Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||
[No. 6]
Bill of Rich. Wevill for making tents, etc.[2]
Mr Israel Whelen To Richd: Wevill Dr.
10103
June 15 To 107 Yds of ⅞ brown Linen . . . . . a ⅙ 21.40
To 45 ½ Yds of 9/8 Flanders Sheeting . . . a ⅖ 14.49
Shod be 14.66 but no more pd than 14:49To 10 Yds of 9/8 Country Linen . . . . . 3/ 4 . .
To making the brown Linen into 8/ Tents, with
Eyelet-holes, laps, &c., thread &c. . . 16 . .To making the Russia Sheeting into 45 bags. thread
& cord . . . . . . . . . . . a ⅙ 9 . .To 2 Gross of Hooks & Eyes . . . . . . a 3/9 1 . .
To Oiling all the Linen & Sheeting
156 Square Yards . . . . . . . . a 2/6 52. .To Numbering all the Bags & Tents . . . . 1.50
$119.39
Rec'd June 18th 1803 of Israel Whelen One hundred Nineteen dollars 39
Cents infull & Signed Two Receipts
$119.39/100
Richard Wevil
United States Arsenal July 20" 1803 Received the above specified Tents & Bags
G. W. Ingels
[Endorsed:] No 11 Richd. Wevill $119:39 June 17: 1803
Capt Lewis
This Box of Mathematical Instruments to be Sent for to Mr. Paterson's & well
Secured with canvas—mark'd "This side up," on the top—& particular
charge given to the waggoner respectg it.
Some copies of Bills to be sent him.
weight of remaining articles to be sent him
a Strong Waggon Wt. from here 2700—to be increased to 3500 or more
If he has left any small bills unpaid requests Mr W. to pay them.
[Endorsed:] Mem: Capt Lewis.
Note to the Editor from Major John T. Knight, Q. M.: "This copy of the bill
of Rich. Wevill for making 8 tents, and the item of 1 Common Tent, mentioned on
another paper as being supplied from the public stores, furnishes all the data respecting
the style or size of the tents which was gathered from Capt. Lewis's papers, or a
search of the other records of this period, stored at Schuylkill Arsenal."
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