Cost of Outfitting the Continental Ship Columbus, December 30, 1775

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Philadelphia Decemr 30, 1775

Stephen Hopkins Esqr

for Ship Columbus

Fitted for a Ship of War in the Continental Service

To	John Christian for	11 days work a 8/
	Natl Jackson	12 do
	Joseph Gaven	15 do
	Abraham Nelson	12½ do
	Zacariah Feariss	15 do
	Hugh Edmondson	13 do
	Will: Edmondson	8 do
	John Raworth	8½ do
	John Molloy	12 do
	Will:Murray	11½ do
	James Carr	23 do
	Charles Bradley	10 do
	Robt Biddison	20 do
	David Edmondson	10½ do
	Reynold Wharton	9 do
	Will: Toy	13 do
	Patk Hamilton	23½ do
	Will: Hays	17½ do
	Will: Garwood	23 do
	Will: Donaldson	22 do
	James Miller	20 do
	Henry Rail	26 do
	Richard Shephard	9½ do
	Will: Coats	14½ do
	Warwick Coats	10½ do
	Francis Tussey	7 do
	Thos Havens	6½ do
	John Turner	16 do
	Will: White	4 do	is 410 a 8/	164
	James Day		7 a 7/6	2..12..6
	Abel Lee	13 do
	Norman McLeod	14 do
	Saml Harman	5 do	is 32 a 6/	9..12..ー
	Thomas Linwell	22 do
	John Cohoon	7 do	is 29 a 5/	7.. 5..ー
	Alexr Craig & Mate Sawyers		16a 11/	8..16..ー
	5 Stages each 2 days a 2/6 p Stage			1.. 5..ー
	4 Potts & Ladle 2 do a 18d p Pot			..12..ー
			£	194.. 2..6
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	Amount brought Over				194.. 2..6
To	2 days Wharfage heaving down and use of Capston			1.. 5..ー
	2 bitts & Cross ps			3..10..ー
	Bellfree Top & Ch[ec]ks			1..15..ー
	Axeltree for the Bell			..2..ー
	Partners for the Capston			1..15..ー
	Whelps for do 30/ barrel for ditto 10/			2..ー..ー
	Sweep for the Tiller			15..ー
	Blocks for Tiller Rope			8..ー
	2 head Ledges a 7/6			15..ー
	18 Staunchions in the Waist a 5/			4..10..ー
	2 Boat Chocks a 10/			1..ー..ー
	1 ps of Scantline 7/6 & 6 poles a 9d			..12..ー
	122 feet of 1½ Inch Plank a 3d			1..10..6
	980 do 2 do do a 4d			16.. 6..8
	844 do 2½ do do a 5d			17.. 1..8
	386 do 3 do do a 6d			9..13..ー
	63 do 4 do do a [8]d			2.. 2..ー
	181 do 4½ do do a 9d			6..15..9
	96 do 6 do for combing 12d			4..16..ー
	14 do 7 do 14d			..16..4
	sundry Augurs			..12..ー
	paid Portage of Capston & sundrys			2.. 6
Joshua Humphreys for his Attendance				13.. 0..0.	91..13.. 5
					£ 285..15..11

bill deliver'd dated Jany 4, 1776

1. Joshua Humphreys, Ship Yard Accounts (Ledger D), HSP.

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Date

1775 December 30

Volume

Volume 3

Places

Philadelphia

Ships

Columbus

Series

American Theatre from January 1, 1776, to February 18, 1776

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Cost of Outfitting the Continental Ship Columbus, December 30, 1775

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