Hoops, one set of copper powder measures from six pounds to half an ounce, one copper Scales (pair) with weights from four pounds to half an ounce, Four powder horns with belts, six Gunners Gamblets, ten gunners Punches, one brass Quadrant with Strand, two gunters Scales, one calibre Compass, one coopers copper Adze and driver, three Hammers,
Hammers, one tenant Saw, two drawing Knives, one dozen of Rasps assorted, two block Sheavs, two Laboratory or shoemakers Knives, one oil Stone, two pairs of Scissors, two hundred Needles, five Skeigns of Hamburg Line, five skeigns of tarred Marline, five pounds of Junk, five pounds of Thread, two salt or dredging Boxes, six pounds of flax and Tow, one tin or copper Funnel for Shells, one Iron Kettle for kit, two iron Ladles, half a bolt of Duck, two dark and common Lanthorns, one copper Kettle, one copper mealing Pan, two brass wire Sieves very fine, two common brass wire Sieves, two gauze Sieves with leather bottoms, one brass Mortar & Pestle, one eight ounce rocket mould with drifts and formers, one set of bullet Moulds, one potfire Mould with drift and former, one pair of hand Bellows, one bench Vice, one hand Vice, one set of tinmans Tools, one set of turners Tools, one oil Cloth, ten tanned Hides, one hundred pounds of salt Petre, fifty pounds of Sulphur, three 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, five Brushes, half a box of Tin, six pounds of brass and iron Wire assorted, six Sheets of Copper,
Copper, two 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, forty pounds of sheet Lead, five Whetstones, one chest of carpenters Tools, two quires of sand Paper, two coils of rope from one and an half to three inches, one Gin complete, sixty pounds of slow match, and one pair of Steelyards. —
I am, Sir,
Your most obt Servant,
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris
Public Storekeeper,
Philadelphia
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of various military supplies to Fort Johnson, North Carolina, including including cannon ammunition, barrels, cannon implements, tools, camp equipment, cloth, sieves, hand bellows, hides, raw minerals & metals, rope, etc.
Date
11/28/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1800112828001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins
quartermaster general
Captain John Bishop
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Johnston
North Carolina
Intendant of Stores Office
Notable items
supplies
cannon ball
eighteen pounder
twelve pounder
formers
cartirdge paper
reams of rocket and portfire paper
flannel
cotton wick
spirits of wine
white wine vinegar
dressed sheep skins
spunge tacks
copper nails
budge barrel with copper hoops
copper powder measures
weights
powder horns with belts
gunners gimblets
gunners punches
brass quadrant with plumet
gunters scales
callibre compass
coopers copper adze and driver
hammers
tenant saw
drawing knives
rasps
block sheaves
laboratory or shoemakers knives
oil stone
scissors
needles
skeins of hamburg line
skeins of tarred marline
twine
thread
salt or drudging boxes
flax and tow
tin or copper funnel for shells
iron kettles for kit
iron ladles
bolt of duck
dark and common lanterns
copper kettle
copper mealing pan
brass wire sieves
gauze sieves with leather bottoms
brass mortar and pestle
eight ounce rocket mould with drifts and formers
molds
set of bullet moulds
portfire mould with drift and former
hand bellows
bench vice
vise
hand vice
set of tinmans tools
turners tools
oil cloth
tanned hides
salt petre
saltpeter
sulphur
sulfur
antimony
rosin
pitch
beeswax
borax
pewter solder
brushes
tin
bass and iron wire
sheets of copper
junk for wads
olive oil
linseed oil
white lead
lamp black
sheet lead
whetstones
chest of carpenters tools
quires of snad paper
rope
slow match
steelyards

