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Outfit for a Whaling Voyage.

Ashley Outfitting

Clifford W. Ashley: "Outfitting the Charles W. Morgan, 1916"

Contents.*

Memorandums2
Tables
Chains and Anchors6
Dimensions of Try-Pots7
Weight of Sheathing Copper7
Sizes of Cask8
Cask on Board8
Outfits for a Whaling Voyage.
Provisions and Cabin Stores10
Medicinal &c.11
Miscellaneous12
Ship Chandlery14
Sail Needles17
Nails18
Rivets18
Iron Hoops19
Coopers' Tools19
Carpenters' Tools21
Crockery24
Tin Ware.25
Copper Ware27
Craft, &c.28
Spare Spars29
Blocks, &c.30
Spare Duck, &c.30
Spare Sails31
Nautical Instruments32
Cordage33
Slops34
Spare Paints36
Recruits37
Charts38

* This page added by transcriber.

MEMORANDUMS,

tables and schedule

of

ARTICLES COMPRISING

the

OUTFIT

FOR A WHALING VOYAGE.

2 MEMORANDUMS.

Boats and Craft.
Cask.
Cordage.
Duck.
Flour for Baking.
    "      "  Packing.
Sheathing, Meta].
       "         Boards.
Tarred Paper.
Tar and Rosin.
Oakum.
Provisions.
Pine Wood.
Oak.
White Oak Buts.
Hard Coal.
Try Works Knees.
Grate Iron.
Try Pots.
Oars.
Iron Poles.
Iron Hoops.
Old Junk.
Fluke Chains.
Cutting Gear.
Chains and Anchors.
Nautical Instruments.

MEMORANDUMS. 3





















4 MEMORANDUMS.

Slops and Recruits.
Spare Spars and Poles.
    "     Cordage.
    "     Points.
    "     Blocks.
    "     Sails.
Boat Boards.
Spare Lumber.
Tin Ware.
Coppet Ware.
Crockery.
Ship Chandlery and Tools.
Tanks.
Scuttle Butt.
Harness Cask.
Grindstone Tubs.
Line              " 
Medicine Chest.
Instructions.
Bills Sale.
Protections.
Invoice Slops, &c.
Copy Shipping Papers.
Chronometers.
Ships' Papers.
Specie.

MEMORANDUMS. 5





















6 TABLES.

CHAINS AND ANCHORS.


Tonnage.		 Weight
of
Anchors		 Size
of
Chains.		 Weight
per
Fathom.		 Proof
of
Chain.
PRICE.
Tons.
30 150 1/2 14 4
50 200 9/16 18 5-1/2
75 300 5/8 22 7
100 400 11/16 27 8
120 500 3/4 32 10
140 600 13/16 38 12
160 700 7/8 44 14
180 800 15/16 50 16
200 900 1 56 19
240 1100 1-1/16 63 22
280 1300 1-1/8 70 25
320 1450 1-3/16 78 28
360 1600 1-1/4 86 31
400 1750 1-5/16 95 34
440 1900 1-3/8 105 38
500 2100 1-7/16 115 41
550 2300 1-1/2 125 44
600 2500 1-9/16 136 47
700 2700 1-5/8 145 50
English.
700 3360 1-3/4 170 56
800 4144 1-7/8 195 64
1000 5040 2 230 72
For low-deck vessels, add one-fifth to the tonnage.

TABLES. 7

DIMENSIONS OF TRY POTS.

Old Patterns Long. Wide.
140 galls, 3 ft. 9 in. by 3 ft. 4 in.
160 " 4 " 0 " " 3 " 4 "
180 " 4 " 0 " " 3 " 6 "
200 " 4 " 3 " " 3 " 8 "
New Pattern.
200 galls. 4 " 9 " " 3 " 6 "
220 " 4 "9 " " 3 " 8 "
Brick
3-1/2 by 7 in., and 4 in. by 8 in.

WEIGHT OF SHEATHING COPPER.

Lb. Oz.
16 oz. per sheet 4 10
18 oz.    "        " 5 4
20 oz.    "        " 5 14
22 oz.    "        " 6 7
24 oz.    "        " 7 0
26 oz.    "        " 7 9
28 oz.    "        " 8 2
30 oz.    "        " 8 12
32 oz.    "        " 9 6
34 oz.    "        " 10 0
36 oz.    "        " 10 8

8 TABLES.

SIZES OF CASK.

Head 46 in. Long. 52 in. Long.
22 in. about 80 to 90 galls.
24 in. " 93 " 110 "
26 in. " 108 " 126 "
28 in. " 125 " 145
30 in. " 140 " 165 "
32 in. " 160 " 180 "
34 in. " 180 " 200 "
36 in. " 200 " 225 "
38 in. " 216 " 245 "
40 in. " 240 " 285 "
42 in. " 265 " 310 "
44 in. " 290 " 335 ::
46 in. " 318 '' 375 "
48 in. " 365 " 400 "
—————

MEMORANDUM.

CASK ON BOARD.

Bbls.New Casks.
   "  Old Casks.
   "  New Butts.
   "     "    Pipes.
   "  New Hhd.Shooks.
   "  Old      "        "
   "  New Butt      "
   "  Old      "        "
   "  New Pipe      "
   "  Old      "        "

OUTFITS
for
A WHALING VOYAGE



PROVISIONS AND CABIN STORES.

Flour Baked.
    "    Packed.
Kiln dried Meal.
Mess Beef.
Prime Pork.
Pork Hams.
Molasses.
Vinegar.
Pickles.
Mackerel.
Tongues and Sounds.
Codfish.
Sugar.
Butter.
Cheese.
Rice.
Coffee.
Dried Apples.
Raisins.
Beans.
Peas.
Corn.

10 STORES.

Potatoes.
Onions.
Turnips.
Pumpkins.
Cabbages.
Lamp Oil.
Oil Soap.
Sperm Candies.
Hard Soap.
Souchong Tea.
Chocolate.
Crushed Sugar.
Mustard.
Black Pepper.
Cayenne  "
Ginger.
Allspice.
Nutmegs.
Cloves.
Sweet Oil.
Cinnamon.
Saleratus.
Pepper Sauce.
Table Salt.
Fresh Water.

STORES. 11

Preserved Meats.














MEDICINAL, &c.

Medicine Chest.
Epsom Salts.
N. E. Rum.
Holl. Gin.
Brandy.
Port Wine.
Lime Juice.
Essence Spruce.
Hops.
Lemon Syrup.
Sage.
Summer Savory.

12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tar.
Rosin.
Oak Wood.
White Oak Buts.
Pine Wood.
Hard Coal.
Cutting Pendants.
Fluke Chains.
Fin Chains.
Head Straps.
Sets Oars.
Boat Masts.
Spruce Poles.
Iron Poles.
Staves.
Pine Heading.
   "    Boards.
   "    Plank.
Oak      ".
Boat Boards.
   "    Keels.
   "    Knees.
   "    Gunwales.
   "    Stems.
   "    Timbers.
Boats.

MISCELLANEOUS. 13

Sand.
Sawdust.
Charcoal.
Sea Coal.
Lime.
Clay.
Oil Hose.
Draw Buckets.
Smith's Bellows.
    "       Forge.
Sprue Brick.
Try Pots.
Deck "
Camboose and Fixtures.
Signal Gun.
Whaling Guns.
Bomb Lances.
    "     Lance Powder.
Common           "
Spun Yarn Winch.
Mincing Machine.
Old Junk.
Spare Iron.
    "    Steel.
Specie.
Chronometers.

14

SHIP CHANDLERY.

Pitch Pot.
Sauce Pans.
Fry Pans.
Tea Kettles.
Cooks' Ladies.
      "    Tormenters.
      "    Skimmers.
      "    Spoons.
Shovel and Tongs.
Scrubbing Brushes.
Dust               "
Cooks' Bellows.
Chopping Trays.
      "          Knives.
Dust Pans.
Lamp Wick.
Brimstone.
Black Lead.
Fire Steels.
Flints.
Bristol Brick.
Borax.
Glue.
Coffee Mills.
Coarse and Fine Sieves.
Cork Screw.

SHIP CHANDLERY. 15

Britannia Ladles.
        "      Tureens.
        "      Teapots.
        "      Table Spoons.
        "      Tea         "
Carver and Forks.
Knives and Forks.
Table Steels.
Butchers' "
Table Bell.
Cabin Bell and Spring.
        "        Lamps.
Jacket "
Candlesticks.
Mortar and Pestle.
Bread Tray.
Looking Glasses.
Deck Lanterns.
Binnacle "
    "      Lamps.
Handcuffs.
Marlinespikes.
Shot.
Boat Corks.
Deep-Sea Lines.
Hand           "

16 SHIP CHANDLERY.

Cod Lines.
Fish     "
Log         "
Fish Hooks.
Copper Tacks.
Iron         "
Scupper Nails.
Brass and Iron Screws.
Scrapers.
Steelyards.
Butt Cocks.
Beer         "
Molasses Gates.
Shovels.
Hoes.
Birch Brooms.
Corn       "
Tar Brushes.
Paint    "
Seam    "
Marking "
Brad and Sewing Awls.
Shoe Thread.
Rigging Leather.
Pump         "
Matches.

SHIP CHANDLERY. 17

Signals.
Jacks.
Ensigns.
Pendants.
English Mincing Knives.
Muskets.
Riggers' Screws.





SAIL NEEDLES.

Large Marline.
Small      "
Large Bolt Rope.
Middle  "      "
Small    "      "
Head Rope.
Store.
Old Work.
Tabline.
Flat Seam.

18

NAILS.

Clinch.
Timber.
Gunwale.
Lap
Foot.
Ceiling.

Wrought.Cut.
20d.20d.
10d.10d.
  8d.  8d.
  6d.  6d.
Wrought Iron Spikes.


RIVETS.

2d.
L.3d.
H.3d.
L.4d.
H.4d.
L.5d.
H.5d.
6d.

19

IRON HOOPS.

2d.
L.3d.
H.3d.
L.4d.
H.4d.
L.5d.
H.5d.
6d.


COOPERS' TOOLS.

Long Jointer.
Spare Jointer Irons.
Axes.
Adzes.
Rand Saws.
Large Croze.
Small     "
Croze Irons.
Hollowing Plane.
Smooth          "   
Jack               "   
Drawing Knives.
Crooked       "   
Champering "   
Howelling    "   

20 COOPERS' TOOLS.

Inshave.
Flagging Irons.
Beek          "     
Marking     "  
Bung Borers.
Tap        "
Bit Stocks.
Bits.
Gauging Rods.
Red Cedar.
Vises.
Bungs.
Chalk.
Shaving Horse.
Cast Steel Hammers.
    "      "    Drivers.
    "      "    Punches.
    "      "    Rivet Sets.
    "      "    Cold Chisels.
Flags.

21

CARPENTERS' TOOLS.

Short Jointers.
Jack Plane.
Smooth      ".
Hollowing ".
Rounding   ".
Match         ".
Beading      ".
Hammer Wrench.
Nail Hammers.
Boat        ".
Pump      ".
Riveting  ".
Broad Axes.
Hold      ".
Narrow  ".
Deck Hatchets.
Boat      ".
Carpenters' Adze.
Large Pincers.
Small     ".
Hand Saws.
Back       ".
Compass ".
Wood      ".
Drawing Kuives.
Spoke Shave.
Nail Gimlets.

22 CARPENTERS' TOOLS.

Screw Plate and Taps.
Morse Twist Drills.
Iron Squares.
Steel Tongue Squares.
    "         "     Bevel.
Spike Gimlets.
Ruff        "
Compasses.
Bench Vise.
Hand     "
Thumb  "
Calkinz Irons.
Screw Augers.
   1/2 in.   5/8 in.   3/4 in.1 in.
1-1/4 in.1-1/2 in.1-3/4 in.2 in.
Screw Drivers.
Saw Set.
Brace and Bits.
Auger Bits.
Oil Stones.
Water  "
Rifle    "
Sand    "
Rifles.
Carpenters' Rule.
Wood Rasps.
Flat Files.

CARPENTERS' TOOLS. 23

Half Round Files.
Round            "
Three-square "
Socket Chisels.
   1/2 in.   3/4 in.  3/4 in.1 in.
1-1/4 in.1-1/2 in.1-3/4 in.2 in.
Socket Gouges.
   1/2 in.   3/4 in.  3/4 in.1 in.
1-1/4 in.1-1/2 in.1-3/4 in.2 in.
Firmer Chisels.
   1/4 in.   3/8 in.   5/8 in.      1 in.
   3/4 in.      1 in.1-1/4 in.1-1/2 in.
Firmer Gouges.
   1/4 in.   3/8 in.   5/8 in.      1 in.
   3/4 in.      1 in.1-1/4 in.1-1/2 in.
Scarf Chisels.
Board Gauge.
Spare Plane Irons.
Chalk Lines.
Trowel.
Ruffs and Clinches.
Padlocks.
Boat Knives.
Leaning Knives.
Blacksmiths' Anvil.
Sand Paper.
Grindstones.

24

CROCKERY.

Shoal Plates.
Soup      "
Small     "
Pudding Dishes.
Oval           "
Covered     "
Sugar Bowls.
Butter Tubs.
Castor.
    "    Bottles.
Salts.
Tumblers.
Bowls.
Pitchers.
Platters.
Mugs.
Saucers.
Cups and Saucers.
Chambers.
Spittoons.
Spare Deck Lights.

25

TIN WARE.

Signal Lanterns.
Boat         "
Cooks'      "
Oil Ladles.
  " Dippers.
Savealls.
Flour Scoops.
Sugar     ".
Tinder Boxes.
Tin Cups.
  " Pots.
  " Pans.
Pots and Pans.
Cooks' Dippers.
Bake Pans.
Pie Plates.
Graters.
Tunnels.
Tea Canisters.
Powder Molasses Cups.
Blow boras.
Trumpet.
Measures.
Pudding Bags.
Coffee Pots.
Tea Pots.

26 TIN WARE.

Lamp Feeders.
Blubber Room Lamps.
Wash Basin.
Pepper Box.
Flour      "
Cullender.
Try Works Pipes.
Oiler.
Wicks for Signal Lanterus.
Cabin Stove and Fixtures.

27

COPPER WARE.
Cooler.
Pumps.
Skimmers.
Piggins.
Ladies.
Savealls.
Tunnel Noses.
Tunnels.
Vent Pipe.
Cooler Cock.
Hose       "
    "  Joints.
Tub Screw.
Brass Trumpets.
Binacle Bell.
Deep-sea Lead.
Hand           "
Old Lead.
Sheet  "
Coppering Nails.
Sheathing     "
Soft Solder.
Soldering Iron.
Branding     "
Sheet Metal.

28

CRAFT, &c.

Two-flued Irons.
One     "       "
Toggle         "
Steel Head Lances.
Head Spades.
Sliver     "
Round    "
Flat Shank "
Round       "
Cutting      "
Boat          "
Blubber Hooks.
        "         "      Shackles.
Boat Hooks.
Large Boat Hooks.
Blubber Forks.
Boarding Knives.
Steering Braces.
Row-locks.
Grindstone Cracks.
Pikes.
Gafts.
Grains.
Grapplings.
Can Hooks.
Crowbars.

CRAFT, &c. 29

Chain Toggle.
Small Sledge.
Fish Hook.
Chain Hooks.
    "     Claws.
Tew Iron.
Spike Tools.
Rivet " Blacksmiths' Tools.
Boat Anchors.
Hooks and Thinable.
Connecting Shackles.
Marking Irons for Craft.
Wrenches.

SPARE SPARS.
Topmast.
Main Yard.
Topsail    "
Top Galt. "
  "      "     Mast.
Jib Boom.
Topmast Boom.
Top Galt.     "   

30

BLOCKS, &c.

Cutting Blocks.
      "         "       Spare.
Burthen Blocks.
Purchase     "
Guy             "
Cat              "
Spare          "
Sheaves and Pins.
Belaying Pins.
Hanks.
Pump Gear.
Hand Spikes.
Lance Poles.
Spade      "

SPARE DUCK, &c.

Hemp Twine.
Cotton     "
Beeswax.
Spare Canvas.

31

SPARE SAILS.

Fly Jib.
Jib.
Fore Staysail.
F. T. M. Staysail.
Fore Sail.
    "  Topsail.
    "  T. G. Sail.
    "  Spencer.
    "  Royal.
Main Sail.
    "    Topsail.
    "    Top Galt. Sait.
    "    Spencer.
    "    Royal.
    "    Staysail.
Mizzen Topsail.
      "      T. G. Sail.
      "      Royal.
Spanker.
Gaft Topsail.
Mizzen Staysail.
      "     Topmast Staysail.
T. G. Stud. Sails.
Lower  "       "
Topmast "     "

32

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Transparent Compasses.
Steering              "
Cabin                  "
Boat                    "
Masthead            "
Spy Glasses.
Opera    "
Log       "
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Nautical Almanacs.
Charts.
Account Books.
Memorandum Books.
Log Books.
Blanks.
Steel Pens.
Pen Holders.
Log Slates.
Slate Pencils.
Lead      "
Writing Paper.
Envelopes.
Sealing Wax.
Ink.    Ink Stands.
Mucilage.

33

CORDAGE.

Manilla Lines.
Tarred      "
Manilla Cutting Falls.
      "      Hawser.
      "      Fluke Rope.
      "      Guys.
      "      Lance Line.
      "      Cordage.
Tarred Cordage.
Spun Yarn.
Bone Spun Yarn.
Fine Seizing.
Wormline.
Bolt Rope.
Point   "

34

SLOPS.

Tobacco.
Smoking Pipes.
Reefing Jackets.
Monkey     "
Thick Trowsers.
Denim      "
Under Shirts.
Twilled Kersey Shirts.
Striped Cotton     "
Calico       "
Stockings.
Mittens.
Guernsey Frocks.
       "       Jackets.
Denim Frocks.
Cotton and Wool Drawers.
All Wool Drawers.
South Westers.
Palm Leaf Hats.
Blankets.
Bed Comforters.
Neck      "
Braces.
Cotton Handkerehiefs.
Linen Thread.
Yarn.

SLOPS. 35

Scotch Caps.
Russian  "
Sheaths and Belts.
Mounted Palis.
Sheath Knives.
Jack          "
Iron Spoons.
Tin Pots.
   " Pans.
Shoes.
Pumps.
Brogans.
Boots.
Slippers.

Boat Sails.
Table Covers.

36

SPARE PAINTS.

White Lead.
Black Paint.
English Green.
French Yellow.
Stone       "
Verdegris.
Prussian Blue.
Vermillion.
Chrome Yellow.
Venetian Red.
Red Lead.
Terra de Sienna.
Umber.
Linseed Oil.
Japan.
Spirits Turpentine.
Copal Varnish.
Bright     "
Spare Glass.

37

RECRUITS.

Tobacco.
Smoking Pipes.
Powder.
Muskets.
Flints.
Narrow Axes.
Hatchets.
Axe   "
    "   Handles.
Bleached Cottons.
Unbleached   "
Blue (Plain) "  
   "    (Twilled)"
Fancy Prints.
Yellow Soap.

38

CHARTS.

Eastern States U. S.
North Atlantic.
South      "
Western Islands.
Cape De Verds.
North Pacific.
South      "
Indian Ocean.
New Zealand.
Falkland Islands.
Marquesas   ".
Gallapagos  ".
Sandwich    ".
West Coast South America.
Coast of California.





















SWIFT & ALLEN,

General Commission Merchants,

Front Street, head of Taber's Wharf,

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.

Source.
Swift and Allen.
      Memorandums, Tables and Schedule of Articles Comprising the Outfit for a Whaling Voyage.
  New Bedford: Swift and Allen, Dealers In Ship Chandlery, Hoops and Cordage., n.d.
    38 pages with several unnumbered lined sheets
Held by: Nantucket Historical Association.; Account Books Collection - (MS10 AB 108).

This transcription used images from
the Internet Archive.

Last updated by Tom Tyler, Denver, CO, USA, Aug 5, 2026


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Outfit for a Whaling Voyage

Swift and Allen.
      Memorandums, Tables and Schedule of Articles Comprising the Outfit for a Whaling Voyage.
  New Bedford: Swift and Allen, Dealers In Ship Chandlery, Hoops and Cordage., n.d.
    38 pages with several unnumbered lined sheets
Held by: Nantucket Historical Association.; Account Books Collection - (MS10 AB 108).