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Confederate States
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For Meridian & Selma Rail Road Co.
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Bot of Cahaba Marion & Greensboro Rail Rd
Company |
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As per Receipts of Alabama & Mississippi Rivers
R Rd. Co.
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| Date |
No of Rails |
Length |
Weight Pounds |
No of Rails |
Length |
Weight pounds |
| October 15 |
6366 |
21 Feet |
2,239,240 |
2 |
11 Feet |
369 |
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2 |
20 " |
670 |
2 |
11 " |
335 |
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133 |
18 " |
39,501 |
4 |
10 1/2 " |
704 |
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216 |
17 " |
61,506 |
1 |
9 " |
150 |
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4 |
16 " |
1,072 |
4 |
7 1/2 " |
503 |
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3 |
15 " |
753 |
2 |
5 " |
167 |
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9 |
14 " |
2,110 |
1 |
4 " |
67 |
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2 |
13 1/2 " |
452 |
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6,735 |
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2,345,304 |
16 |
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2,295 |
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16 |
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2,345,304 |
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| Total No Rails |
6,751 |
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Total Weight |
2,347,599 |
1048 |
tons |
79 |
lbs |
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4804 Chairs |
9 lbs each |
43,236 |
" |
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Spikes |
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66,100 |
" |
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4 Frogs Weighing |
2,900 |
" |
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5 Switch Stands Value
at $40 ea |
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| The following prices have been agreed upon for the
above articles by Sam Tate Mil Supt. of the Meridian & Selma Rail
Road |
| 1048 Tons & 79 lbs Iron Rails @ $80 per Ton |
$83,842.83 |
| 43,236 lbs Wrought & Cast Chairs @ 10 cts
per lb |
4,323.60 |
| 66,100 lbs " Spikes @
10cts per lb |
6,600.00 |
| 2,900 lbs Cast Frogs @ 10 cts per ;b |
290.00 |
| 5 Switch Stands Valued at $40 Each |
200.00 |
| Boxing Spikes as pr agreement |
152.20 |
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$95,418.63 |
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| I certify upon honor, that
the above articles have been received by me for the Meridian &
Selma Rail Road and have been used for the Alabama & Mississippi
Rivers Rail Road Company, completing a portion of said Meridian &
Selma Rail Road and that the same was purchased of the Cahaba, Marion
& Greensboro Rail Road Company at reasonable prices and that the
sum of Ninety Five Thousand Four Hundred & Eighteen 63/100Dollars
is due said Company for the same. done by order of Genl Braxton Bragg |
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Sam Tate Mil Supt |
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Meridian & Selma Rail Road |
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Demopolis Ala |
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Decr 13th 1862 |
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{on the back of the document} |
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Q.M.Genls Office |
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Feby 6 63 Richd |
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The Secretary of War having
approved the payment of the within account, Lt. Colo L. Smith, A. Q.
M. Genl., can pay the amount ??? to the Cahaba Marion & Greensboro
R Road Compy or its duly authorized attorney. This ??ment will be
reimbursed by charging the amount paid against transportation earned
hereafter by the Selma & Meridian R Road Company. |
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A. C. Myers |
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