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Estimate of the Expence of ordnance and Stores requested by Arthur Dobbs Esqr Govr of North Carolina for the Defence of Fort Johnson on Cape Fear River.

Office of Ordnance

31st May 1755

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      £ S d
  18 Pounders 14      
Iron Ordnance 9 16 1065 9
  1/2 with Swivels compt. 30      
Standing Carriages Compleat with One Bed ^& Coin^ and two pair of Iron Trucks to each— 18 Pounders 14 359
  9—      
  18 Pounders 3      
Ladles with Staves 9— 3      
  ½— 6 6 7
  18 Pounders 7      
Spunges with Staves & Rammers— 9— 8      
  ½— 15      
  18 Pounders 3      
Wadhooks with Rammers— 9— 3      
  ½— 6 2 18 6
Spunge Heads and Rammers 18— 7      
  9— 8      
  18 Pors— 1400      
Paper Cartridges (for 100 Rounds) 9— 1600      
  ½— 3000 23 4 4
  18 Pounders 2      
Copper Powder Measures 9— 2      
  ½— 4      
  18 Pors— 1400      
Round Shot (for 100 Rounds) 9— 1000 219 9 3
  ½— 3000      
Corn'd Powder (Do Copper Hoop'd Barrels) 210 903    
Match ⅌ wt 4      
Spare Ladle Staves 20 10 3
Aprons of Lead— 30      
    30      
    Carried Over— £ 2579 8 1
    Brought Over £ 2579 8 1
Powder Horns 45      
Priming Irons 90      
Lindstocks without Cocks 20 17 14 3
Bridge Barrels Copper Hooped 8      
Handspikes 120      
Crows of Iron 6      
Handscrews 2 25
Hair Cloths 4      
Hides tann'd 4      
Sheepskins Dozens 4      
Spunge tacks 4000 4 2 9
Copper Nails for Ladles 100      
Small Hammers 2      
Sling Cart compleat 1      
Triangle Gyn 1      
Iron Gyn Blocks with Brass Shivers Treble 1 33
  Double 1      
White Rope of 5 Inches 5      
  3½ Fathoms 12      
Tarr'd Marlin Skains 10      
  Moscovy 3      
Lanthorns Tin 10 3 7
  Dark 4      
Funnels of Plate 2      
Pickaxes helved 6      
Shovels Shod 12      
Spades Speel 6      
Hand Bills 12 16 2
Hand Hatchets 12      
Wheel Barrows 12      
Hand Barrows 4      
  Package Freight and Incidents 546 10
    £ 3235 7 1

North Carolina
Copy of His Majesty's order in Council, dated 7. July 1756, upon an Application made by the Govr. of No. Carolina for a Supply of Cannon & Stores for Fort Johnson on Cape Fear River, & directing such Supply to be forthwith sent thither

C. 107.

Reced Sepr. 2
Read Octr. 8. 1756.