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Office of the Alabama & Florida Rail-Road Co.,
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of Florida
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Pensacola, Fla., ..........186..
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| Contract with Wm. B. Gilmer President Ala. Arms
Manufacturing Company dated 18th Decbr 1862 |
| No 1 pig iron $75.00 per ton |
| " 2
"
" 67.50
" |
| " 3
"
" 62.50 " |
| hot blast
" 60.00 " |
| Railroad iron 150.00 " |
| For bar, bolt and rod iron 10c per pound |
| For coal during the continuance of the war $10.00 per
ton |
| Advance upon signing the Contract $200,000.00 |
| Other advances from time to time to amount in the whole
to $870,000.00 |
| Not for the purpose of providing for the manufacture of
those articles. If necessary an additional $130,000.00 will be
advanced making in whl $1,000,000.00 |
| Contract Signed |
| James A Seddon |
| Secretary of
War |