"An Account of the Transports Taken Up or Contracted for since Septr 1775 to Septr 1777 Describing the Tonnage & What Has Been Paid or Contracted to Be Paid for the Same.", September 30, 1777

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	When Hired	No of Ships	Tonnage	Rate p Ton p Calendar Month	What has been paid for their Freight	What remains to be paid for the same	Total
				£ s d	£ s d	£ s d
1775	October	20	5,621
				— 10 —
	November	4	1,763
	December	41	14,090
1776	January	41	9,819
	February	95	23.140	— 11 —
	March	32	8,455
	April	8	1,916
	April	10	2,632
				— 12 6
	May	15	4,370
	June	2	474
	August	7	2,046
	September	1	249
	December	33	9,458		722, 433 10 2	409,600 14 —	1132,034 42
1777	January	30	8,379	— 11 —
	April	1	377
	May	4	1,040
	June	1	352
	July	1	402
	Hired in America from 29 Decr 1775 to 3d June 1776	48	12,457	— 10 —
	Hired at Amesterdam in March 1776	35	20,740	— 11 —
	Hired at Hamburgh in May 1776	6	3,350	— 11 —
		435	131,120

To which may be added the following Expences incurr'd on the Transport Service within the Time aforementioned Vizt
An Allowance for Guns & Ammunition provided for the better defence of sundry Ships	5,925 — —
Value paid for sevl of the Ships taken by the Rebels	23,456 7 11
Value of Hammacocs, Hoses, Ventilators & other Stores issued on board the sevl Ships	17,326 12 9
Value of Gunboats & Furniture & Stores for the Batteaux & Vessels on the Lakes	6,206 11 5
Bedding for the Men	22,415 3 11
Forrage for the Horses	8,227 18 10
Building Cabbins, Platforms, Stalls & other Conveniences on board the severl Ships	17,775 15 8
Pilotage & Light Charges	2,404 11 5
Pay of Agents Superintendants Purveyors & others employed on Transport service with their Disbursements at Embarkations & Disembarkations & sundry other Contingencys	29,485 16 10
	1,265,231 2 11

Mr Suckling. J. Williams. T. Brett. Geo. March. R. Temple

1. AMAE, Correspondance Politique, Angleterre, vol. 524, 442, LC Photocopy. Placement at the end of the month is arbitrary.

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1777 September 30

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