[No. 2]
List of articles purchased by Israel Whelen, Purveyor of Public Supplies,
for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1803).
Indian Presents
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Wt. |
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12 |
Pipe Tomahawks |
8 ¾ |
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18 " |
6 ½ |
lbs. Strips Sheet Iron |
6 ½ |
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1 62 |
1 |
Ps. red flannel 47 ½ yds |
12 ¾ |
5 |
12 |
0 |
14 94 |
11 |
Ps. Hanckercheifs assd. |
13 lb |
22 |
8 |
9 |
59 83 |
1 |
doz. Ivory Combs |
3 oz |
1 |
5 |
0 |
3 33 |
½ |
Catty Inda. S. Silk |
7 oz |
1 |
8 |
1 ½ |
3 75 |
21 |
lbs.. Tread assd |
21 lbs |
8 |
13 |
9 |
23 17 |
1 |
Ps. Scarlet Cloth 22 yds. |
28 ¾ |
21 |
18 |
9 |
58 50 |
5 ½ |
doz fan:i Floss |
6 ¾ |
7 |
1 |
6 |
18 87 |
6 |
Gro: Binding |
9 ¼ |
4 |
8 |
5 |
11 79 |
2 |
Cards Beads |
1 ¾ 26 ½ |
1 |
8 |
6 |
3 80 |
4 |
doz: Butcher Knives |
8 ¾ |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 33 |
12 |
doz. Pocket Looking Glasses |
12 ½ lb |
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5 19 |
15 |
doz. Pewter do. do. |
3 6/16 |
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3 99 |
8 |
doz. Burning do. |
11 ¼ |
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12 |
12 .. |
2 |
doz. Nonesopretty |
3 ¼ |
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2 94 |
2 |
doz. Red strip'd tapes |
1 ½ |
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2 80 |
72 |
ps. Strip' d silk ribbon |
3 ¼ |
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39 60 |
3 |
lbs. Beads |
3 lb |
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2 01 |
6 |
Papers Small Bells |
1 ¼ |
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4 02 |
1 |
box with 100 larger do. |
1 3/16 |
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2 25 |
73 |
Bunches Beads assd. |
20 |
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41 |
3 ½ |
doz: Tinsel Bands assd |
9 oz |
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3 75 |
1 |
doz: Needle Cases |
5 ½ oz |
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30 |
2 ¾ |
doz Lockets |
3 oz |
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3 56 |
8 ½ |
lbs.. Red Beads |
8 ½ |
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25 50 |
2 |
doz: Earings |
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4 |
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1 .. |
8 |
Brass Kettles a 4/ Per lb. |
20 lbs. |
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10 67 |
12 |
lbs.. Brass Strips |
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6 80 |
500 |
Broaches |
1 ½ b |
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62 07 |
72 |
Rings |
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6 00 |
2 |
Corn Mills |
52 ¾ |
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20 00 |
15 |
doz: Scissors |
17 ¼ |
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18 97 |
12 |
lbs. Brass Wire |
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2 |
18 |
6 |
7 80 |
14 |
lbs Knitting Pins |
14 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
3 89 |
4600 |
Needles assd. |
2 ¼ |
3 |
13 |
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9 73 |
2800 |
Fish Hooks assd. |
6 ⅛ |
3 |
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8 .. |
1 |
Gro: Iron Combs |
8 ½ |
1 |
1 |
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2 80 |
3 |
Gro: Curtain Rings |
1 ¾ |
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14 |
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1 87 |
2 |
Gro: Thimbles assd. |
2 ½ |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 21 |
11 |
doz: Knives |
37 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
25 17 |
10 |
lbs.. Brads |
16 |
7 |
6 |
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1 00 |
8 |
lbs. Red lead |
8 |
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89 |
2 |
lbs. Vermillion |
2 |
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3 |
3 34 |
130 |
Rolls of Tobacco (pigtail) |
63 |
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14 |
14 25 |
48 |
Calico Ruffled Shirts |
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71 04 |
15 |
Blankets (from P. Store) |
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1 |
Trunk to pack sundry Ind: Prests. |
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3 50 |
8 |
Groce Seat or Mockasin Awls |
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15 67 |
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669 50 |
From Public Store—vizt 15 Blankets
[Endorsed] No. 1: Indian Presents Dolls. 669 50
Camp Equipage
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Wt |
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4 |
Tin Horns |
1 ¾ |
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2 .. |
2 |
" Lanthorns |
1 |
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2 .. |
2 |
" Lamps |
½ |
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50 |
32 |
" Cannisters of P. Soup |
193 |
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8 .. |
1 |
" Box sqr. of Small astd. |
1 ½ |
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1 .. |
3 |
doz: Pint Tumblers |
6 ½ |
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4 20 |
125 |
Large fishg Hooks |
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4 45 |
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Fishg Lines assorted |
10 ½ |
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18 09 |
1 |
Stand of Fishg do. with hooks Complete |
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3 .. |
1 |
Sportsmans flaske |
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1 50 |
8 |
ps. Cat gut for Mosquito Cart |
11 |
5 |
16 |
3 |
15 50 |
6 |
Brass Kettles & Porterage 25 ft. |
28 |
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15 18 |
1 |
block tin Sauce pan |
¾ |
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1 50 |
1 |
Corn Mill |
20 |
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9 .. |
1 |
Set of Gold Scales & Wts. |
¼ |
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2 33 |
1 |
Rule |
1 oz |
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60 |
1 |
Sett Iron Weights |
4 |
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75 |
2 |
pr. Large Shears |
3 ½ |
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1 86 |
4 |
doz: Packg. Needles & large Awls |
1 |
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8 |
6 |
1 13 |
2 |
doz: Table Spoons |
3 |
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14 |
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1 87 |
4 |
drawing Knives |
2 ½ |
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9 |
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1 20 |
3 |
doz: Gimblets |
5 ¼lbs |
1 |
3 |
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3 60 |
17 |
do. files & Rasps & 1 Shoe float |
5 |
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17 |
4 |
2 31 |
1 ¼ |
doz. Small cord |
8 ½ |
13 |
5 |
5 |
1 79 |
2 |
Small Vices |
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6 |
1 67 |
2 |
pr. Plyers |
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3 |
97 |
1 |
Saw Sett |
10 |
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7 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
Chisels |
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3 |
1 77 |
2 |
Adzes |
4 |
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9 |
1 |
1 20 |
2 |
hand Saws |
4 ½ |
1 |
3 |
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3 06 |
6 |
Augers 6 |
3 ½ |
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12 |
3 |
1 64 |
2 |
Hatchets |
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6 |
3 |
83 |
1 |
Wetstone |
4 ½ |
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3 |
6 |
47 |
2 |
p. Pocket Steel yards |
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3 |
6 |
47 |
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Pkg 12 lbs Castile Soap |
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1 68 |
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117 67 |
From Public Store.
8 |
Receipt Books |
48 |
ps. Tape |
6 |
Brass Inkstands |
6 |
Papers Ink Powder |
1 |
Common Tent |
1 |
lb. Sealing Wax |
100 |
Quils |
1 |
Packing Hogshead |
Bought by the Purveyor of Richd. Wevill 8 Tents
45 Bags
10 yd Country Linnen Oiled
20 " Brown do.
[Endorsed:] No 2 Camp Equipage
Mathematical Instruments.
1 |
Spirit level |
4 .. |
1 |
Case platting Instruments |
14 .. |
1 |
Two pole chain |
2 .. |
1 |
Pocket Compas plated |
5 .. |
1 |
Brass Boat Compass |
1 50 |
3 |
Brass Pocket Compasses |
7 50 |
1 |
Magnet |
1 .. |
1 |
Hadleys Quadrant Wt Tangt Screw |
22 .. |
1 |
Metal Sextant |
90 .. |
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Microscope to index of d |
7 .. |
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Sett of Slates in a case |
4 .. |
4 |
oz of Talc |
1 25 |
1 |
Surveying Compass wt extra needles (P by L) |
23 50 |
1 |
Circular protractor & index do |
8 .. |
1 |
Six In: Pocket Telescope do |
7 .. |
1 |
Nautical Ephemeris do |
1 50 |
1 |
Requisite Tables do |
2 50 |
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Kirwan's Mineralogy do |
5 .. |
1 |
Chronometer & Keys |
250 75 |
1 |
Copy of Bartons Bottany (pd. by C. L.) |
6 .. |
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Kelleys Spherics do |
3 .. |
2 |
Nautical Ephemeris do |
4 .. |
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Log line reel & log ship |
1 95 |
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Parrallel Glass for a Horison |
1 .. |
[Endorsed:] No 3 Mathematical Instrumts.
Arms & Accoutrements & Ammn
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lbs |
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1 |
Pair Pocket pistols |
(P. by L.) |
10 .. |
176 |
lb. Gun powder |
176 |
155 75 |
52 |
leaden Cannisters for Gunpowr. |
420 |
26 33 |
15 |
Powder Horns & Pouches |
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26 25 |
From Public Store
15 |
Powder Horns |
18 |
Tomahaws |
15 |
Scalpking Knives & Belts |
15 |
Gun Slings |
30 |
Brushes & Wires |
15 |
Cartouch Boxes |
15 |
painted Knapsacks |
500 |
Rifle Flints |
125 |
Musket do. |
50 |
lb. best rifle Powder |
1 |
pr. Horsemans Pistols |
420 |
lbs. Sheet Lead |
[Endorsed:] No. 4 Arms, Ammn. & Accoutrets.
Medicines &c
1 |
Box Wt. |
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1 |
do. Wt. |
$90.69 |
2 |
lbs.. Tea & Cannister W. 2 lbs.. |
3.80 |
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94.49 |
[Endorsed:] No. 5 Medicine &c
Provisions &c
193 |
lbs. P. Soup |
193 |
289 50 |
30 |
Galls Spr of Wine in 6 Kegs |
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77 20 |
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366 70 |
[Endorsed:] No 6 Provisions &c
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Dolls. |
Cts |
45 |
Flannel Shirts |
71 |
10 |
16 |
Coatees |
246 |
63 |
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317 |
73 |
From Public Stores vizt
15 |
Blankets |
15 |
Match Coats |
15 |
Ps. blue wool: overalls |
36 |
pairs Stockgs |
20 |
Frocks |
30 |
Pr Shirts |
20 |
Pr Shoes |
[Endorsed:] No 7 Clothing