University of Virginia Library

[No. 1]

Articles wanted by Capt. Lewis.

Mathematical Instruments

• 1 Hadley's Quadrant

• 1 Mariner's Compass & 2 pole chain

• 1 Sett of plotting instruments

• 3 Thermometers

• 1 Cheap portable Microscope

• 1 Pocket Compass

• 1 brass Scale one foot in length

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• 6 Magnetic needles in small straight silver or brass cases opening
  on the side with hinges.

• 1 Instrument for measuring made of tape with feet & inches
  marked on it, confined within a circular lethern box of
  sufficient thickness to admit the width of the tape which
  has one of its ends confined to an axis of metal passing
  through the center of the box, around which and within
  the box it is readily wound by means of a small crank
  on the outer side of the box which forms a part of the
  axis, the tape when necessary is drawn out with the same
  facility & ease with which it is wound up.

• 2 Hydrometers

• 1 Theodolite

• 1 Sett of planespheres

• 2 Artificial Horizons

• 1 Patent log

• 6 papers of Ink powder

• 4 Metal Pens brass or silver

• 1 Set of Small Slates & pencils

• 2 Creyons
  Sealing wax one bundle

• 1 Miller's edition of Lineus in 2 Vol:

• Books

• Maps

• Charts

• Blank Vocabularies

• Writing paper

• 1 Pair large brass money scales with two setts of weights the
  one of Troy the other of Averds.

Arms & Accoutrements

• 15 Rifles

• 15 Powder Horns & pouches complete

• 15 Pairs of Bullet Moulds

• 15 d°. of Wipers or Gun worms

• 15 Ball Screws

• 24 Pipe Tomahawks

• 24 large knives
  Extra parts of Locks & tools for repairing arms

• 15 Gun Slings

• 500 best Flints

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Ammunition

• 200lbs.. Best rifle powder

• 400lbs.. Lead

Clothing

• 15 3 pt. Blankets

• 15 Match Coats with Hoods & belts

• 15 Woolen Overalls

• 15 Rifle Frocks of waterproof Cloth if possible

• 30 Pairs of Socks or half Stockings

• 20 Fatigue Frocks or hunting shirts

• 30 Shirts of Strong linnen

• 30 yds. Common flannel.

Camp Equipage

• 6 Copper kettles (1 of 5 Gallons, 1 of 3, 2 of 2, & 2 of l)

• 25 falling Axes.

• 4 Drawing Knives, short & strong

• 2 Augers of the patent kind if they can be obtain'd with 6 bitts
  assorted, or otherwise 6 Augers of the common screw kind
  assorted

• 1 Small permanent Vice

• 1 Hand Vice

• 36 Gimblets assorted

• 24 Files do.

• 12 Chisels do.

• 10″ Nails do.

• 2 Steel plate hand saws

• 2 Vials of Phosforus

• 1 do. of Phosforus made of allum & sugar

• 4 Groce fishing Hooks assorted

• 12 Bunches of Drum Line

• 2 Foot Adzes

• 12 Bunches of Small cord

• 2 Pick Axes

• 3 Coils of Rope

• 2 Spades

• 12 Bunches small fishing line assorted

• 1 lb. Turkey or Oil Stone

• 1 Iron Mill for Grinding Corn

• 20 yds. Oil linnen for wrapping & securing Articles

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• 10 yds    do.    do.    of thicker quality for covering and lining
  boxes. &c

• 40 Yds Do.  Do.   To form two half faced Tents or Shelter's
  contrived in such manner their parts may be taken to
  pieces & again connected at pleasure in order to answer
  the several purposes of Tents, covering to Boat or Canoe,
  or if necessary to be used as sails. The pieces when unconnected
  will be 5 feet in Width and rather more than
  14 feet in length

• 4 Tin blowing Trumpets

• 2 hand or spiral spring Steelyards

• 20 yds Strong Oznaburgs

• 24 Iron Spoons

• 24 Pint Tin Cups (without handles)

• 30 Steels for striking or making fire

• 100 Flints for do.    do.   do.

• 2 Frows

• 6 Saddlers large Needles

• 6 D°. large Awls
  Muscatoe Curtains

• 2 patent chamber lamps & wicks

• 15 Oil Cloth Bags for securing provision

• 1 Sea Grass Hammock

Provisions and Means of Subsistence

• 150 lbs.. Portable Soup.

• 3 bushels of Allum or Rock Salt
  Spicies assorted

• 6 Kegs of 5 Gallons each making 30 Gallons of rectified spirits
  such as is used for the Indian trade

• 6 Kegs bound with iron Hoops

Indian Presents

• 5 lbs.. White Wampum

• 5 lbs.. White    Glass Beads mostly small

• 20 lbs.. Red    Do. Do. Assorted

• 5 lbs.. Yellow or Orange    Do. Do. Assorted

• 30 Calico Shirts

• 12 Pieces of East India muslin Hanckerchiefs striped or check'd
  with brilliant Colours.

• 12 Red Silk Hanckerchiefs

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• 144 Small cheap looking Glasses

• 100 Burning Glasses

• 4 Vials of Phosforus

• 288 Steels for striking fire

• 144 Small cheap Scizors

• 20 Pair large   Do.

• 12 Groces Needles Assorted No. 1 to 8 Common points

• 12 Groces   Do.. Assorted with points for sewing leather

• 288 Common brass thimbles—part W. office

• 10 lbs.. Sewing Thread assorted

• 24 Hanks Sewing Silk

• 8 lbs.. Red lead

• 2 lbs.. Vermillion—at War Office

• 288 Knives Small such as are generally used for the Indian trade,
  with fix'd blades & handles inlaid with brass

• 36 Large knives

• 36 Pipe Tomahawks—at H. Ferry

• 12 lbs.. Brass wire Assorted

• 12 lbs.. Iron   do.   do.   generally large

• 6 Belts of narrow Ribbons colours assorted

• 50 lbs.. Spun Tobacco.

• 20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennessee

• 40 fish Giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point
  —at Harper's ferry

• 3 Groce fishing Hooks assorted

• 4 Groce Mockerson awls assorted

• 50 lbs.. Powder secured in a Keg covered with oil Cloth

• 24 Belts of Worsted feiret or Gartering Colours brilliant and
  Assorted

• 15 Sheets of Copper Cut into strips of an inch in width & a foot
  long

• 20 Sheets of Tin

• 12 lbs.. Strips of Sheet iron 1 In. wide 1 foot long

• 1 Pe.. red Cloth second quality

• 1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles

• 100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with Coulour'd Glass
  or Mock-Stone

• 2 Groces of brass Curtain Rings & sufficently large for the
  Finger

• 1 Groce Cast Iron Combs

• 18 Cheap brass Combs

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• 24 Blankets.

• 12 Arm Bands Silver at War Office

• 12 Wrist do.    do    Do

• 36 Ear Trinkets Do    part    do.

• 36 Nose Do    Do

• 6 Groces Drops of Do part Do.

• 4 doz Rings for Fingers of do.

• 4 Groces Broaches   of do.

• 12 Small Medals    Do.

Means of Transportation

• 1 Keeled Boat light strong at least 60 feet in length her burthen
  equal to 8 Tons

• 1 Iron frame of Canoe 40 feet long

• 1 Large Wooden Canoe

• 12 Spikes for Setting-Poles

• 4 Boat Hooks & points Complete

• 2 Chains & Pad-Locks for confining the Boat & Canoes &c

Medicine

• 15 lbs.. best powder'd Bark

• 10 lbs.. Epsom or Glauber Salts

• 4 oz. Calomel

• 12 oz. Opium

• ½ oz. Tarter emetic

• 8 oz Borax

• 4 oz Powder'd Ipecacuana

• 8 oz Powder Jalap

• 8 oz Powderd Rhubarb

• 6 Best lancets.

• 2 oz White Vitriol

• 4 oz Lacteaum Saturni

• 4 Pewter Penis Syringes

• 1 Flour of Sulphur

• 3 Clyster pipes

• 4 oz Turlingtons Balsam

• 2 lbs.. Yellow Bascilicum

• 2 Sticks of Symple Diachylon

• 1 lb. Blistering Ointments

• 2 lbs.. Nitre

• 2 lbs.. Coperas

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Materials for making up the Various Articles into portable Packs.

• 30 Sheep skins taken off the Animal as perfectly whole as possible,
  without being split on the belly as usual and dress'd
  only with lime to free them from the wool; or otherwise
  about the same quantity of Oil Cloth bags well painted

  • Raw Hide for pack strings

  • Dress'd letter for Hoppers-Straps

  • Other packing

• 1.    Blue beads.    This is a coarse cheap bead imported from
  China, & costing in England 15d. the lbs. in strands It is
  far more valued than the white beads of the same manufacture
  and answers all the purposes of money, being
  counted by the fathom.

• 2.    Common brass buttons more valued than any thing except
  beads.

• 3.    Knives, with fixed wooden handles stained red, usually called
  red handled knives & such as are used by the N. W. C°. in
  their Indian trade.

• 4.    Battle axes, and Tomahawks.

• 5.    Saddlers seat awls, which answer for mockasin awls

• 6.    Glove's Needles.

• 7.    Cast Iron combs.

• 8.    Nests of camp kettles: brass is much preferr'd to Iron, tho both
  are very useful to the Indians size from 1 to 4 gallons

  Each article to be weighed separate, and the weight & price
  extended in the Invoice under the appropriate Head. In
  packing no regard need be had to the different divisions or
  classes as specified in the Invoice but pack'd indiscriminately
  as may be most advantageous, regard being paid to such
  articles as may be most likely to receive damage The
  blankets may be used in the packing for the protection of
  the goods Such articles as are taken from the Military
  stores are to be enter'd in the invoice under their proper
  heads with weight extend'd & without price

[Endorsed:] Capt. Lewis. Articles wanted by him

No. 19. 20. 22. 24. 25. 26. & 27. being copies of the Bills of Purchases
for Capt. Lewis sent down to him, copies of the other bills he
took with him June 20

[Endorsed:] Memo. Capt. Lewis