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Letter from General Howe to the Earl of Dartmouth, enclosing copies of Returns and Estimates, with occasional Remarks

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Return of Stores wanted for service of His Majesty' s works in the Engineers' Department at BOSTON, 7th August, enclosed to the Honourable Board of Ordnance, 19th August, 1775, viz:

Chevaux-de-frize, sets,   200
Cuirasses with head pieces, sets,   50
Calthrops or crow' s feet, lb˙ weight,   2,000
Crows of iron,   100
Hammers, hand,   100
Hammers, sledge,   50
Carpenters' tools in boxes, sets,   6
Grindstones, with troughs, &c.   20
Mantelets of cured hides,   200
Hambrough lines, skeins,   100
Intrenching Tools.
Axes, broad,   200
Axes, felling,   600
Axes, pick,   1,000
Hand-hatchets,   1,000
Barrows, wheel,   500
Barrows, hand,   300
Spades, common,   2,000
Spades, ditching,   500
Shovels, shod,   1,500
Shovels, iron,   500
Hand-bills,   1,000
Saws, hand,   100
Saws, cross cut,   50
Sand-bags, bushel, 10,000 20,000
Sand-bags, half bushel, 10,000
Spikes, of sorts, size from 5 to 8 1/2 inches, barrels,   20
Nails, 24, barrels,   10
Augurs, of sorts,   200
Rope.
Tarred: 4 1/2 inch, 2; 3 inch, 2; 2 1/2 inch, 3; 2 inch, 3.
White: 3 1/2 inch, 2; 2 inch, 3; 1 1/2 inch, 3.
Total: 18 coils.
October 1st, an addition was thought absolutely necessary to be made to the within return, by adding the following artificers:
Carpenters, master,   1
Ditto, foreman,   1
Ditto, carpenters,   20
Bricklayers, master,   1
Ditto, bricklayers,   6
Blacksmiths, master,   1
Ditto, blacksmiths,   6
Wheelwrights,   2
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The company of artificers to be sent out to serve under the immediate direction of the commanding engineer, as at Newfoundland, Gibraltar, &c.

JOHN MONTRESOR,Commanding-Engineer.

His Excellency Major-General Howe.

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