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Twenty four old Carbines Seventy two old Broken Muskets three
Thousand and Forty pounds of mixt Ball four Thousand one hun-
dred and seventy five pounds of Musquet Ball three Hundred and
three pounds of swan Shot Six hundred and twenty five pounds of
Bar lead, Sixteen Barrells of new powder four Barrells of old three
Ditto not fit for use fifteen peices of new Cannon fixed in wood
wanting Aprons which we Conceive will Damage them much ten
peices of old Cannon lying on the point.
Your Committee Beg leave to Inform you that the fire locks and
pistols in General are unfit for service owing Intirely to the Neglect
and Incapacity of the Armourer your committee also find that there
are the following Arms and Ammunition out in the Countrys service
as p the Armourers Account Viz.^t June 14^th 1754 one Drum to
William Butterfield for the use of the County Court one hundred
and five new Arms to Cap.^t Dagwortys Company with slings Car-
touch Boxes and Bayonets 17.^th July 1755 fifty new fire locks Slings
Cartouch Boxes and Bayonets, to the Bladensburg Independents
21^st July 1755 one hundred New firelocks Slings Cartouch Boxes
and Bayonets to Frederick 22^d July 1755 Twenty eight new fire-
locks To Frederick with slings Cartouch Boxes and Bayonets 14^th
July 1754 eighteen fire locks and Cartouch Boxes to Col^o Innis in
Virginia 21^st June 1754 three half Barrels of Gunpowder and
Twenty Cags of Musquet Ball sent to Frederick four Drums, and
sticks four Halberts and four Barbines Bayonets and slings six
hundred weight of Musquet and Carbine Ball and Thirty pound of
Gunpowder for Captain Dagworthys Company Nov^r 14^th 1754
one Drum for the Frederick Town Company June 5^th 1755 two
half Basket Brass hilted swords to Hopkins and Calder June 16.^th

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1755 one Drum to Col.^o Hammond Regiment 15.^th July two half
Barrells of Gunpowder four Cags of Musquet and Carbine Ball
to Frederick fifty six old musquets and fourteen New Carbines
Bayonets slings and Cases to the Town Militia four old Carbines to
D.^r Stewarts Company, half a Barrell of Gunpowder, Seventy Seven
weight of Lead two Cags of Musquet Ball two Halberts two Drums
and eight Kanteens Sent to Frederick for Lieutenant Stoddert De-
livered 22^d July 1755. July 24^th three Halberts and one Drum to
Cap.^t Belts Company at the western Branch. Sep.^r 2.^d one Drum to
Captain Callisters Company at Oxford Octo :^r 25 Twenty old Mus-
quets ten pound of powder and Six Hundred Musquet Ball Deliv-
ered to Thomas Mills for the Back parts of Frederick October 29.^th
twenty fire locks old Twenty five pound of Bar lead to the Baltimore
Volunteers By order of the president Nov.^r 4 one hundred pound of
Bar lead half a Barrell of Gunpowder to Cot Richard Loyds Regi-
ment by order of the presedent November 6^th three half Barrells of
Gunpowder five Hundred weigh of Grape shot and Carbine Ball
Received of Henry Stevenson by order of the presedent for the

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