List of Military Stores for the Frigate Constitution
Item
Type
Document
Title
List of Military Stores for the Frigate Constitution
Description
List of Military Stores intended for the frigate Constitution.
year created
1798
month created
04
author
in collection
created note
Three dates are listed on the document, the last being 04/09/1798.
notable person/group
War Office
Marines
notable location
Boston
notable item/thing
list of military stores
Frigate Constitution
150 muskets with bayonets and cartouche boxes
200 hand grenades [granades]
5 tons of sheet lead
24 tin lanterns [lantherns]
3600 rounds of shot for 26 pounders
100 boarding axes
12 blunder busses
15000 musket balls
20000 pistol balls
2 copper pumps
100 boarding or quarter pikes
100 pairs of pistols
200 cutlasses
750 stools of grape and cannister shot for 24 pounders
12 pounders
450 double-headed chain shot
1750 rounds of shot
60 muskets and accoutrements complete for Marines
document number
1798049928000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XJQ23 (3 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | B:152 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | XJQ23a (3 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | B:152 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Department | [unknown] | [n/a] |