Enclosure: Inventory of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores Found in Boston, 14 April 1776
Enclosure
Inventory of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores Found in Boston
Boston, April 14th 1776
Inventory of Ordinance and Ordinance Stores Found in Boston—Vizt:
North Battery: 7 Cannon 12 pdrs, 2 Do 9 Do, 4 Do 6 Do, [all] useless.
Cops Hill: 3 Cannon 28 pdrs, 178 Shott, 18 Inch Shell, 273 Wadds, 2 Handcrow Leavers, 2 Drag Ropes.
Maga[zine] Battery West Boston: 3 Cannon 32 pdrs, 39 Shott, 20 13 Inch Shells, 113 Inch Mortar & Bed, 154 Wadds, 1 large Chain.
Bacon Hill: 2 Cannon 12 pdrs, 23 Shott, 23 Wadds.
Haymarkett Battery: 3 Cannon 24 pdrs.
att Fortifycation: 1 Cannon 24 pdr, 2 Do 4½ Inch Bore, 6 Do 4¼ Do Do, 3 Do 3½ Do Do, 1 Do 6½ Do Do, 1 Do 2¾ Do useless.
Without the Neck: 3 Cannon 24 pdrs, 3 Do 32 Do.
Hatches Wharf: 3 Cannon 12 pdrs, A Number of Shott & Shells in the Dock.
South Battery & Rowes Wharf: A Number of Cannon Useless, & a large Quantity of Shott in the Dock also a large Number of Chains.
Labitory: 52 Cannon Trunnions off, Ball & Empty Shells.1
Wheelwrights Wharf, taken out the Dock: 22 Iron Carrage Wheels, 1 Cannon 4 pdr, 113 Inch Mortar & Iron Bed, 3 13 Do Shells.
Tilestons Wharf taken out the Docks: 10 Swivell Gunns, 135 Do Shott, 200 Shott, 8 Barr Shott, 500 Wadds, 95 24 lb Shott, 13 Gunns.
Long Wharf Taken out the Docks: 68 Iron Carrage Wheels, 1 24 lb. Do, 278 24 lb. Shott, 645 12 Lb. Do., 113 Inch Shell, 29 Do Do, 456 Do Do, 74 Do Do, 5 Handgrenards, 2 Cowhorns, 4 Swivills, 40 Artillery Wheels, Part of 4 Carrages.
Minots T.: 2 Cask partly full of Muskett Balls.2
Tilestons Wharf Taken out the Dock: 136 & 4 pdrs Cannon, 1 Gunn Carrage & 4 Wheels, 2 Chains for Carrages.
Jno. G: Frazer A.Q.M.G.
ADS, DLC:GW. For the location of several of the wharves and other places mentioned in this document, see , 9.
1. The laboratory was on Griffin’s wharf between Hatch’s and Rowe’s wharves.
2. Stephen Minot’s wharf was a T-shaped extension off the north side of Long Wharf.