Estimate of Military Stores for 16-gun Warship
Document 1798Estimate of military stores for a warship carrying sixteen 6 pound cannon.
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The following Estimate is made on the usual allowance of Military Stores to Ships of War.
Estimate of Military Stores for a Ship of War carrying Sixteen — 6 Pounders. — Vizo
| | Dolls: | Cents. |
|---|---|---|
| 1200 Round Shot — 6 Prs — Wt 3. 4. 1. 4 Tons at 80 Dollars pr ton | 257. | 12. |
| 400 Rounds Grape — Wt 1. 1. 1. 20 @ 100 Dollars | 107. | 12 |
| 400 Iron Bottoms & pins for Grape Say | 50. | .. |
| 1000 Flannel Cartridges ............. @ 9 Cents | 90. | .. |
| 600 paper — Ditto ................. 5 | 30. | .. |
| 1600 Tubes — Reeds with Wooden Caps Say | 40. | .. |
| 20 Wooden Cartridge Boxes for Cannon @ 50 Cents | 10. | .. |
| 20 priming Horns ..................... 67 | 13. | 40. |
| 60 lbs Slow Match ................... 25 | 15. | .. |
| 36 Sticks Portfire .................. 20c | 7. | 20. |
| 16 Lint Stocks ....................... 100 | 16. | — |
| 6 Portfire Stocks .................. 60 | 3. | 60. |
| 3200 Lbs Powder — at 40 Drs a hundred | 1,280. | .. |
| 25 Muskets & Bayonets @13. 33 Drs | 333. | 25. |
| 12 pairs Pistols .................... 10 Drs | 120. | .. |
| 60 Cutlasses ....................... 4 | 240. | — |
| 60 Boarding Pikes ................. 1 | 60. | — |
| 37 Cartouch Boxes ................ 67 Cents | 24. | 79. |
| 50 Brushes & Wires ................. 6 | 3. | .. |
| 25 Screw Drivers .................. 8 | 2. | — |
| 500 Musket & Pistol Flints — 3 | 15. | — |
| 2000 Musket & Pistol Cartridges — 3 | 60. | — |
| 6 teams Musket Cartridge Paper .250 | 15. | — |
| 3 lbs Musket Cartridge Threads 67 | 2. | 1. |
| 1. Drum ........................... | 8. | — |
| 1 Fife ............................. | | 67— |
| Dollars | 2666. | 1. |
Note.
Guns and their Apparatus not included as the Contract price of those last made will best determine their cost.
Type
Document
Description
Estimate of military stores for a warship carrying sixteen 6 pound cannon.
Date
1798
Document number
1798999989155
Page start
92
Note
Date based on context of document.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable items
warship
guns
military stores
six pounders
round shot
grape shot
iron bottoms
pins
flannel cartridges
paper cartridges
tubes
reeds with wooden caps
priming horns
slow match
sticks portfire
lint stocks
portfire stocks
powder
muskets
bayonets
pistols
cutlasses
boarding pikes
cartouch boxes
brushes and wire
screwdrivres
musket flints
pistol flints
cartrtidges
drum
fife
apparatus


