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To George Washington from Henry Knox, 4 November 1781
Nov. 4 1781
Ordnance and Stores prepared for the Southern Detatch[ments]
Brass— | 5 1/2 inch Howitzers— | 4 | |||||
Mortars— | 3 | ||||||
Shells | 700 | ||||||
Flannels empty | 162 | ||||||
Dredging boxes | 6 | ||||||
Funnels | 4 | ||||||
Bellows | 2 | ||||||
Shell hooks | 7 | ||||||
Setts | 3 | ||||||
Chizels | 2 | ||||||
Hammers | 2 | ||||||
Kit ladles | 2 | ||||||
Drawing knives | 2 | ||||||
Case sh[ ] | |||||||
Fuzes [ ] | |||||||
Meal [ ] | |||||||
Powde[r] [ ] | |||||||
Fuzes [ ] | |||||||
Sera[ ] | |||||||
Ma[ ] | |||||||
Ra[ ] | |||||||
Ki[ ] | |||||||
Kit[ ] | |||||||
Spon[ ] | |||||||
Brass Six Pounders— | 6 on travelling car[ ] | ||||||
Round shot fixed—605 | Case sh[ ] | ||||||
Sponges & rammers—16 | Worme[ ] | ||||||
In common | |||||||
Trail hand spikes | 20 | Powder horns | 10 | ||||
Tarpolins | 3 | Haversacks | 16 | ||||
Tompidrs & collars | 2 | Portfires—dozens | 32 | ||||
Lead aprons | 10 | Tubes | 1656 | ||||
Drag ropes—sets | 20 | Slow Match | 110 | ||||
Portfir Storks | 24 | Powder— | 16 barrells | ||||
Lint storks | 24 | Marline— | 7 hanks | ||||
Tube boxes | 14 | Dark lanthorns | 5 | ||||
Gunners belts | 10 | Axes | 3 | ||||
Complete | 10 | ||||||
[Budge] [ ] | |||||||
Flax[ ] | |||||||
Spong[ ] | |||||||
Sheep[ ] | |||||||
Padlo[ ] | |||||||
Flag[ ] | |||||||
Park[ ] | |||||||
Cartrid[ges] [ ] | |||||||
1 Gunners Quadrant and 1 Spirit Le[ ] | |||||||
Muskets | 800 | ||||||
Bayonets | 800 | ||||||
Cartouch boxes | 800 | ||||||
Flints | 10,000 | ||||||
Musket cartridges | 250,000 |
Signed E. Ca[ ]
H. Knox
DLC: Papers of George Washington.