Invoice of Sundry Merchandize received by Jona. Williams from various places & shipped by order of the Honble. the Commrs. of the United States on board the Ship Duchesse de Grammont Poidras—Commander bound for North America on Account and Risque of Congress & Consigned to their order. vizt
110 Bales Containing 5520 Coats. 6000 Waistcoats and 6000 ⅌ Breeches.
40 Hhds said to qt. 2709 Suits of Soldiers Cloaths. Contents not received by Jona, Williams
24 Hhds said to qt. 2500 Soldiers Coats, Contents not received by Jona. Williams.
189 a 225.
37 Casks said to qt.. . .Suitsof Soldiers Cloaths Contents not received by Jona. Williams.
226 a 267.
268 a 312.
45 Casks . . . . . . . . .
1224 Suits of Soldiers Cloaths
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16 Cases Containing each 50 ⅌ Pistoles making together 800 Pr. Numbers as follows. vizt
31 Cases Containing each 25 Carbines making together 775 Stands. Numbers as follows.
54 Cases Containing each 25 Rampart Fuzils1 making together 1500 Stands Numbers as follows.
No.
1 a 23.
23 Cases Containing 1400 ⅌ Holsters.
1400 ⅌ Holsters.
25 & 26.
8 Cases qt.
In No. 33. there are 102 Belts & 11 Packs Buckles there are also distributed, with the Arms & Saddles 176,200 Corks
N.B.2 In Cask No. 33 there are 203 Belts instead of 102 as expressed in
Nantes May 28. 1778 Errors Excepted Jona Williams J
DS, ViU, Lee Family Papers.
1. A rampart fusil, also called a wall gun, is a heavy musket, designed to be fired from a fortress wall while resting on a stud under the barrel or on a swivel fork on the forestock, sometimes employed as mobile light artillery.
2. The text from this point on is written sideways in the left-hand column.
