Nathaniel Shaw, Jr.'s, Account against the Connecticut Galley Shark before her Departure for New York, July 8, 1776

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1776	Row Gally Shark Theo[philu]s Stanton Commander		Dr
May 8	To 2 Quarts Oyl 3/9 Kegg lamblack	2/	£.. 5..9
	To 1 barrell Tarr		1.10.. -
June 12	To 10 Musketts with Bayonets	@ 60/	30 - .. -
	To 100 lb Powder	@ 5/4	26 13. 4
	To 7 lb Muskett Ball	6d	. 3. 6
	To 17 lb Lead	6d	. 8. 6
	To 2 dozn Flints	6d	. 1. -
July 8	To 9 Large Ships Pistols	@ 25/	11.. 5.. -
	To 1 pr Neat Brass ditto		1.15. -
	To 18 Cutlasses	@ 20/	18.. - .. -
	To 1 Large Brass Blunder Buss		3.10.. -
	To 2 Smaller ditto	@ 50/	5.. - .. -
	To 2 Iron ditto	45/	4.10.. -
	To 7 hand Granadoes fill'd	2/	.. 14.. -
	To 8 Tarr'd Canvas Cartrige Boxes fill'd		.. 8.. -
	To 3 lb Match Stuff	1/	.. 3.. -
	To 21 lb Muskett Ball	6d	.. 10..6
	To 19½ dozn Flints	6d	.. 9..9
	To 299 lb Powder	5/4	79.14..8
	To 67 lb Lead	6d	1.13..6
	To 4..9 Pound Cannon 75..0..20	@ £8 ton	30.. 1..6
	To 2 Copper Ladles wt 8½ lb	@ 2/6	1.. 1..3
	To 90 Nine pound Shott		6.10..3
	To 30 Cartriges for ditto²		.. 1..3
	To 7 Musketts with Bayonets	60/	21.. - .. -
	To 50 Nine pound Shott		3.12..3
	To 2 Tierces Rum Nt 109 Gallo	@ 5/6	29.19..6
	To 65 lb Lead	6d	1.12..6
	To 1 dozn Bayonets		2. 8.. -
	To Joshua Starrs Bill		3.16..5
	To p[aid] Docter Woolcots Bill		..6.. -
			£287.. 4..4
	To My Commissions on the above	@ 2½ pCt	7.. 3..7
	Amot Carrd. to Accot Currt		£294.. 8.. -

1. Shaw Papers, Ledger 26, YUL.

2. Ibid., Ledger 4, in another copy of the account, the four items ending with the 30 cartridges are bracketed and endorsed "from Adml Hopkins."

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