Estimate of Military Stores Wanted for Three Frigates
Document 1797Estimate of stores for frigates on hand which need to be repaired or replenished, as well as what needs to be procured.
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Estimate of Military Stores wanted for the Three Frigates
800 Muskets & Bayonets
700 Barrels Powder of Kinds)
600 Hand Granades
15 Tons Sheet Lead
6 Doz Tin Lanthorns
½ Dark Ditto
¼ " battle supposed side Do
42 Blunderbusses (wanting Repairs)
300 Blades or Spears (answering for)
Boarding Pikes, wanting repairs
& Staves
350 Cutlasses, but not of Modern Construction
probably may not Answer
250 pairs of Pistols, wanting repairs
3000 Round Shot for 24 pounders
4,476 Round Shot ———— do ———— Elkton
2131 do —— do —— do —— Springfield
709 — do — do — do — do Manchester
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10 Brass Howitzers 8 Inch Springfield
8 ditto ———————— ditto ———— Albany
To be procured
300 Boarding Axes
" 2 Blunderbusses
105 Battle or Side Lanthorns
24 Single Lanthorns No 1
24 — ditto ————— No 2
[at Philadelphia]
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Description
Estimate of stores for frigates on hand which need to be repaired or replenished, as well as what needs to be procured.
Date
1797
Author
Document number
9999999989255
Page start
43
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Elkton
Springfield
Manchester
Albany
Notable items
estimate
frigates
muskets and bayonets
powder
hand grenades
sheet lead
lanterns
dark lanterns
side lanterns
blunderbusses
repairs
blades on spears
boarding pikes
staves
cutlasses
pistols
round shot
brass howitzers
inch
boarding axes
single lanthorns
doubleheaded chain shot
24 pounders
stools
grape shot
24 pounders
12 punders
rounds
musket balls
pistol balls
lead
speaking trumpets

