List of articles on board sloop Mayflower
Document 1798List of articles on board Mayflower addressed to Captain Truxtun for the frigate Constellation.
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List of Articles on Board the Sloop — May Flower, addressed to Captain Truxton — viz! —
10 Boxes of Tallow & Wax Candles. —
2 ditto ditto — " — Do Moulds. —
1 Slate and Pencil.
1 Pooter Ink Stand.
1 Day Book.
1 Memorandum Book.
1 Book to keep the Acct of Hospital Stores
5 Quires of Foolscap Paper. —
5 ditto " Letter. Ditto
200 Quills.
2 Boxes Wafers.
3 Paper Inkstands
1 Pound of Black Sand.
2 Quires Blotting Paper.
100 Yards of Table Linen
½ tt Scotch Thread.
18 Do Sago.
4tts Salip.
6tt Tapioca.
12tt Essence of Spruce
252 Cannister Shot - 24 Pdrs
156 Ditto 12 Do
200 Ditto 3 pr Do Howitzers
24 Sailors
24 Pint Cups riveted.
6 Sauce Pans.
4 Camp Kettles.
2 Copper Tea Kettles.
4 tin Tea Pots
24 Iron Spoons
12 Tea Spoons
2 Tea Canisters
2 Pewter Bed Pans
2 Do Chamber Pots
2 Candlesticks
4 Sconces
24 Silver Tea Spoons
and
all the Hospital Stores ordered. —
Type
Document
Description
List of articles on board Mayflower addressed to Captain Truxtun for the frigate Constellation.
Date
06/1798
Author
Document number
1798069992401
Notable persons
Secretary of War
War Department
Truxton
Notable locations
Baltimore
Maryland
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Notable items
candles
pencil
slate
ink stand
day book
memorandum book
hospital stores
foolscap paper
quills
wafers
boxes
inkstands
blanksand
blotting paper
table linen
yards
scotch thread
tapioca
essence of spruce
cannister shot
pint cups
sauce pans
camp kettles
copper tea kettles
tea pots
iron spoons
tea cannister
pewter bed pans
chamber pots
candlesticks
silver teaspoons