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Estimate of the Expence of ordnance and Stores requested by Arthur Dobbs Esqr Govr of North Carolina for the Defence of Fort Johnson on Cape Fear River.

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      £ S d
  18 Pounders 14      
Iron Ordnance 9 16 1065 9
  1/2 with Swivels compt. 30      
Standing Carriages Compleat with One Bed ^& Coin^ and two pair of Iron Trucks to each— 18 Pounders 14 359
  9—      
  18 Pounders 3      
Ladles with Staves 9— 3      
  ½— 6 6 7
  18 Pounders 7      
Spunges with Staves & Rammers— 9— 8      
  ½— 15      
  18 Pounders 3      
Wadhooks with Rammers— 9— 3      
  ½— 6 2 18 6
Spunge Heads and Rammers 18— 7      
  9— 8      
  18 Pors— 1400      
Paper Cartridges (for 100 Rounds) 9— 1600      
  ½— 3000 23 4 4
  18 Pounders 2      
Copper Powder Measures 9— 2      
  ½— 4      
  18 Pors— 1400      
Round Shot (for 100 Rounds) 9— 1000 219 9 3
  ½— 3000      
Corn'd Powder (Do Copper Hoop'd Barrels) 210 903    
Match ⅌ wt 4      
Spare Ladle Staves 20 10 3
Aprons of Lead— 30      
    30      
    Carried Over— £ 2579 8 1
    Brought Over £ 2579 8 1
Powder Horns 45      
Priming Irons 90      
Lindstocks without Cocks 20 17 14 3
Bridge Barrels Copper Hooped 8      
Handspikes 120      
Crows of Iron 6      
Handscrews 2 25
Hair Cloths 4      
Hides tann'd 4      
Sheepskins Dozens 4      
Spunge tacks 4000 4 2 9
Copper Nails for Ladles 100      
Small Hammers 2      
Sling Cart compleat 1      
Triangle Gyn 1      
Iron Gyn Blocks with Brass Shivers Treble 1 33
  Double 1      
White Rope of 5 Inches 5      
  3½ Fathoms 12      
Tarr'd Marlin Skains 10      
  Moscovy 3      
Lanthorns Tin 10 3 7
  Dark 4      
Funnels of Plate 2      
Pickaxes helved 6      
Shovels Shod 12      
Spades Speel 6      
Hand Bills 12 16 2
Hand Hatchets 12      
Wheel Barrows 12      
Hand Barrows 4      
  Package Freight and Incidents 546 10
    £ 3235 7 1

North Carolina
Copy of His Majesty's order in Council, dated 7. July 1756, upon an Application made by the Govr. of No. Carolina for a Supply of Cannon & Stores for Fort Johnson on Cape Fear River, & directing such Supply to be forthwith sent thither

C. 107.

Reced Sepr. 2
Read Octr. 8. 1756.