Account of Surgeon's Instruments for the Connecticut Privateer Sloop American Revenue, Febriuary 20, 1778

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[New London]

Sloop American Revenue to Simon Wolcott. Feb^r. 20^th: 1778.	D^r:
To 1 Case Crooked Needles	6.. 0..0
To 1 Sett Teeth Instruments	3.. 0..0
To 1 Trocar¹	2..10..0
To 1 Male Catherer	4..10..0
To 1 Large Ivory Syrringe	14..0
To 1 Insicion Knife with knob at Point	1..10..0
To 3 Crown Lancetts	3.. 0..0
To 2 Doz Large Splinters Leatherd &c	1.. 4..0
To 2 Wooden Boxes	10..0
To 6 Boxes Lockyers Pills	3.. 0..0
	£25..18..0
Errors Excepted P^r. Simon Wolcott —
To 6 Boxes Lockyers Pills Chargd Sloop Revenge² in y^e. Bill	3.. 0..0
	£28..18..0

DS, CtY, Nathaniel and Thomas Shaw Papers, packet 35, no. 3056. Endorsed: "New London Feb^r. 25 1778/Rec^d. the Within of/Nath^l Shaw Jun^r:/Simon Wolcott." Docketed in Shaw's hand: "Doc^tWolcott/Sloop A: Revenues/Acc^oFeb^r.20 1778." Docketed in another hand: "3056."

1. A sharp-pointed instrument fitted with a small tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct or vessel.

2. Connecticut privateer sloop Revenge, Capt. Joseph Conkling, commander.

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Date

1778 February 20

Volume

Volume 11

Series

American Theatre from January 1, 1778 to March 31, 1778