| The Confederate States of America |
| To Geo. B. Nichols |
| 1863 |
| Date |
For |
Dollars |
Cents |
| May 12th |
3 Kegs Rail Road Spikes |
|
|
| |
388 lbs @ 60c |
232 |
80 |
| |
51 R. Rd. Chairs {enough
for about 600 feet on both tracks} |
|
|
| |
433 lbs @ 60c {8.5#
each} |
259 |
80 |
| |
|
492 |
60 |
|
| |
| I certify that the above specified
articles were ordered and received by me and that they were necessary
for the Construction of Rail Roads to the different Fortifications on
Galveston Island. |
| Maj. J. Hellersberg |
| Chief Engineer |
| Eastn Sub Dist of Texas |
| Approved |
| V. Plankovski |
| Received, at Galveston Tex, the 3d day of
June 1863 of Capt J. Sirnel Engineer PACS, the sum of Four hundred and
Ninety two dollars and Sixty cents, in full of the above account. |
| Geo B Nichols {Superintendent,
Galveston, Houston & Henderson RR} |