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good black hilted Ditto, and four old Ditto, not fit for use, Seventy
one old Musquets not fit for use, thirty three pair of Holsters, Six old
Drums, Seventy nine Pistols, in good Order, eight Pistols the Locks
very much out of Repair, one hundred and thirty five Carbines in
good order, Sixteen good broad Swords, fourteen Carbines, locks

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Liber No. 48
September

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out of repair, Ten new Trumpets with mouth peices, Seventy Nine
Buff Sword Belts, three new Musquets, in good Order, two ditto want
locks, Eighteen Ditto Locks out of Repair, one new Bayonet, three
Chests of Matches, Nine new half Pikes, one Halbert broke, in the
Cellar under the Conference Chamber Nine hundred and ninety
Seven pounds of mixt Ball, one hundred and forty nine pounds of
Musquet Ball, In the Powder House, Eighty two half hundred Cags
of Ball, one hundred and thirty four Sword Belts, two half Barrels
and one eighth part of a Barrel of Gunpowder, half a Barrel of old
powder, two baggs of Musquet Ball, weighing one hundred and
thirty four pounds, Ditto Musquet Ball in a half Barrel, Containing
three hundred and eighty one pounds, Ditto in a half Barrel Pistol
Ball, weighing two hundred and ninety four pounds, one Quarter
of a box of Gunflints, fifteen peices of New Cannon, fixed in wood,
wanting Aprons, and Tompkins, which we conceive will Damage
them Much, Ten peices of old Cannon, lying on the point, we are
also of Opinion that the frame on which the new Cannon is fixed
ought to be well Tarred, and that the Cannon ought to be paid with
Oyl and Tar to Cleanse them, and then well painted for their further
Preservation. And your Committee find that Since the Last Session
there has been Returned to the Armourer the following Arms Viz
From the Town Company Twenty five Musquets, twelve new Car-
bines, four old Ditto, Seven broad Swords, Six Case of Pistols, out
of which Arms and those before in the Magazine there appears to
have been delivered as follows Viz.^t To Bladensburg one half Bar-
rel of Gunpowder fifty eight pounds of Ball, To Conigochiege forty
five pounds of Gunpowder, one thousand four hundred and forty
Musquet and Carbine ball weight Seventy five pounds one half Bar-
rel of Gunpowder, fifty eight pound of Musquet Ball, to Alexandria
in Virginia Two half Barrels of Gunpowder, To Col.^o Edward
Loyd two Drums one Trumpet, To Fort Frederick, Nineteen new
fire Lock, Bayonets, Cartouch boxes and Slings fifteen new Car-
bines, five old Ditto, twelve Carbine bayonets, nine Slings, fifteen
Case of Pistols, one box of flints, eight half Barrels of Gunpowder,
Six hundred and Sixteen weight of Musquet Ball, two hundred and
fifty five pounds of Swan Shot Two hundred Sixty eight pounds of
Carbine ball, four bright hilted Small Swords, Sixty eight pounds

of Swan Shot, to the Iron Works, p Order of Col.^o Tasker, half a

Barrel of old Gunpowder to be replaced by as much new. To Fort
Frederick, Thirty new Musquets, thirty Buff Slings, thirty Cartouch
boxes Ten old long Musquets ten Bayonets, Ten Cartouch boxes,

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