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Estimate of Salaries and Rents in the Ordinance Department

Estimate of salaries and rents in Philadelphia for Department of Ordnance for the year 1801. Copy of this document was forwarded to the War Office, City of Washington on 8 Oct 1800.

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Washington

Samuel Hodgdon

clerks

Ordnance Department

John Williams

John Harris

William Bass

laborers

John Nicholson

John Nicholsen

Mr. Steinmetz

Second Presbyterian Church

Mr. West

Allisone

Philadelphia

Washington

War Office

Ordnance Department

Campington

Schuylkill

Race Street, Philadelphia

Water Street, Philadelphia

Market Street Meeting House

Library

salaries

rent

military stores

arms

warehouse

wharf

gun house

magazine

cellar

lot of ground

store corner

store

library

buildings

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Estimate of Salaries and Rents in the Ordnance Department in the City of Philadelphia and its vicinity for the year 1801.
Dec 12 997 {6y?]
Original forwarded to the war office City of Washington on the 3rd day of October 1800.
[Stamped: Received from State Dep't. Novr. 24, 1894. R.P.O. 401310]
Estimate of Salaries and Rents in the Ordnance Department in the City of Philadelphia for the year 1801.
Salaries
Samuel Hodgdon Esq Superintendant of MIlitary Stores Dolls 1500 √
Three Clerks in the Office of the Superintendent of Military Stores 2,100√
John Willmer, Messenger Dol 300.√
[Subtotal 1500 + 2100 + 300] Dolls 3,900
W John Harris, Store Keeper 1200√
William Bass, Clerk in the Military Stores 500√
Six Labourers, in the Military Stores 2160√
John Nicholson, Senr, Inspector of Arms 840√
John Nicholson, Junr, Assitant Inspector of Arms 360√
[Subtotal] 5160
[Total 3900 + 5160] 9,060
Rents
Rent of Warehouse on Mr. Steinmetz's Wharf 960√
Rent of Ground in Campington on which the Gun House and Shot Stores stand 150√
Rent of one half of the Magazine near Schuylkill 500√
Rent of a lot of ground in Campington, property of the 2d Presbyterian Church 66√
Rent of a Cellar in Luth Alley 40√
Rent of Store corner of Race and Water Streets 266.67√
Rent of a ^[insert] Mr Patmon's [/insert] Cellar in South Alley Market Street 120√
do of Mr. West's Stores 512√
do of Market Street Meeting House Cellar 200√
do of Allibone's Stores 700√
do Half of the Cellar under the Library 175√
Rent of Ground in Campington on which the Gun House and Shot Stores stand 150√
Rent of one half of the Magazine near Schuylkill 500√
Rent of a lot of ground in Campington, property of the 2d Presbyterian Church 66√
Rent of a Cellar in Luth Alley 40√
Rent of Store corner of Race and Water Streets 266.67√
Rent of a ^[insert] Mr Patmon's [/insert] Cellar in South Alley Market Street 120√
do of Mr. West's Stores 512√
do of Market Street Meeting House Cellar 200√
do of Allibone's Stores 700√
do Half of the Cellar under the Library 175√
do of Mr. Vase's Stores 288√
[Subtotal] 3,937.67
[Subtotal] 12,997.67
Ditto for an Office for Superintendent of Stores after the 1st January next 266/3
Six [undecipherable] and Wood for [Octb?] 250
[Subtotal] 12,997.67 [+] 556.67 [=] Ds. 13,554.34
Note- As the Buildings erecting for the Public on Schuylkill are in considerable forwardness, it is probable the Stores will all be removed in the course of six months. If so, one half of the amount only may be estimated.
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[Marginalia - equations as follows]
4494.67 [+] 250 [blank]
4494.34 [-] 556.67=3,937.67
3937.67 [+] 556.67 [=] 4494.34
40 [+] 250 [+] 266.67 [=] 556.67