The first was to be made into coats, trousers and frocks, the second into shirts and waists, the third into bedclothes.

The cutting and sewing were done in the cabins.

A hat and a cap were also issued to each negro old enough to go into the field, and a clasp-knife to each one above the age of the third gang.

From the large purchases of Scotch rugs recorded it seems probable that these were issued on other occasions than those of childbirth.

As to shoes, however, the record is silent.
The Irish provisions cost annually about L300, and the English supplies about L1000, not including such extra outlays as that of L1355 in 1793 for new stills, worms, and coppers.