J. General Statement

Shewing the Cost of Articles bought by the Agent for Manufacture in the Penitentiary, of Tools and Machinery for carrying on the Factories, Cost of Rations, &c.-- Also the amount of Manufactured Articles delivered the Agents, and work manufactured for the Commonwealth, between the 1st day of December, 1807, and the 30th November, 1808, both inclusive, as well as the Stock on hand and the Amount charged the United States for the support of their Prisoners during the aforesaid period, viz:

• 1807...........Dolls. Cts.
• Dec. 1. To stock on hand this day,..........8,570 29
• The following articles on hand manufactured for the Commonwealth, viz.
• 2609 Infantry cartridge boxes, at 7s. 6d. dolls...........3,261 25
• 885 Cavalry cartridge boxes, at 5s...........737 50
• 543 pr. holsters with belts, at 26s 3d..........2375 62 1-2
• 125 do.strops, at 10 cts...........12 50
• 16 Boxes, to contain muskets, at 10s...........26 67
• ..........6,413 54 1-2
• 17. To amount of Nicholas Hallam, agent's invoice of this date,..........186 77
• 28. do. do...........775 14 1-2
• 29. do. do...........2,088 73 1-2
• 1808...........
• Jan. 12. do. do...........628 13
• 26. do. do...........655 08
• Feb. 4. do. do...........628 34
• 9. do. do...........342 26
• 13. do. do...........585 78 1-2
• 17. do. do...........939 73
• 18. do. do...........746 26
• 29. do. do...........1856 59 1-2
• do. do...........159 37 1-2
• Mar. 31. do. D. J. Burr, do...........3,043 46
• Apr. 30. do. do...........3,866 56
• May 31. do. do...........4,153 13
• June 30. do. do...........4,510 88
• July 31. do. do...........1,467 63
• Aug. 31. do. do...........5,139 89
• Sep. 30. do. do...........2,268 19
• Oct. 31. do. do...........2,940 91
• Nov. 30. do. do...........3,495 36
• 17,281 Rations at 9 cts...........1,555 29
• 28,736 do. at 6 do...........1,724 16
• To this sum paid prisoners by David J. Burr, agent on their discharge,..........147 33
• Extra diet, &c.furnished prisoners when sick,..........293
• Old grates worked up, 1329 lbs. at $ 90 per ton,..........53 39
• Reduction in the price of 2699 pair shoes, and one ox chain,..........456 76 1-2
• This sum which the agent's commissions will amount to on articles manufactured for sale when disposed of by them,..........2,245 75
• To balance in favor of the Penitentiary..........17,971 61
• Amount Carried forward..........79,910 34 1-2

• 1807...........Dolls. Cts.
• Dec. 31. By amount of Invoice of Articles delivered Nicholas Hallam, agent, of this date..........2048 46
• Do. do...........20 61
• 1808. Jan. 1. Do. do...........324 58 1-2
• 12. Do. do...........902 66
• 18. Do. do...........283 38 1-2
• Feb. 3. Do. do...........583 64
• 9. Do. Edwin Nichols, agent,..........79 09
• 10. Do. Nicholas Hallam, do...........466 41
• 22. Do. do...........962 99
• 29. Do. do...........933 74
• Mar. 10. Do. Edwin Nichols, do...........163 50
• 31. Do. David J. Burr, do...........1861 57
• April 15. Do. Edwin Nichols, do...........67 95
• 30. Do, David J, Burr, do...........1730 10
• May 31. Do. do...........1868 53
• June 30. Do. do...........2104 89
• July 1. Do. do...........488 25
• 31. Do. do...........1028 62
• Aug. 11. Do. D. Trokes, & Co. do...........891 97 1-2
• 31. Do. David J. Burr, do...........1130 45
• Sept. 7. Do. Thomas Wiatt, do...........796 51
• 12. Do. D. Trokes, & Co. do...........551 77
• 19. Do. Thos. S. Johnston, do...........1803 42
• 22. Do. Geo. A. Stiles, turnkey,..........284 58
• Do. Reuben Nash, assistant keeper,..........284 58
• Do. Wm. B. Thomason do...........284 58
• Do. P. W. Harwood, do...........284 58
• Do. Wm. H. Quarles, do...........284 58
• Do. D. J. Burr, agent,..........2520 44
• Oct. 1. Do. do...........375 39 1-2
• By amount of Invoice of Articles delivered Edwin Nichols, agent, of this date..........169 34
• 21. Do. do. do David Trokes, & Co. do...........439 91
• 24. Do. do. Thomas Wiatt, do...........432 70
• 31. Do. do. David J. Burr, do...........1737 66
• Nov. 1. Do. do. Thomas Wiatt, do...........71 35
• 5. Do. do. Thomas S. Johnston, do...........370 75
• 29. Do. do. Abraham Douglass, keeper,..........853 74
• Do. do. Thomas Wiatt, agent,..........92 85
• 30. Do.do. D.J. Burr do...........2740 55
• 890 cavalary cartridge boxes at 5s. delivered at armory, the 10th December, 1807, as per receipt,..........741 67
• Nov. 30. Amount carried forward,..........32,885 93

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• Nov. 30. To amount brought forward..........79,910 34 1-2
• Nov. 30. By am't bro't forward,..........32885 92
• 123 infantry do. at 7s 6d..........153 75
• 2462 do. do. at do. 26th March, 1808...........3077 50
• 60 shots bags and belts delivered at armory, 26th May, do. at 7s 6d...........75
• 60 tomahawks at 3s...........30
• 60 scabbards for bayonets and belts at 3s...........30
• 55 powder horns at 60 cts...........33
• 2 boxes for the purpose of packing sword belts at 3s. 9d. 24th Sept. do...........31 25
• 53 large artillery sword scabbards at 4s. 6d. 14th Oct. do...........39 75
• By the following articles manufactured and not delivered, viz:

  2459 pair holster and belts, at 26s. 3d...........10758 12 1-2

  2459 cavalry cartidge boxes at 5s...........2049 17

• 8648 infantry do. at 7s. 6d...........10810
• 120 do. made after the form of those used by U. S. at $ 1 60 cents..........192
• 50 artillery sword belts at 3s. 9d...........36 25
• 210 long do. sword scabbards at 4s. 6d...........157 50
• 19 gun boxes at 10s...........31 67
• 2161 infantry cartridge boxes made after U. States plan and completed all to the wood boxes at 9s...........3241 50
• 411 lb. of screws, &c. to artillery carriages at 1s. 6d...........102 75
• 529 plates for do. do. at 1s...........88 17
• 191 skeins, washers, nosebands and linch-pins to axletress at 1s...........31 84
• 774 tire on wheels for do. at 11d...........118 25
• 127 nosebands at 1s...........21 16
• 51 lbs Nails for artillery work at 12 cts...........6 12
• 66 lbs in trale wheels at 1s. 6d...........16 50
• 10 days work putting on and fitting plates, screws, &c. at 4s. 6d...........7 50
• This sum for support of United States prisoners from 1st. Dec. 1807, to 30th Nov. 1808...........314 72
• Porterage of Artillery work,..........3 50
• do. of Holsters, car-1 tridge boxes, &c to armory,..........3
• By stock on hand this day, 1st Dec. 1808, as per inventory,..........15400 10
• ..........$ 79910 34 1-2
• By balance as per contra,..........$ 17971 61

ABM. DOUGLASS,
Keeper of the Penitentiary.

Richmond, December, 1st, 1808.

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Don't believe that any commentary is necessary on this one, is it? Except to state; Why in the hell are we not still doing this?

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