University of Virginia Library

[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

                                                                                                     

		Wt.
12	Pipe Tomahawks	8 ¾				18 "
6 ½	lbs. Strips Sheet Iron	6 ½				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				5 19
15	doz. Pewter    do.    do.	3 6/16				3 99
8	doz. Burning   do.	11 ¼			12	12 ..
2	doz. Nonesopretty	3 ¼				2 94
2	doz. Red strip'd tapes	1 ½				2 80
72	ps. Strip' d silk ribbon	3 ¼				39 60
3	lbs. Beads	3 lb				2 01
6	Papers Small Bells	1 ¼				4 02
1	box with 100 larger do.	1 3/16				2 25
73	Bunches Beads assd.	20				41
3 ½	doz: Tinsel Bands assd	9 oz				3 75
1	doz: Needle Cases	5 ½ oz				30
2 ¾	doz Lockets	3 oz				3 56
8 ½	lbs.. Red Beads	8 ½				25 50
2	doz: Earings		4			1 ..
8	Brass Kettles a   4/ Per lb.	20 lbs.				10 67
12	lbs.. Brass Strips					6 80
500	Broaches	1 ½ b				62 07
72	Rings					6 00
2	Corn Mills	52 ¾				20 00
15	doz:   Scissors	17 ¼				18 97
12	lbs. Brass Wire		2	18	6	7 80
14	lbs Knitting Pins	14	1	9	2	3 89
4600	Needles assd.	2 ¼	3	13		9 73
2800	Fish Hooks assd.	6 ⅛	3			8 ..
1	Gro: Iron Combs	8 ½	1	1		2 80
3	Gro:   Curtain Rings	1 ¾		14		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		1 00
8	lbs. Red lead	8				89
2	lbs. Vermillion	2			3	3 34
130	Rolls of Tobacco (pigtail)	63			14	14 25
48	Calico Ruffled Shirts					71 04
15	Blankets (from P. Store)
1	Trunk to pack sundry Ind: Prests.					3 50
8	Groce Seat or Mockasin Awls					15 67
						669 50

From Public Store—vizt 15 Blankets

[Endorsed] No. 1: Indian Presents Dolls. 669 50

Camp Equipage

                                                                         

		Wt
4	Tin Horns	1 ¾				2 ..
2	" Lanthorns	1				2 ..
2	" Lamps	½				50
32	" Cannisters of P. Soup	193				8 ..
1	" Box sqr. of Small astd.	1 ½				1 ..
3	doz:   Pint Tumblers	6 ½				4 20
125	Large fishg Hooks					4 45
	Fishg Lines assorted	10 ½				18 09
1	Stand of Fishg do. with hooks Complete					3 ..
1	Sportsmans flaske					1 50
8	ps. Cat gut for Mosquito Cart	11	5	16	3	15 50
6	Brass Kettles & Porterage 25 ft.	28				15 18
1	block tin Sauce pan	¾				1 50
1	Corn Mill	20				9 ..
1	Set of Gold Scales & Wts.	¼				2 33
1	Rule	1 oz				60
1	Sett Iron Weights	4				75
2	pr. Large Shears	3 ½				1 86
4	doz: Packg. Needles & large Awls	1		8	6	1 13
2	doz: Table Spoons	3		14		1 87
4	drawing Knives	2 ½		9		1 20
3	doz: Gimblets	5 ¼lbs	1	3		3 60
17	do. files & Rasps & 1 Shoe float	5		17	4	2 31
1 ¼	doz. Small cord	8 ½	13	5	5	1 79
2	Small Vices				6	1 67
2	pr. Plyers				3	97
1	Saw Sett	10		7	9	10
9	Chisels				3	1 77
2	Adzes	4		9	1	1 20
2	hand Saws	4 ½	1	3		3 06
6	Augers 6	3 ½		12	3	1 64
2	Hatchets			6	3	83
1	Wetstone	4 ½		3	6	47
2	p. Pocket Steel yards			3	6	47
	Pkg 12 lbs Castile Soap					1 68
						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 ..
	Microscope to index of d	7 ..
	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
	Kirwan's Mineralogy    do	5 ..
1	Chronometer & Keys	250 75
1	Copy of Bartons Bottany (pd. by C. L.)	6 ..
	Kelleys Spherics    do	3 ..
2	Nautical Ephemeris    do	4 ..
	Log line reel & log ship	1 95
	Parrallel Glass for a Horison	1 ..

[Endorsed:] No 3 Mathematical Instrumts.

Arms & Accoutrements & Ammn

         

		lbs
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		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.
1	do.   Wt.	$90.69
2	lbs.. Tea & Cannister W. 2 lbs..	3.80
		94.49

[Endorsed:] No. 5 Medicine &c

Provisions &c

     

193	lbs. P. Soup	193	289 50
30	Galls Spr of Wine in 6 Kegs		77 20
			366 70

[Endorsed:] No 6 Provisions &c

       

		Dolls.	Cts
45	Flannel Shirts	71	10
16	Coatees	246	63
		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