Letterbook

Report of Ordnance & Stores

Informs Knox that he has forwarded various stores and ordnance that were requested and includes the cost of each. He has given Morrow certificates for cleaning French carbines and laying axes.

1787

03

12

West Point

Henry Knox

William Price

Francis Duncan

James Morrow

West Point

brass pieces of ordnance

carriages and implements

enclosed invoice

tube boxes

drag ropes

side boxes

brass plate with the Indian on it

transportation

shillings

certificate

cleaning

French carbines

new laying

axes

rate

arms

private work

object worth his attention

little expense

gallons of oil

guns

employ

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9

1

West Point March 12, 1787

Sir

I have forwarded by Mr. James Duncan the [two undecipherable words]pieces of ordnance which you directed in your letter of January 3rd 1787 with their carriages and implements agreeable to the Enclosed Invoice, the [undecipherable word], tube boxes, and drag boxes are [ink blot] nailed [undecipherable word] in the side boxes, also the [undecipherable word] plat with the Indian on it--

I have agreed with Mr. Duncan for the [undecipherable word] which is thirty six shillings, but have not paid him--

I have given Mr. James [undecipherable last name] a certificate [undecipherable word] four hundred and eighty French carbines for the United States agreeable to your letter of January 3rd 1787 at 19/96 of a Dollar each amounting to seventy five Dollars--

Also one for his New [undecipherable word] three hundred and twenty eight axes agreeable to your Letter of December 8, 1786, amounting in the whole to sixty one pounds five shillings at the following Rate Viz 174 Axes Layed with Steel only is 3/6 each...[symbol for British Pounds Sterling] 30:9:0 154 Axes do [for ditto] with Iron & Steel as 4/ at .... 30:16:0 [line drawn under the 174 & 154 to show addition] 328 Total [line drawn under the two sums to indicate addition] [symbol for British Pounds Sterling] 61:5:0

Mr. [undecipherable last name] is now going down to see if you intend that any of the Arms at this place shall be [undecipherable word, repaired?] this season, if not, he intends having this place as all the Private work he can get to do will not be an object worth his attention.

If you should think proper to employ him then there may be a considerable number of Arms [undecipherable word] [undecipherable notation] out that could be repaired with a Little Expense

I hope to find the two Gallons of oil which I requested to be [undecipherable word] last fall to oil the Guns on the [undecipherable word rocks?]

I am Sir

The Honorable Major Genl Knox Secretary at War