37 Tampa, Florida, February 12, Lieut. J. H. Dickerson, A. A. Q. M., with A. McNeill.

1853.

38 New York, May 4, 1853.

Lieut A. J. Donaldson, A. A.
Q. M., with Darius Clark.

39 Fort Howard, June 7, 1852.... Lieut. B. D. Forsyth, A. A. Q.
M., with Joseph B. Clark.

40 Fort Trumbull, May 19, 1853.. Lieut. E. G. Beckwith, A. A.

Q. M., with George Shep-
herd & Son.

Lieut. Col. D. D. Tompkins,

D. Q. M. G., with Frederick
Mumme.

Lieut. Col. D. D. Tompkins,
D. Q. M. G., with A. Lien-
oreber.

Lieut. Col. D. D. Tompkins,
D. Q. M. G., with A. Brod-
hag.

44 St. Louis, Missouri, May 11, Major D. H. Vinton, quartermaster, with James Ward.

1853.

45 Baltimore, Maryland, May 17, Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q.
1853.
M., with D. Staart & Son.

46 Cibollett, New Mexico, May Lieut. J. N. G. Whistler, A. 15, 1851. A. Q. M., with Edward

Oarnly.

Clothing, &c. To deliver at the United States arsenal on
the Schuylkill, on or before the 31st of July, 1853, 100
drums complete, for the sum of $5 75 each.
Clothing, &c.: To deliver at the United States arsenal on
the Schuylkill, on or before the 31st of July, 1853,
30,000 yards 6-4 sky blue twilled woolen cloth, for the
sum of $1 393 cents per yard.
Transportation of troops: To transport on the schooner
S. T. Rogers, from Tampa bay to Pensacola, one ser-
geant and regimental property of the 1st regiment of
artillery, for the sum of $115 50.

Transportation of troops: To transport on railroad and
steamboat, from New York to St. Louis, two 1st class
and ten 2d class passengers, the first for the sum of
$24 50 each, the second $17 50 each.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
Julius D. Morton, from Fort Howard to Fort Colum-
bus, 7 officers, 71 men, &c., for the sum of $1,600.

Wood: To deliver at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut, by 1st F. W. Lawrence.
December, 1853, 150 cords of wood, for the sum of
$5 50 per cord. Bond $250.

Corn: To deliver at Fort Inge, Texas, by the 1st of Feb-
ruary, 1853, 500 bushels of corn, for the sum of 62
cents per bushel.

Corn: To deliver at Fort Inge, Texas, by the 1st of Feb-
ruary, 1853, 500 bushels of corn, for the sum of 62
cents per bushel of 56 lbs.

Corn: To deliver at Fort Inge, Texas, by the 1st of Feb-
ruary, 1853, 800 bushels of corn, for the sum of 622
cents per bushel of 56 lbs.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
Excel, from Jeferson barracks to Fort Snelling, one of-
ficer and 50 men, for the sum of $11 for the officer, and
$5 for the men each.

Transportation of stores: To transport on the ship Grey- J. Stuart and J. Hooper.
hund, from Baltimore to Benicia, California, 2,100
barrels subsistence stores, for the sum of 65 cents per
cubic foot. Bond $5,000.

Hay: To deliver at Cibolletta, New Mexico, by 1st of November, 1851, 400 tons of hay, for the sum of $50 per

ton.

47 St. Louis, Missouri, May 19, Major D. H. Vinton, quarter-
master, with P. Choteau, jr.,
& Co.

1853.

48 New York, June 8, 1853.

Lieut. Col. Thomas Swords, quarterm'r, with Ralph Post.

49 St. Louis, Missouri, June 2, Major D. H. Vinton, quarter1853. master, with J. T. Burdeau.

50

Fort Preble, Maine, May 14, Captain C. L. Kilburn, A. A.
Q. M., with E. Guilford.

1853.

51 New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb- Lieut. Col. A. C. Myers, A. Q. ruary 22, 1853. M., with Harris & Morgan.

52 Tampa, Florida, January 8, Lieut. J. H. Dickerson, A. A. Q. M., with O. O. Nelson.

1853.

53 San Francisco, December 27, Major O. Cross, quartermaster, 1852. with John Weeks.

54 Fort Orford, Oregon Territory, February 8, 1853.

Subject-matter of contract.

Transportation of troop3: To transport on the steamer
Robert Campbell, from St. Louis to the mouth of the
Yellow Stone river, 2 officers and 6 sippers and miners,
for the sum of $100 each for the officers, and $50 each
for the men.

Charter party: To charter to the United States the ship
Forest City, for a voyage to Indianola, Texas, trans-
porting 200 men, &c., for the sum of $4,500.
Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer St.
Paul, from Jefferson barracks to Fort Leavenworth,
Mo., 11 officers and 230 men, for the sum of $10 each
for the officers, and $3 each for the men.

Wood: To deliver at Fort Preble, Maine, by the 1st of
September, 1853, 100 cords of oak wood, for the sum of
$5 50 per cord. Bond $600.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the ship Perse-
verance, from New Orleans to Indianola, Texas, one
officer and 21 men, for the sum of $20 for the officer,
and $7 each for the men.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer J.
J. Taylor, from Tampa bay to Pensacola, Florida, pro-
perty of the 1st regiment of artillery, &e., for the sum
of $275.

Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner J.
Bragdon and Kennebec, from San Francisco and Bene-
cia to Tehama, 100 barrels of stores, for the sum of
$120 per ton.

Lient. H. C. Hodges, A. A. Q. Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
M., with W. L. Dale.

San Francisco, January 22, 1853 Major O. Cross, quartermaster, with Jno. T. Wright.

Baltimore, Maryland, June 15, Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q. Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner 1853.

G7

Baltimore, Maryland, July 14, Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q.
M., with J. W. Brown and
Son.

1853.

with James Wilkins.

Subject-matter of contract.

Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner
Pacific, from Baltimore to Indianola, Texas, 1,600
barrels of subsistence stores, for the sum of $1 25 per
barrel.

68 Fort Gibson, C. N., July 6, Lieut. II. M Black, R. Q. M., Hay: To deliver at Fort Gibson, Creek Nation, by Sep-
1853.
tember 30, 1853, 200,000 pounds of hay, for the sum
of $3 per 1,000 pounds. Bond $3,000.

3

60

Fort Washington, Maryland, Lieut. J. Holmes, A. A. Q. M., Wood: To deliver by September 30, 1853, at Fort Wash-
July 4, 1853.
with Samuel Denty.

70 Baltimore, Maryland, July 20, Major J. L. Donaldson, A. Q.
M., with J. W. Brown and
Son.

71

1853.

San Francisco, California, June Major O. Cross, quartermaster, 23, 1853. with E. Knight, agent.

72 New York, July 25, 1853..
73 New York, July 25, 1853..

Lieut. Colonel Tho. Swords,
quartermaster, with George
Kay.

Lieut. Colonel Tho. Swords,
quartermaster, with J. C.
Church.

Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 27, Captain A. Montgomery, A. A.
1853.
Q. M., with G. D. May.

Fort Towson, C. N., July 6, Lieut. S. B. Hayman, A. A. Q.
M., with S. Folsom.

1833.

Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory, July 20, 1853.

Lieut. W. T. Magruder, A. A.
Q. M., with F. Steele.

ington, Maryland, 200 cords of wood, for the sum of
$3 50 per cord. Bond $500.
Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner
Joseph Henry, from Baltimore to Corpus Christi, 1,105
barrels of subsistence stores, for the sum of $1 50 per
barrel.
Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
Columbia, from San Francisco to Columbia barracks,
Oregon Territory, companies A and I, 4th infantry,
for the sum of $75 for officers, and $40 for men, each.
Wood: To deliver at the posts in the harbor of New York,
535 cords of wood, by December 31, 1853, for the sum
of $4 74 per cord.

Coal: To deliver at Fort Hamilton and Governor's island,
by December 31, 1853, 800 tons anthracite coal, for the
sum of $3 98 per ton of 2,000 pounds.

Hay: To deliver at Fort Smith, Arkans is, by August 1,
1853, 75 tons of hay, for the sum of $5 64 per ton. Bond
$850.

Suretics.

W. D. Shaw and W. P.
Dencla.

Sivi Burk and P. H.
Trot..

J. Rogers and J. W. Van-
dever.

elot.

Hay: To deliver at Fort Towson, Creek Nation, by Sep- L. Garland and H. Berth-
tember 30, 1853, 50 tons of hay, for the sum of $5 40
per ton. Bond $500.

Oats: To deliver at Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory,
by November 10, 1853, 12,000 bushels, and, by April
20, 1854, 6,000 bushels of oats, for the sum of 423 cts.
per bushel. Bond $3,500.

H. H. Sibley and S. J. Findley.