Saturday, June 6, 2015

John Brown: Memorandum of Small Outfit

Memorandum of articles wanted as an outfit for fifty volunteers to serve under my direction during the Kansas war, or for such specified time as they may each enlist for; together with estimated cost of the same, delivered in Lawrence or Topeka.

2 substantial (but not heavy) baggage wagons with good covers
$200.00
4 good serviceable wagon-horses
400.00
2 sets strong plain harness
80.00
100 good heavy blankets, say at $2 or $2.50
200.00
8 substantial large-sized tents
100.00
8 large camp-kettles
12.00
50 tin basins
5.00
50 tin spoons
2.00
4 plain strong saddles and bridles
80.00
4 picket ropes and pins
3.00
8 wooden pails
2.00
8 axes and helves
12.00
8 frying-pans (large size)
8.00
8 large size coffee-pots
10.00
8 large size spiders or bake-ovens
10.00
8 large size tin pans
6.00
12 spades and shovels
18.00
6 mattocks
6.00
2 weeks provisions for men and horses 150.00 fund for horse-hire and feed; loss and damage of same
500.00

$1774.00

SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 360

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