Fort Smith, Arkansas, Septem- Captain A. Montgomery, A. Q.
ber 17, 1853.
M., with D. Trammel.

Fort Washita, C. N., Septem- Lieut. N. B. Pearce, A. A. Q.
ber 25, 1853.
M., with Kenny & Good-
ridge.
Captain N. J. T. Dana, A Q.
M., with Borup & Champlin.

129

Fort Ridgeley, Minnesota Territory, Sept. 28, 1853.

130

New York, October 20, 1853... Lieut. Colonel Tho. Swords,
quartermaster, with W. R.
Kincaid.

131 New York, November 2, 1853.. Lieut. Colonel Tho. Swords,
quartermaster, with Law-
rence & Foulkes.
132 Baltimore, Maryland, Novem- Major S. B. Dusenbery, quar-
ber 8, 1853.
termaster, with George Bel-
lows.

133

Baltimore, Maryland, Novem- Major S. B. Dusenbery, quar-
ber 3, 1853.
termaster, with B. Jones.

134 San Francisco, California, Oc- Major O. Cross, quartermaster, tober 6, 1853.

135

with Neefus & Tichnor.

Oats: To deliver at Fort Sinith, by the 31st of January,
1854, 1,500 bushels of oats, for the sum of 40 cents per
bushel. Bond $1,200.

Corn: To deliver at Fort Washita, C. N., 8,000 bushels of
corn, for the sum of 353 cents per bushel. Bond $3,000.

Corn and oats: To deliver at Fort Ridgeley, Minnesota
Territory, by the 1st of February, 1854, 2,000 bushels
of corn and 3,000 bushels of oats, for the sum of $1 35
per bushel for the corn, and 90 cents per bushel for the
oats. Bond $3,000.

Employment of commander: To navigate and sail the U.
States schooner Q. M. D., from New York to Brazos
St. Iago, for the sum of $250.

Building a lighter: To construct a hull and spars of a
schooner, (to be used as a lighter,) agreeably to specifi-
cations filed, for the sum of $2,500.
Transportation stores, &c.: To transport on the schooner
Louisa, from Baltimore to Indianola, Texas, three saw-
mills, 645 cubic feet, and 1,841 bags of oats, for the
sum of 25 cents per foot for the mills, and 20 cents per
bushel for the oats, and $35 for one cabin passage.
Employment: To proceed with 3 saw-mills, on schooner
Louisa, to Texas, and superintend the putting up and
running the mills, for the sum of $100 per month and
one and a half rations per day.

Charter party: To charter to the United States the schooner
Spartacus, for the transportation of 900 barrels (bulk)
and 6,000 feet of lumber, from Benicia to Colusa, Cali-
fornia, for the sum of $1,800.

Fort Towson, C. N., October Lieut. G. Chapin, A. A. Q. M., Corn: To deliver at Fort Towson, C. N., by the 1st of V. B. Tims and C. F.

10, 1853.

with R. M. Jones.

April, 1854, 1,000 bushels of corn, for the sum of 39 9-10 cents per bushel. Bond $500.

Steward.

136

New Orleans, June 27, 1853.

M., with A. W. Hicks. Lieut. Col. A. C. Myers, A. Q.

137 Baltimore, Maryland, October Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q. 29, 1853. M., with J. Corner & Sons.

138

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
Franklin Pierce, from New Orleans to Fort Smith, one
officer, 36 men, &c., for the sum of $20 for the officer,
and $8 for the men each, and 75 cents per 100 pounds
for freight.

Transportation of stores: To transport on the brig Para-
gon, from Baltimore to Corpus Christi, Texas, 1,250
barrels subsistence stores, for the sum of $1 50 per bar-

rel.

Baltimore, Maryland, October Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q. Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner 29, 1853. M., with S. Gillman.

139

New York, November 11, 1853. Lieut. Col. T. Swords, quartermaster, with W. T. Frost.

140 Philadelphia, Penn., October Major J. G. Martin, A. Q. M., 31, 1853. with Levi Eldridge, agent.

141 Newport, Rhode Island, August 9, 1853.

Lieut. S. L. Fremont, A. A. Q.
M., with A. A. Peckham.

142 Baltimore, Maryland, October Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q.
25, 1853.
M., with J. W. Brown &
Son.

143 Baltimore, Maryland, Novem- Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q.
ber 14, 1853.
M., with J. W. Brown &
Son.

144 Baltimore, Maryland, Novem- Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q.
ber 14, 1853.
M., with J. W. Brown &
Son.

145 Fort Smith, Arkansas, Septem- Captain A. Montgomery, A. Q. ber 17, 1853. M., with Edmund Corcoran.

Henrietta, from Baltimore to Corpus Christi, Texas,
1,200 barrels subsistence stores, for the sum of $1 50
per barrel.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the ship Oswego,
from New York to New Orleans, one officer and 12
men, for the sum of $50 for the officer, and $10 for the
men each.

Charter party: To charter to the United States the steam-
ship Pennsylvania, for a voyage from Fort Monroe,
Virginia, to Tampa bay, Florida, and back, transport-
ing troops outward and returning, for the sum of
$8,000.

Rent of rooms: Renting to the United States a house in
the town of Newport, Rhode Island, to be used as of-
fices, &c., for the officers of the 3d artillery, for the sum
of $20 per month.

Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooners
Cicero and Blooming Youth, from Baltimore to Brazos
Santiago, 1,800 barrels of subsistence stores, for the sum
of $150 per barrel.
Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner
D. L. Clinch, from Baltimore to Corpus Christi, 1,100
barrels of subsistence stores, for the sum of $150 per
barrel.

Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner
Pacific, from Baltimore to Indianola, Texas, 1,350 bar-
rels subsistence stores, for the sum of $150 per bar-
rel.
Wood: To deliver at Fort Smith, before the 31st March,
1854, 400 cords of wood, for the sum of $1 50 per cord.
Bond $1,200.

Thomas McCann and F.
McKeernan.

Subject-matter of contract.

29, 1850. 151 San Francisco, Calif 'a, March Captain J. L. Folsom, A. Q. Repairs on steamer: To make such alterations and re

Sureties.

155

Fort McIntosh, Texas, November 16, 1853.

Major W.
W. Chapman, A.
Q. M., with Don Dolores
Garcia,

156 New York, December 28, 1853. Lieut. Colonel Tho. Swords,
quartermaster, with Charles
Morgan, agent.

Lease: To lease to the United States, for a period of from
1 to 10 years, the site of Fort McIntosh, including 2,500
acres of land, for the sum of $750 per annum; and the
same amount for the last five years occupancy of the

same.

Transportation of troops: To transport on steamers from
New York, via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, six offi
cers and 150 enlisted men, laundresses, &c., for the sum
of $225 for each officer, and $100 for each man, laun-
dress, &c.

39

From Philadelphia

To New Orleans, on brig Zenobia, 489 cubic feet, for 8 cents per foot.
To New Orleans, on ship Caledonia, 205 cubic feet, for 8 cents per foot.

To Charleston, South Carolina, on ship State of Georgia, 4 boxes, for $1 50.
To New Orleans, on ship France, 177 cubic feet, for 8 cents per foot.

To New Orleans, on ship France, 375 cubic feet, for 8 cents per foot.

To New Orleans, on barque Saragossa, 1 box, for $1.

To New Orleans, on ship Pumgustuk, 45 cubic feet, for 8 cents per foot.

To San Francisco, California, on barque Marmora, 6,300 cubic feet, for 54 cents per foot.

To New Orleans, on barque Swan, 54 cubic feet, for 75 cents.

To Charleston, South Carolina, on schooner John Potts Brown, 2 tierces, 1 box, &c., for 75 cents.

To New Orleans, on barque Alvarado, 399 cubic feet, for 10 cents per foot.

To New Orleans, on barque Juniata, 213 cubic feet, for 10 cents per foot.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 6 packages, 1 box, 1 tierce, for 20 cents per 100 pounds.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 1 box, for 37 cents.

To New Orleans, on brig Cimbrons, 199 cubic feet, for 10 cents per foot.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 1 box, for 25 cents.

To Charleston, South Carolina, on schooner Huntress, 1 bale, 1 tierce, 1 box, for $1 30.
To New Orleans, on barque A. H. Kimball, 2,408 cubic feet, for 10 cents per foot.
To Charleston, on schooner Martha, 88 cubic feet, for 8 cents per foot.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 253 pounds, for 20 cents per 100 pounds.

To New Orleans, on schooner Joseph H. Flenner, 2 cubic feet, for 10 cents per foot.

To San Francisco, 6 life and yawl boats, for $1,900, 1,055 cubic feet, for 75 cents per foot.
To Baltimore, on steamer, boxes, for 50 cents.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 1 tierce, 1 box, 1 bale, for 20 cents per 100 pounds.

To New York, on steamer Concord, 4,443 pounds, for $20.

To New Orleans, on ship Walter R. Jones, 184 cubic feet, for 10 cents per foot.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 1 box, for 25 cents.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 1 box, for 25 cents.

To New York, on steamer L. G. Cannon, 30 wagons, 22 extra wheels, for $8 each.

To Baltimore, on steamer, 5 tierces, 3 bales, 14 boxes, &c., for 20 cents per 100 pounds.
To New Orleans, on barque Nashua, 123 cubic feet, for 10 cents per foot.

To Charleston, on schooner Dole, 343 cubic feet, for 4 cents per foot.