Account of Provisions on board Massachusetts Privateer Ship Minerva, Captain John Grimes, June, 1778

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[Boston 1 June 1778]

1778	An Accompt of Stores onboard the Ship Minerva
June 1.	for her present six months Cruize———VIZT.
	200.	Casks Water qts—
	100	Barrels Beef—
	50	Barrels Pork—
	12	Tons Bread—
	900	Gallons N E. Rum¹
	65	Gall^s. W India Rum
	1	Quarter Cask Wine
	40	Bushels Pease
	4	Barrels Sugar—10^cwt.
	64^lb	Chocolate
	190^lb	Coffee
	6	Casks Rice w^t. 24^cwt..0.15
	40	Bushels Potatoes
	2	Casks Oatmeal
	2	Terces Vinegar—qts 127 Gall^s.
	311^lb	Butter
	10	barrels Flour
	5	Legs Bacon
	2	loavs Sugar
	70^lb	Cheese
	50	Bunches Onions
	2^lb	Tea
	12^lb	Raisins
	6	Quintals Fish
	50	Fowles—4 Bushels Corn
	5	small Pigs— 50 Fowles
	10	goats
	1	barrel Coffee w^t. 90½^lb.
			Carried Over——
1778	Acco^t. of Stores——		Bro^t. Over——
June 1	1	Keg Red Port Wine—
	2	Quarters Beef—
	½	peice Ticklingburg
	1	peice Ravens Duck 40 yards
	1	P^s. Duck.—
	12	pair Trowsers—12 Frocks.
	2	Table Cloths—1 Green Cloth.
	12	pair Shoes.—
	121	Hammocks—
	92	Gallons Rum

D, NjP, Andre de Coppet Collection (C0063), John Cushing and Samuel White Papers, 1775-1878, Papers relating to Ship Minerva, Purser’s Book, pp. 1–2.

1. That is, New England rum.

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1778 June 1

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American Theater, June 1 to August 15, 1778

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