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No. 6.
A Report of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, with all the implements for the service of the Artillery, at FORT MONTGOMERY, MAY 31, 1776.
| Number of Cannon. |
Size—Pounders. |
Metal. |
Carriages, Garrison. |
Sponges with Rammers. |
Ladles with Worms. |
Ladles without Worms. |
Worms without Ladles. |
Primer. |
Cartridges, filled. |
Round-shot. |
Wads. |
Pompions. |
Aprons, Lead. |
Aprons, Canvass. |
Priming-wires. |
Bits. |
Powder-horns. |
Linstocks. |
Handspikes. |
Slow-matches, in Quoits. |
Junk, in pounds. |
Cordage. |
Sheet Lead—pounds. |
Cartridge-paper—reams. |
Lanthorns. |
Gin, with apparatus complete. |
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Iron. |
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119 |
120 |
230 |
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10 |
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12 |
18 |
24 |
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200 |
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WINTHROP SARGENT, Captain-Lieutenant of Artillery.
To the Right Hon. William Earl of Stirling, Brig. Gen.
A Report of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, with all the implements for the service of the Artillery, at FORT CONSTITUTION, MAY 30, 1776.
| Number of Cannon. |
Size—Pounders. |
Metal. |
Carriages, Garrison. |
Carriages, name unknown. |
Sponges with Rammers. |
Ladles with Worms. |
Cartridges, filled. |
Cartridges, empty. |
Cartridge Cases. |
Round Shot. |
Double-headed Shot. |
Chain Shot. |
Star Shot. |
Grape Shot. |
Canister Shot. |
Empty Canisters. |
Wads. |
Cannon Covers. |
Formers |
Copper Measures. |
Aprons. |
Pompions. |
Priming-wires |
Powder horns. |
Linstocks. |
Handspikes. |
Budge barrels. |
Lanthorns |
Six-ounce Shot, Lead—pounds |
Cartridge-paper, in reams. |
Junk, for Wads—pounds. |
Sheet Lead. |
Hand Grenades. |
Slow-matches. |
Powder—77 qr. casks and 1½ bls |
Small Gin, with its Apparatus. |
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12 |
Iron |
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1470 |
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6 |
20 |
62 |
80 |
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6 |
493 |
10½ |
300 |
144 |
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319 |
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1925 |
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do. |
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4 |
21 |
752 |
12 |
1010 |
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108 |
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6 |
do. |
16 |
2 |
16 |
7 |
26 |
1217 |
12 |
900 |
314 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
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108 |
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do. |
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64 |
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do. |
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WINTHROP SARGENT, Captain-Lieutenant of Artillery.
To the Right Hon. William. Earl of Stirling, Brig. Gen.
An Account of Artillery Stores at FORT CONSTITUTION, MAY 29, 1776.
| Cannons, mounted, of 9-pounders |
13 |
| Do. |
do. |
6-pounders |
22 |
| Do. |
do. |
4-pounders |
8 |
| Cannons, unmounted, 6-pounders |
22 |
| Do. |
do. |
4-pounders |
8 |
| Do. |
do. |
3-pounders |
4 |
| Do. |
do. |
2-pounders |
2 |
| At New-Windsor, Cannons, 6-pounders |
7 |
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Total Cannon |
86 |
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| Round Shot, of 9-pounders |
1010 |
| Do. |
6-pounders |
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900 |
| Do. |
4-pounders |
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654 |
| Do. |
3-pounders |
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86 |
| Double-headed Shot, of 6-pounders |
314 |
| Do. |
do. |
4-pounders |
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12 |
| 6 oz. Grape Shot, lead |
wt. lbs. |
493 |
| Musket Ball |
wt. lbs. |
174 |
| Tin Canisters for 4-pound Grape Shot |
100 |
| Sponges and Rammers,covered, |
9-pounders. |
13 |
| Do. |
do. |
do. |
6-pounders. |
10 |
| Do. |
do. |
do. |
4-pounders. |
8 |
| Sponges, uncovered, |
9-pounders |
6 |
| Do. |
do. |
6-pounders |
6 |
| Ladles and Worms, |
9-pounders |
4 |
| Do. |
do. |
6-pounders |
7 |
Do. |
do. |
4-pounders |
6 |
| Powder-homs, empty |
10 |
| Show match |
lbs. |
319 |
| Brimstone |
lbs. |
3 |
| Chain Shot, 6-pounders |
12 |
| Star Shot, 6-pounders |
7 |
| Quarter-casks of Powder |
77 |
| Powder in a flour barrel and half |
250 |
| Musket-cartridges |
3100 |
| Cartridges, filled, |
9-pounders |
21 |
| Do. |
do. |
6-pounders |
26 |
| Do. |
do. |
4-pounders |
16 |
| Empty Cartridges, |
12-pounders |
1470 |
| Do. |
do. |
9-pounders |
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752 |
| Do. |
do. |
6-pounders |
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1217 |
| Do. |
do. |
4-pounders |
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64 |
| Cannon Cartridge Paper, reams |
1072 |
| Musket |
do. |
do. |
do. |
72 |
| Sheep Skins |
19 |
| Flints |
485 |
| Powder-Horns, filled |
10 |
| Cartridge Cases, |
9-pounders |
12 |
| Do. |
do. |
6-pounders |
12 |
| Do. |
do. |
4-pounders |
12 |
| Linstocks |
62 |
| Budge Barrels |
8 |
| Wads, |
9-pounders |
108 |
| Do. |
6-pounders |
108 |
| Do. |
4-pounders |
108 |
| Junk for Wads, about |
wt. lbs. |
300 |
| Hand-Grenades |
36 |
| Lanthorns |
6 |
| Handspikes |
80 |
| Sheet Lead |
lbs. |
144 |
| Cannon Scrapers |
2 |
| Grape Shot, made on wooden bottoms, for— |
9-pounders, Iron Grape |
31 |
6-pounders, |
do. |
19 |
4-pounders, Leead Grape |
22 |
4-pounders, in canisters |
8 |
3-pounders, wooden bottoms |
11 |
1-pounder |
40 |
Account of Artillery Stores at FORT MONTGOMERY, MAY 29, 1776.
| Six Cannon Carriages |
32 |
| Linstock and Slow-Match |
18 |
| Aprons |
12 |
| Powder-Horns |
24 |
| Sheap Skins |
2 |
| Handspikes |
8 |
| Sponges |
2 |
| Cartridges for 32-pounders |
126 |
| Lanthorns |
5 |
| Priming Wires |
10 |
| Balls for 32-pounders |
119 |
| Wads |
7 |
| Worms |
1 |
A true Return, per me, |
ISAAC NICOLL, Commissary of Stores. |
GENERAL SCHUYLER TO PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.
[Read June 6, 1776.]
Fort George, June 1, 1776—9 o’clock A. M.
SIR : Just now an express arrived from Canada, who brought me the enclosed despatches, which were left open for my perusal. I hope since the date of the honourable Commissioners’ letter that our affairs are changed for the better. You will perceive by General Thompson’s letter of the 25th ultimo from Sorel, that he says he would take twenty days’ provision in pork and thirty in flour from thence, and leave enough to supply that place. The scarcity, then, could not be very great; and they have received much since, as you will see by the return enclosed in mine of yesterday; but as the gentlemen wrote from Montreal, I conjecture they allude to the scarcity at that place.
Tents have never been sent up for any of the troops that went into Canada in the winter. All the shoes, stockings, and shirts, that could be procured in the country, have been bought, and delivered to the troops that have marched through Albany in the course of the winter and spring.
The powder has never been detained a moment; eight tons were sent with the first embarkation in the spring, twenty-seven
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