Estimate of the expense to transport bells from Carlisle to New York City
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Estimate of the expense to transport bells from Carlisle to New York City
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of the expense of transporting nine bells belonging to the churches in New York from Carlisle to New York by order of the Continental Congress
year created
1784
month created
06
day created
19
in collection
in image
author note
unknown
notable person/group
Congress
notable location
Carlisle
New York
notable item/thing
transporting
bells
churches
order
paid
document number
1784061990055
page start
12
transcription
Estimate for cleaning & stamping 1000 mus-
kets & Bayonets -------Philada, June 17 1784
9th
1000 muskets & Bayonets paid @4. £100 [£100 is underlined]
Estimate of the expense of transporting 9 Bells
belonging to the Churches in New York from Carlisle to
this City agreeable to the order of Congress, June 19, 1786
9 Bells wt 49,,0,,0 [undecipherable, pertains to weight of bells]-------paid @7/6 £18,,7,,6
10th
Estimate of the sum necessary for the payment of the undermentioned
Account -------------------------July 5 1784
Perkins and Nicholson for cleaning repairing & stamping
One thousand Muskets and Bayonets-----paid @4 ea---£100,,_,_
Estimate for Additional pay due sundry Soldiers for services performed
at West Point, and for a balance due on Mr. Christopher Ellergy's wood and
Storage Accounts------------------Jul 15 1784
6018 days work-------------@[undecipherable] pday------£300,,18-
Balance due on Mr Ellery's wood and storage account-------paid 64,,12,6 [over] 364,,10,6
Estimate of the sum necessary for the payment of the undermentioned
Account--------July [undecipherable--probably 21st] 1784
Perkins & Nicholson for cleaning [undecipherable] Muskets & Bayonets @[undecipherable] ---£100___
kets & Bayonets -------Philada, June 17 1784
9th
1000 muskets & Bayonets paid @4. £100 [£100 is underlined]
Estimate of the expense of transporting 9 Bells
belonging to the Churches in New York from Carlisle to
this City agreeable to the order of Congress, June 19, 1786
9 Bells wt 49,,0,,0 [undecipherable, pertains to weight of bells]-------paid @7/6 £18,,7,,6
10th
Estimate of the sum necessary for the payment of the undermentioned
Account -------------------------July 5 1784
Perkins and Nicholson for cleaning repairing & stamping
One thousand Muskets and Bayonets-----paid @4 ea---£100,,_,_
Estimate for Additional pay due sundry Soldiers for services performed
at West Point, and for a balance due on Mr. Christopher Ellergy's wood and
Storage Accounts------------------Jul 15 1784
6018 days work-------------@[undecipherable] pday------£300,,18-
Balance due on Mr Ellery's wood and storage account-------paid 64,,12,6 [over] 364,,10,6
Estimate of the sum necessary for the payment of the undermentioned
Account--------July [undecipherable--probably 21st] 1784
Perkins & Nicholson for cleaning [undecipherable] Muskets & Bayonets @[undecipherable] ---£100___
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DFE01 (71 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V: 148, P: 83 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Quartermaster General's Department | [unknown] | [n/a] |