Sundries for the Frigate "United States"

Item

Type

Copy of document

Title

Sundries for the Frigate "United States"

Description

A ten-page list of sundries for the Frigate "United States," commanded by Captain John Barry.

year created

1798

month created

07

day created

12

author

recipient

in image

note

Neither the author nor recipient is shown but, based on content, the author is presumed to be John Harris, Keeper of Military Stores, and the recipient, Captain John Barry, Commander of the Frigate "United States."

notable person/group

John Barry
John Harris

notable item/thing

Frigate United States
frigate
military supplies
steelyards
brass seals
brass weights
tin funnels
bass cock
gallon measures
half gallon measures
quart measures
pint measures
half pint measures
gill meaures sealing wax
black ink powder
paper
cartridge paper
pocket ink stand
box of wafers
sand box
slate
pencil
penknife
round ruler
blank book
sand
ink stand
compass
patent lamps
horse shoe magnet
hour glass
hourglass
pocket half hour glass
signal
pilot for the West Indias
books
chart
signal flags
jacks
copper funnel
ensign
chamber pots
basins
punning pans
flower boxes
pepper box
coffee pot
sauce pan
cheese toaster
tea kettle
soup ladle
cullender
tea spoons
candles
musket ball
pistol ball
speaking trumpets
green half thicks
table knives
forks
boarding pikes
powder horns
cutlasses
flannel cartridges
cannon cartridge
slow match
flints
lanthorns
lanters
boarding axes
sheep skins
rope handles
shot
round shot
bar shot
chopping axes
tompions
stools
frames
panes of glass
powder
pistols
muskets
stocks
rammers sponge
rammer heads
sponge heads
ladles
staves
paintbrushes
skeets
nails
book
books
sherry wine
Lisbon wine
port wine
wine
molasses
brandy
oatmeal
raisins
tea
allspice
mustard
pepper
ginger
meal
barley
chocolate
lemon juice
rice
sugar
porter
linseed oil
vinegar
tamarind
sage
tapioca
spruce
pots
cups
camp kettles
spoons
canisters
bed pans
sconces
coopers tools
blocks
oakum
pumps
hides
cordage
yarn
lead
boiled oil
paint
verdigris
vermillion
turpentine
pitch
brooms
brushes
twine
thread
needles
hooks
thimbles
staples
mattresses
knife
hoops
shave
flags
chalk
spermaceti oil
cogs
jackets
hats
trousers
drawers
shirts
shoes
frocks
bandages
blankets
rugs
hammers
beeswax
tallow
hoses
twine
duck
hammocks
sacking bottoms
tarpaulins
awnings
jolly boat
sails
jibs
mizens

document number

1798071290001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (11 pages) XLF23 (11 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection B: 711, F: 2
[view document] (11 pages) XLF23a (11 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection B: 711, F: 2

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Harris [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Captain John Barry [unknown] [n/a]