I acknowledge having received the above mentioned Stores into His Majesty's Store Houses at this Post in the state & with the deminution mentioned in the above report of the Board of Survey Indian Department Malden 10 August 1796 GEO. IRONSIDE, Clerk & Store Keeper Lieut. Parker of the 24th Regt. altho a member of the Board and had actually sat thereon was obliged to join his regiment before a fair Copy of the Report could be made out for his signature WILLIAM MAYNE Queens Rangers and President of the Board I. W. PEARCE Ensign Queens Rangers [C 249 p 250] REPORT Report of a Board of Survey held by order of Captain Salmon of the Royal Artillery Commanding at the New Post at the Entrance of Detroit River on sundry Indian Stores marked and numbered as per margin, sent from His Majesty's Store Houses at Lachine per invoice dated 13th June 1796 Fifty Blankets each of two & half points is one hundred & fifty 6 A Bale Containing Forty Six Blankets 24 pts 7@ 8 Two Bales Cont'g Remarks The Bale Cloth rotten but contents not damaged In good order ditto ditto "47 @ 49 Three Boxes Containing, One hundred pounds each of Shot No. B is three hundred pounds ditto "5) @ 51 Two Boxes Cont'g One hundred pounds each of Shot No. 3 is Two hundred pounds ditto "52 @ 53 Two Boxes Cont'g One hundred pounds each of Shot No. 1 is Two hundred pounds ditto The Board having inspected the above mentioned stores report as per remarks. The rottonness of the wrappers appear to be owing to the Bales having been stowed on the Wet Ballast of the Mohawk on Lake Ontario WILLIAM MAYNE Capt. Queens Rangers and president of the Board. Indian Department Malden 10 August 1796 W. PEARSE Ensign Qns Rangers I acknowledge having received the above mentioned stores into His Majesty's Store Houses at this place in the state and with the diminutions mentioned in the above report of the Board of Survey. [C 249 p 25] GEO IRONSIDE Clerk & Store Keeper |