Thursday, 14th February 1788.
Cloudy with fresh south-westerly gales and rain. Thermometer 67degrees, Barometer 29.80.
At six in the morning, Mr Altree and the five women selected from the "Lady Penrhyn" to go to Norfolk Island were transferred to the "Supply".
The personnel accompanying Lieutenant King to colonise the island were Mr. Jamison, Surgeon’s First Mate of the "Sirius"; Mr. James Cunningham, Master’s Mate of the Sirius; Mr. T Turnpenny Altree, Assistant to the Surgeon; two seamen, Roger Morley, a weaver and William Westbrook, a sawyer: two marines from the "Sirius", Charles Kerridge and John Batchelor; six female convicts, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Hipsley, Elizabeth Colley, Olivia Gascoin, Ann Inett, Susan Gough; nine male convicts including Charles McClellan, Richard Widdicombe, Edward Garth, Edward Westlake, John Mortimer, Noah Mortimer and Nathaniel Lucas.
They took stores for six months, "some sheep, hogs and poultry, seeds and plants, with tools and implements for clearing and cultivating the ground." The "Supply" weighed anchor and made sail down the harbour at 6 p.m.
List of Livestock and Provisions
10 Forges 175 Steel Hand Saws
700 Iron Shovels 700 Garden Hoes
700 West Indian Hoes 700 Grubbing Hoes
700 Felling Axes 700 Hatchets
700 Helves for Felling Axes 747,000 Nails
100 Pairs of Hinges and Hooks 10 Sets of Cooper's Tools
40 Corn Mills 40 Wheel Barrows
12 Ploughs 12 Smith's Bellows
30 Grindstones 330 Iron Pots
6 Carts 4 Timber Carriages
14 Fishing Nets 14 Chains for Timber Carriages
5,448 Squares of Crown Grass 200 Canvas Beds
62 Chauldrons of Coal 80 Carpenter's Axes
20 Shipwright's Axes 600 lbs of Coarse Sugar
1001 lbs of Indian Sago 1 Small Cask of Raisins
61 lbs of Spices 3 Hogsheads of Vinegar
2 Barrels of Tar 1 Dozen Tin Saucepans
1 Printing Press Type Fonts for DO
3 Dozen Flat Irons Candlesticks
3 Snuffers 48 Spinning Brasses
7 Dozen Razors Bible Prayer Book etc.
6 Bullet Moulds 9 Hackies for Flax
9 Hackies Pins 3 Flax Dresser Brushes
127 Dozen Combs 18 Coils of Whale line
6 Harpoons 12 Lances
Shoe Leather 305 Pairs of Women's Shoes
40 Tents for Women Convicts 6 Bundles of Ridge Poles
11 Bundles of Stand Poles 2 Chests of Pins ans Mallets
1 Portable Canvas House (Gov. Philip) 18 Turkeys
29 Geese 35 Ducks
122 Fowls 87 Chickens
Kittens Puppies
4 Mares 2 Stallions
4 Cows 1 Bull
1 Bull Calf 44 Sheep
19 Goats 32 Hogs
5 Rabbits Gov. Philip's Greyhounds
Rev. John's Cats Mill Spindles with 4 Crosses
2 Cases of Mill Bills and Picks 1 Case of Mill Brashes
589 Womens Petticoats 606 Womens Jackets
121 Womens Caps 327 Pairs of Womens Stockings
250 Womens Handkerchiefs 700 Steel Spades
175 Claw Hammers 140 Augurs
700 Gimlets 504 Saw Files
300 Chisels 6 Butchers Knives
100 Pairs of Scissors 30 Box Rules
100 Plain Measures 50 Pickaxes
50 Helvers for DO 700 Wooden Bowls
700 DO Platters 5 Sets of Smith's Tools
20 Pit Saws 700 Clasp Knives
500 Tin Plates 60 Padlocks
50 Hay Forks 42 Splitting Wedges
8,000 Fish Hooks 48 Dozen Lines
8 Dozen lbs of Sewing Twine 12 Brick Moulds
36 Masons Chisels 6 Harness for Horses
12 Ox-Bows 3 Sets of Ox Furniture
20 Bushels of Seed Barley 1 Piano
10 Bushels of India Seed Corn 12 Baskets of Garden Seed
Coarse Thread (Blue/White) Transport Jack
Ventilators for Water and Wine Hoses
Windsails 24 Spinning Whorls
1 Set of Candlestick Makers Carbins
Bulkheads Beds
Hammocks Marines Clothes
Fig Trees Bamboos
Sugar Cane Quinces
Apples Pears
Strawberries Oak and Myrtle Trees
135 Tierces of Beef 165 Tierces of Pork
50 Puncheons of Bread 116 Casks of Pease
110 Frinkins of Butter 8 Bram of Rice
10 Pairs of Handcuffs and Tools 1 Chest of Books
5 Puncheons of Rum 300 Gallons of Brandy
15 Tons of Drinking Water 5 Casks of Oatmeal
12 Bags of Rice 140 Womens Hats
1 Machine for Dress Flax 252 Dozen lbs of Cotton Candles
168 Dozen lbs of Mould Candles 44 Tons of Tallow
2 Millstones Spindles etc. 800 Sets of Bedding
1 Loom for Weaving Canvas 2,780 Woollen Jackets
5,440 Drawers 26 Marquees for Married Officers
200 Wood Canteens 40 Camp Kettles
448 Barrels of Flour 60 Bushels of Seed Wheat
381 Womens Shifts
Plants and Seeds
Banana Cocoa
Coffee Cotton
Eugenia Guava
Ipecacuanha Lemon
Orange Prickly Pear
Spanish Reed Tamarind
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