invoice captured British store-ship Nancy
Jan 4, 2021 18:31:15 GMT -7
Black Hand, brokennock, and 2 more like this
Post by spence on Jan 4, 2021 18:31:15 GMT -7
Here's an invoice of a British cargo ship captured by the Rebels in 1775 which might be of interest. The number and variety of items is impressive.
Spence
***********************
THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE
January 13, 1776
Invoice of Stores on board the NANCY, Store-Ship, ROBERT HUNTER, Master, taken by the Schooner LEE, Captain MANLY.
Laden on board the Nancy store ship, Mr. John Wilkinson contractor, and Robert Hunter master, the undermentioned particulars, to be by them transported to Boston, in North America (the danger of the seas except) and there delivered to John Grant , Esq; commissary and paymaster to the train of artillery in North America, being in farther part of Col Cleveland's demand. By order of the Board, the 26th of July, 1775.
MUSKETS, with bayonets, scabbards, and steel rammers, 2000. Cartouch boxes, with belts and frogs, 2000. Tanned leather slings, 2000.
Flints: Wall piece 250, in one keg; musket, 100,000, in fifty kegs; carbine, 5000, in two kegs.
Forge bellows, one pair; hand bellows, double blasted, three pairs. Budge barrels, copper hooped, fifteen. Kit brushes, six.
Fifty hand barrows, and fifty wheel barrows. Callipers, one pair of brass, one pair of iron ditto, and 100 yards of canvas. Chalk, four hundred weight. Spare traveling carriages, twelve pounders, heavy, 11.
Empty paper cartridges, twelve-pounders, 10,000, in ten three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 99 to 108. Six ditto, 5,000, in three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 109 to 111. Four ditto, 2,500, in one three-quarter ton vat, No˙ 112. Three ditto, 3,000, in one ditto, No˙ 113.
Flags: Union, small, one; ordnance jack, two.
Pincers: For drawing fuzes, six pairs; common ditto, twelve.
Funnels of plate, ten; ditto, for shells, copper of sorts, six.
Hammers for vents, fifty, No˙ 114 to 119.
Park pickets, shod, twenty-five. Handerow levers, six feet, twenty-five.
Harness, horse, thills, with cart saddles, eighty; bit halters, one hundred; traces, twenty; wanties, eighty; in eighteen three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 57 to 74.
Harness, men's, twelve to a set, 200, in twenty three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 37 to 56.
Tanned hides, fifteen; laboratory kettle, one; copper ladles, without staves, 24-pounders, seven; 12 ditto, seventeen; 6 ditto, ten; 3 ditto, two; iron melting ladles, twelve; Muscovy lanterns, thirteen; tin ditto, ten; dark ditto, fifteen, No˙ 114 to 119.
Marline: Twenty skeins tarred, and ten white.
Brads, 5,000 of one inch, and 5,000 of one inch and a half. Sponge tacks, 5,000. Nails, small copper, 2,000; 4,000 of streak, and 90,000 quarter rose, No˙ 114 to 119.
Camp kettles, 50, in four three-quarters and one-quarter ton vats, No˙ 120 to 124.
Oil: One barrel of olive, in seven jars, and one barrel of train, in fourteen jars.
Cartridge paper, 12-pounders, sixty reams, in 24 three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 75 to 98.
Perpendiculars, new pattern, two; rafts, half-round, twelve, No˙ 114 to 119.
Anvil, for smiths, one.
White rope, coils, 2 of four inches and a half, 1 of three inches, and 2 of one and a half.
Sheepskins, 25 dozens, in twenty-five bundles.
Sheets of tin for case shot, three boxes.
Shot: Musket, 31 tons, 500 pounds, in six hundred and twenty-five boxes. Buck, 1,200 pounds, in eight barrels and four boxes.
Spikes: Eight-inch, 10,000, in twenty weight powder barrels, No˙ 1 to 20; seven-inch ditto, 10,000, in sixteen twenty weight powder barrels, No˙ 21 to 36.
Spare sponge and rammer heads: Ten of 24-pounders, fifteen of 12, thirty of 6, and six of 3. Twenty-five pair of scissors. Three pair of brass scales. Weights from four pounds to a quarter of an ounce, three piles, No˙ 114 to 119.
Staves, spare, for ladles, &c˙, 100. Thread, 200 weight, in a half-ton vat, No˙ 120.
Twine, 100 weight, in a quarter-ton vat, No˙ 121.
Round-shot: Twelve-pounders, 3,000; six-pounders, 4,000. Junk, 10 tons.
Mortar-beds for land service: Three of 13 inches, four of 10, and four of 8.
Ammunition wagons, seven. Carbines, with bayonets, scabbards, and steel rammers, seventy-five. Carbine cartouch-boxes, with belts and frogs, seventy-five. Tanned leather slings, seventy-five. In three chests.
Handspikes, one hundred.
Camp-kettles, with frying-pan covers, one hundred, in 10 three-quarter ton vats.
Laboratory Stores.
Carcasses, round, thirteen inches, 50, in fifty boxes; oblong, eight inches, 100, in thirty-four boxes.
Shot fixed to wood bottoms: Round, twenty-four pounders, 160, in twenty boxes; twelve-pounders, 1,080, in ninety boxes; six-pounders, 2,720, in ninety-eight boxes; three-pounders, 96, in three boxes. Case: twenty-four pounders, 72, in nine boxes; twelve-pounders, 1,280, in one hundred and seven boxes; six-pounders, 1,416, in fifty-one boxes; three-pounders, 96, in three boxes. Eight-inch howitzers, 30, in ten boxes; five and a half-inch howitzers, 100, in ten boxes.
Empty flannel cartridges: Heavy, twenty-four pounders, 1,500, in a case, No˙ 21; twelve-pounders, 2,000, in a case, No˙ 23. Light, six-pounders, 5,800, in a case, No˙ 20.
Fixed fuzes, four and two-fifths, 8,440, in two cases, Nos˙ 6 and 7.
Empty shells: Thirteen inches, 100; ten ditto, 100; eight ditto, 50; five and a half ditto, 100. In thirteen boxes.
Tin tubes, fixed: Six-pounders, light, 16,000, in a case, No˙ 14.
Bottoms of wood for mortars, thirteen inches, 100.
Iron round-shot, one-pounders, 20,000, in two hundred boxes.
Covers of cured paper, twenty-four pounders, 1,050, in a case, No˙ 33; twelve-pounders, 3,600, in two cases, Nos˙ 37 and 38; six-pounders, 2,800, in one case, No˙ 42.
Caps of cartridge paper: Twenty-four pounders, 1,050, in a case, No˙ 33; twelve-pounders, 3,600, in two cases, Nos˙ 37 and 38; six-pounders, 2,800, in No˙ 42.
Mealed powder, two barrels, in a case, No˙ 48.
Portfires, long and small, one hundred dozen, in a case, No˙ 28.
Empty flannel cartridges, twelve-pounders, light, 1,500, in No˙ 28.
Board' s order, August 11, 1775.
One brass mortar of thirteen inches, with a complete mortar-bed, to be delivered to Captain Stehelin.
Board' s order, August 9, 1775.
Watchcoats, thirty-two, in 2 half-ton vats, Nos˙ 125 and 126. Two reams of muster-rolls, one ditto pay-lists, and one dozen of the articles of war, in a quarter-ton vat, No˙ 129.
For Mr˙ Durnford: B˙ BLIGHT.
Office of Ordnance, September 1, 1775.
A true copy from the original:
STEPHEN MOYLAN.
P. S. Two brass six-pounders on board the brig.
************************
Spence
***********************
THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE
January 13, 1776
Invoice of Stores on board the NANCY, Store-Ship, ROBERT HUNTER, Master, taken by the Schooner LEE, Captain MANLY.
Laden on board the Nancy store ship, Mr. John Wilkinson contractor, and Robert Hunter master, the undermentioned particulars, to be by them transported to Boston, in North America (the danger of the seas except) and there delivered to John Grant , Esq; commissary and paymaster to the train of artillery in North America, being in farther part of Col Cleveland's demand. By order of the Board, the 26th of July, 1775.
MUSKETS, with bayonets, scabbards, and steel rammers, 2000. Cartouch boxes, with belts and frogs, 2000. Tanned leather slings, 2000.
Flints: Wall piece 250, in one keg; musket, 100,000, in fifty kegs; carbine, 5000, in two kegs.
Forge bellows, one pair; hand bellows, double blasted, three pairs. Budge barrels, copper hooped, fifteen. Kit brushes, six.
Fifty hand barrows, and fifty wheel barrows. Callipers, one pair of brass, one pair of iron ditto, and 100 yards of canvas. Chalk, four hundred weight. Spare traveling carriages, twelve pounders, heavy, 11.
Empty paper cartridges, twelve-pounders, 10,000, in ten three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 99 to 108. Six ditto, 5,000, in three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 109 to 111. Four ditto, 2,500, in one three-quarter ton vat, No˙ 112. Three ditto, 3,000, in one ditto, No˙ 113.
Flags: Union, small, one; ordnance jack, two.
Pincers: For drawing fuzes, six pairs; common ditto, twelve.
Funnels of plate, ten; ditto, for shells, copper of sorts, six.
Hammers for vents, fifty, No˙ 114 to 119.
Park pickets, shod, twenty-five. Handerow levers, six feet, twenty-five.
Harness, horse, thills, with cart saddles, eighty; bit halters, one hundred; traces, twenty; wanties, eighty; in eighteen three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 57 to 74.
Harness, men's, twelve to a set, 200, in twenty three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 37 to 56.
Tanned hides, fifteen; laboratory kettle, one; copper ladles, without staves, 24-pounders, seven; 12 ditto, seventeen; 6 ditto, ten; 3 ditto, two; iron melting ladles, twelve; Muscovy lanterns, thirteen; tin ditto, ten; dark ditto, fifteen, No˙ 114 to 119.
Marline: Twenty skeins tarred, and ten white.
Brads, 5,000 of one inch, and 5,000 of one inch and a half. Sponge tacks, 5,000. Nails, small copper, 2,000; 4,000 of streak, and 90,000 quarter rose, No˙ 114 to 119.
Camp kettles, 50, in four three-quarters and one-quarter ton vats, No˙ 120 to 124.
Oil: One barrel of olive, in seven jars, and one barrel of train, in fourteen jars.
Cartridge paper, 12-pounders, sixty reams, in 24 three-quarter ton vats, No˙ 75 to 98.
Perpendiculars, new pattern, two; rafts, half-round, twelve, No˙ 114 to 119.
Anvil, for smiths, one.
White rope, coils, 2 of four inches and a half, 1 of three inches, and 2 of one and a half.
Sheepskins, 25 dozens, in twenty-five bundles.
Sheets of tin for case shot, three boxes.
Shot: Musket, 31 tons, 500 pounds, in six hundred and twenty-five boxes. Buck, 1,200 pounds, in eight barrels and four boxes.
Spikes: Eight-inch, 10,000, in twenty weight powder barrels, No˙ 1 to 20; seven-inch ditto, 10,000, in sixteen twenty weight powder barrels, No˙ 21 to 36.
Spare sponge and rammer heads: Ten of 24-pounders, fifteen of 12, thirty of 6, and six of 3. Twenty-five pair of scissors. Three pair of brass scales. Weights from four pounds to a quarter of an ounce, three piles, No˙ 114 to 119.
Staves, spare, for ladles, &c˙, 100. Thread, 200 weight, in a half-ton vat, No˙ 120.
Twine, 100 weight, in a quarter-ton vat, No˙ 121.
Round-shot: Twelve-pounders, 3,000; six-pounders, 4,000. Junk, 10 tons.
Mortar-beds for land service: Three of 13 inches, four of 10, and four of 8.
Ammunition wagons, seven. Carbines, with bayonets, scabbards, and steel rammers, seventy-five. Carbine cartouch-boxes, with belts and frogs, seventy-five. Tanned leather slings, seventy-five. In three chests.
Handspikes, one hundred.
Camp-kettles, with frying-pan covers, one hundred, in 10 three-quarter ton vats.
Laboratory Stores.
Carcasses, round, thirteen inches, 50, in fifty boxes; oblong, eight inches, 100, in thirty-four boxes.
Shot fixed to wood bottoms: Round, twenty-four pounders, 160, in twenty boxes; twelve-pounders, 1,080, in ninety boxes; six-pounders, 2,720, in ninety-eight boxes; three-pounders, 96, in three boxes. Case: twenty-four pounders, 72, in nine boxes; twelve-pounders, 1,280, in one hundred and seven boxes; six-pounders, 1,416, in fifty-one boxes; three-pounders, 96, in three boxes. Eight-inch howitzers, 30, in ten boxes; five and a half-inch howitzers, 100, in ten boxes.
Empty flannel cartridges: Heavy, twenty-four pounders, 1,500, in a case, No˙ 21; twelve-pounders, 2,000, in a case, No˙ 23. Light, six-pounders, 5,800, in a case, No˙ 20.
Fixed fuzes, four and two-fifths, 8,440, in two cases, Nos˙ 6 and 7.
Empty shells: Thirteen inches, 100; ten ditto, 100; eight ditto, 50; five and a half ditto, 100. In thirteen boxes.
Tin tubes, fixed: Six-pounders, light, 16,000, in a case, No˙ 14.
Bottoms of wood for mortars, thirteen inches, 100.
Iron round-shot, one-pounders, 20,000, in two hundred boxes.
Covers of cured paper, twenty-four pounders, 1,050, in a case, No˙ 33; twelve-pounders, 3,600, in two cases, Nos˙ 37 and 38; six-pounders, 2,800, in one case, No˙ 42.
Caps of cartridge paper: Twenty-four pounders, 1,050, in a case, No˙ 33; twelve-pounders, 3,600, in two cases, Nos˙ 37 and 38; six-pounders, 2,800, in No˙ 42.
Mealed powder, two barrels, in a case, No˙ 48.
Portfires, long and small, one hundred dozen, in a case, No˙ 28.
Empty flannel cartridges, twelve-pounders, light, 1,500, in No˙ 28.
Board' s order, August 11, 1775.
One brass mortar of thirteen inches, with a complete mortar-bed, to be delivered to Captain Stehelin.
Board' s order, August 9, 1775.
Watchcoats, thirty-two, in 2 half-ton vats, Nos˙ 125 and 126. Two reams of muster-rolls, one ditto pay-lists, and one dozen of the articles of war, in a quarter-ton vat, No˙ 129.
For Mr˙ Durnford: B˙ BLIGHT.
Office of Ordnance, September 1, 1775.
A true copy from the original:
STEPHEN MOYLAN.
P. S. Two brass six-pounders on board the brig.
************************
