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Winchester, Va. July 6th 1863
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| Confederate States |
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| To Winchester & Potomac Rail Road Company Wm. L.
Clark, President |
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| For |
(13,803) Thirteen thousand eight hundred &
three pounds steel (car springs, * Rusty) at 60 cts per pound |
8281.80 |
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(879) Eight hundred & Seventy nine pounds cast
iron, with some Bolts, & Rods (Rusty) at 3 c |
26.37 |
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(1555) One thousand five hundred & fifty five
pounds wrought iron (Bells, Rods, & Taps -- Rusty) at $0.07 |
108.85 |
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(42) Forty two pounds old Brass at 75 c |
31.50 |
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$8448.52 |
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* The Springs is said to have lost one pound per
hundred weight from rust. |
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I certify that the above account is
correct, and that the articles specified, are in the Winchester
Ordinance Depot awaiting transportation: that the price to be
paid is left open to be fixed by the Ordnance Bureau in
Richmond, after the metals are inspected. {The
unit prices and extended prices are in a different hand from the
rest of the document. Purchased by the Nitre & Mining
Bureau.} |
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Approved -- J Gorgas |
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