Supplies for Fort Johnson and Dependencies in South Carolina and Georgia
Document 1800Letter, directs procurement of supplies for Fort Johnson and dependencies in South Carolina and Georgia.
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[From Intend't of Stores
Office 2 December 1800
[undecipherable] Johnson &
Dependancies —
on [undecipherable]
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Exp[undecipherable] 3]
Sir Intendant of Stores Office
Philadelphia 2d Dec. 1800
Be pleased to procure and have deposited with the Public Storekeeper in this city, as early as possible the following supplies, for the use of Fort Johnson and Dependancies, in South Carolina, and Georgia, agreeably to directions from the Secretary of War, filed in this Office. Viz.
· Four hundred and forty six Cannon Ball twenty four pounder }
· Six reams of rocket & portfire Paper
· Six pounds of cotton Wick.
· Seventy gallons of Spirits of Wine.
· Seventy gallons of white wine Vinegar
· Thirty dressed Sheep Skins.
· Four thousand Sponge Sacks.
· Two thousand Copper Nails.
· Sixteen budge Barrels with copper Hoops.
· Three sets of copper powder Measures from six pounds to half an ounce.
· Three pair of copper Scales with weights from four pounds to half an ounce.
· Seventy Gunners Gimblets.
· Thirty Gunners Punches
· Twelve Gunners priming Wires.
· Four brass Quadrants with Plumets.
· Seven Gunters Scales.
· Five calibre Compasses.
· Five coopers copper Adzes and Drivers.
· Ten Hammers.
· Five drawing Knives.
· Ten pairs of Pinchers.
· Five dozen of Rasps asorted. [undecipherable]
· Ten Block Sheaves.
· Ten Laboratory or Shoemakers Knives
· One Oil Stone.
· Ten pairs of Scisars.
· Fifty skeigns of Hamburg Lines.
· Fifty skeigns of tarred Marline.
· Twenty salt or Drudging Boxes.
· Thirty pounds of Glax and Tow
· Ten tin or copper funnels for Shells.
· Five iron Kettles for [undecipherable]
· Ten iron Ladles.
· Four bolts of Duck.
· Five copper Kettles.
· Five copper mealing Pans
· Five very fine brass wire Sieves.
· Five common brass wire Sieves.
· Five Gauze Sieves with leather Bottoms
· Three brass Mortars with Pestles.
· One eight inch rocket Mould with Drifts and [undecipherable: probable reading "Borners"].
· One portfire Mould with Drifts & Formers.
· one set of bullet Moulds.
· Three pairs of hand Bellows.
· One set of Tinnmans Tools.
· Five oil cloths.
· Fifty tanned Hides
· Two hundred & fifty pounds of Rosin.
· Five hundred pounds of Pitch.
· Fifty pounds of Bees wax
· Ten pounds of Borax
· Thirty pounds of pewter Solder.
· Ten Brushes.
· One box of Tin.
· Fifty pounds of brass & iron wire asorted.
· Twenty sheets of Copper.
· One thousand pounds of Junk.
· Fifty Gallons of Linseed Oil.
· Twenty Gallons of olive Oil.
· Three hundred pounds of white Lead.
· Twenty five pounds of Lamp Black.
· Twenty whet Stones.
· Four quires of Sand Paper. and,
· Ten Coils of Rope from one and an half to three inches. ——
I am Sir,
Your most obedient Sert
[signed] Samuel [undecipherable: probable reading "Hodgdon"]
Israel Whelen Esqre
[undecipherable: probable reading "Purveyor"].
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter, directs procurement of supplies for Fort Johnson and dependencies in South Carolina and Georgia.
Date
12/02/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1800120228001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Israel Whelen
Samuel Hodgdon
public storekeeper
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Johnson
South Carolina
Georgia
Notable items
procure
dependencies
cannon ball twenty four pounder
reams of rocket and portfire paper
cotton wick
spirits of wine
white wine vinegar
dressed sheep skins
spunge tacks
copper nails
budge barrels with copper hoops
copper powder measures from six pounds to half an ounce
sets of copper scales with weights from four pounds to half an ounce
gunners gimblets
gunners punches
gunners priming wires
brass quadrants with plumets
gunters scales
callibre compasses
cooper copper adzes and drivers
hammers
drawing knives
pinchers
rasps assorted
block sheaves
laboratory or shoemakers knives
oil stone
scissors
skeins of Hamburg line
skeins of tarred marline
salt or drudging boxes
flax and tow
tin or copper funnels for shells
iron kettles for kit
iron ladles
bolts of duck
copper kettles
copper mealing pans
brass wire sieves
common brass wire sieves
gauze sieves with leather bottoms
brass mortars with pestles
eight inch rocket mould with drifts and formers
portfire mold with drifts and formers
set of bullet moulds
pairs of hand bellows
tinmans tools
oil cloths
tanned hides
rosin
pitch
bees wax
borax
pewter solder
brushes
tin
brass and iron wire assorted
sheets of copper
junk
linseed oil
olive oil
white lead
lamp black
whet stones
sand paper
coils of rope from one and an half to three inches