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Division III. — Nautical Supplies. 31 Separate Kinds of Articles, includ- 

 ing: Chronometer, Thermometer, Barometer, Steering Compass, Boat 

 Compass, Telltale Compass, Mast-head Compass, Time Piece, Spy Glasses, 

 Opera Glasses, Half-Hour Glasses, Log Glasses, Log Book, Log Slates, 

 Common Slates, Pacific Directory, Horsburgh's Directory, Ink, Quills, Steel 

 Pens, Memoirs South Atlantic, Blanks, Wafers, Lead Pencils, Paper, Mem- 

 orandum Books, Account Books, Charts, Nautical Almanac. 



Total Number (Including Div's. I-III) 895 Separate Kinds of Articles. 



In addition to these 895 separate kinds of articles, all except the smallest 

 short-voyage vessels carried some, though not all, of the goods listed under 

 the following 6 divisions. 



Additional Memoranda. 



Division XX. — Casks. 10 different types, comprising 14 different sizes, 

 ranging from a 20-inch, 6o-gallon cask to one of 46 inches and 290 gallons. 



Division XXI. — Anchors. 19 different weights, varying from a small 

 anchor of 1 50 pounds for a 30-ton vessel to one of 2700 pounds for use on 

 a vessel of 700 tons. 



Division XXII. — Try-Pots. 5 different sizes, ranging from 140-gallon 

 (3 ft. 9 in. by 3 ft. 4 in.) to 220-gallon (4 ft. 9 in. by 3 ft. 8 in.). 



Division XXIII. — Sheathing Copper. 1 1 different weights, from i6-ounce 

 to 36-ounce. 



Division XXIV. — Medicinal Supplies. Complete medicine chest, epsom 

 salts, New England rum, Holland gin, brandy, port wine. 



Division XXV. — Documents, Papers, and Specie. Letters of instruction, 

 bills of sale, protections, copy of shipping papers, invoice of slops, letter- 

 bag, ship's papers, ship's library, and a small supply of specie. 



