Estimate of Quartermaster Supplies for Army of 20,000 Men
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Estimate of Quartermaster Supplies for Army of 20,000 Men
Description
A thorough estimate of the supplies needed for an army of 20,000 men, not counting contingent expenses such as repairs, transportation, etc.
short description
Estimate of Quartermaster Supplies for Army of 20,000 Men
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
11
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
author note
Samuel Hodgdon
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
infantry
cavalry
artillerists
saddler
smiths
ironmongers
ship carpenters
house carpenters
troops
artificers
notable location
Philadelphia
forts
garrison places
barracks
notable item/thing
estimate
quarter masters supplies
shipping
small vessels
boats
timber
lumber
ironmongery
scythes
scythe rifles
scythe stones
rings
spikes
nails
bar iron
nail rods
steel
horse shoes
horse shoe nails
cutting boxes
cutting knives
sickles
scales and weights
chalk
glue
iron wire
twine
frows
crowbars
grindstones
saddlers tools
knives
tacks
hammers
rubbers
pincers
needles
thimbles
creasing irons
bridle wheels
punches
pricking irons
braces
strainers
brushes
saddles
bridles
pack saddles
leather
mail pillions
mail straps
smiths tools
bellows
hand vises
anvils
brickirons
sledges
tongs
cold chisels
paring knives
buttresses
rasps
nail stakes
screw places and bits
traveling forges
files
coal
tools
broad axes
pit saws
augurs
caulking irons
mallets
scrapers
gimlets
sail needles
intrenching tools
spades and shovels
picks
wheel barrows
hand barrows
drilling tools
hoes
mattocks
felling axes
mortising axes
hatchets
adzes
whip saws
cross cut saws
hand saws
wood saws
sawsetts
planes
drawing knives
chisels
gouges
centrebits
bit stocks
iron squares
rules
compasses
chalk lines
gauges
stationery
writing paper
wrapping paper
ink powder
quills
sealing wax
sealing wafers
inkstands
penknives
pencils
ledgers
journals
wastebooks
blank books
orderly books
camp equipage
marquees
poles
horsemens tents
wall tents
common tents
camp kettles
iron cups
iron spoons
tin measures
funnels
wooden bowls
buckets
canteens
knapsacks
bags
leather portmanteaux
valises
canvas valises
spelter solder
borax
tin
turkey oil stones
rub stones
rosin
white lead
Spanish whiting
window glass
masons trowels
tent lines
sewing thread
ticklenburgh
bunting
lamp black
prussian blue
paint brushes
silk
sheet iron
wagon screws
topsail duck
canvas
tar
lanterns
transportation
expenses
pay
repairs
building
horses
extra supplies of forage
naval equipment
medicines
document number
1798051128755
page start
106
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | YHA10 (115 pages) | Collection: Register of Estimated Requirements for Military Supplies kept by Samuel Hodgdon and William Irvine, Jan 1796-Feb 1805. (RG45) | V: 111, P: 106-112 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |