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| For presents and barter | |
| Axes | 100 |
| Hatchets | 500 |
| Adzes | 300 mostly small |
| Hammer | 100 |
| Casks of nails | 4 of sizes |
| Cross-cut saws | 10 |
| Pit saws | 10 |
| Hand-saws | 100 |
| Pocket knives | 500 |
| Gardeners do | 100 |
| Scissors | 500 pairs of sizes |
| Files | 500 of sorts |
| Carpenters chests | 2 complete |
| Looking glasses | 500 of sorts |
| Blue beads | 50 strings |
| Red beads | 50 do |
| White beads | 50 do |
| Yellow beads | 50 do |
| Ear rings | 100 |
| Brass wire for bracelets &c | |
| Red ribband or gartering | 500 yds |
| Blue do. | 500 yds |
| Red caps | 200 |
| Blankets | 200 |
| Red cloth | 200 yds |
| Blue cloth | 200 yds |
| Thread | 30 lbs of each colour |
| Large needles | 10,000 |
| Medals of H, Majy | 1,000 |
| Hand organ | 1 |
| A chest of fire works | |
| Dust shot | 6 bags |
| Shot No 6 | 6 bags |
| No 4 | 10 |
| No 2 | 12 |
| No 1 | 12 |
| Swan shot | 20 |
| Small buck shot | 20 |
| Large do | 20 |
| Buck and swan shot casters | 2 sets |
| Lead for casting | 1,000 lbs |
| Marque | 1 complete |
| Bell tents | 4 |
| Canteens containing every necessary for excursions | 3 |
H.M.S. Investigator - Sheerness
Feb. 8.1801
Sir Joseph,
The above are the lists of what appears to me requisite to be taken on our voyage. You will probably see some things superabundant, and many useful things left out. I thought to have kept it till my arrival in town, that I might have had the advantage of your advice upon various things; but as that time will probably be yet prolonged, and orders from the admiralty are come down to hasten the outfit and go to the Store, the time requisite to prepare them, makes it necessary to forward it immediately.
I understand from Mr. Whidbey, that the admiralty, on application
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