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Piedmont
Construction Materials
1/1/1864 |
| {The
construction of the Piedmont RR was much slower than expected and was
the subject of dozens of letters and orders. Below is a list of the
materials being used when the construction was going at its top speed.} |
|
Construction Department |
| Inventory
of Horses, Mules, Wagons, Carts, Tools, &c., belonging to Piedmont
Railroad Company upon Work. |
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Remarks |
| 89 |
Mules (on 17th section) |
6 unfit for service |
| 16 |
" |
Condition unknown |
| 10 |
" |
4 in bad condition |
| 8 |
Horses |
1 unfit for service |
| 16 |
Wagons |
4 in bad condition |
| 58 |
Sets Wagon Harness |
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| 50 |
"
Cart " |
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| 3 |
" Plough " |
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| 70 |
Picks |
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| 130 |
Shovels |
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| 40 |
Pole Axes |
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| 3 |
Grind Stones |
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| 3 |
Cutting Machines |
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| 2 |
Sets Smith's Tools |
In good order |
| 74 |
Wheel-barrows |
25 in bad order |
| 67 |
Horse Carts, on 17th section |
20 in bad order |
| 3 |
Frows |
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| 4 |
Iron Wedges |
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| 30 |
Skillets |
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| 6 |
Frying Pans |
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| 4 |
Pots |
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| 6 |
Ovens |
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| 5 |
Cross-cut Saws |
Carpenter's Tools |
| 11 |
Hand Saws |
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| 12 |
Broad Axes |
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| 4 |
Pole Axes |
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| 12 |
Chisels |
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| 12 |
Augers |
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| 5 |
Planes |
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| 1 |
Sledge Hammers |
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| 5 |
Hand Hammers |
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| 8 |
Chop Axes |
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| 1 |
Spirit Level |
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| 3 |
Drawing Knives |
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| 2 |
Braces and Bits |
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| 1 |
Oil Stone |
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| 70 |
Carts (on section 1st) |
20 of them in bad order |
| 30 |
Water Buckets |
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| 12 |
Mattocks |
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