Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Inventories

March 31, 1861
Quantity Item
Wood and Lumber
20 cords Wood in house at Hungary
60 cords Wood in house at Ashland
89 cords Wood on railroad between Ashland & Hungary 
18 cords Wood in house at Taylorsville
145 cords Wood in house at Chesterfield
172 cords Wood on road between Ashland & Dry Bridge
136 cords Wood in house at Milford
625 cords Wood on road between Dry Bridge & Woodfords
26 cords Wood in house at Guineas
100 cords Wood in house at Fredericksburg
27 cords Wood on road between Woodford & Fredericksburg
150 cords Wood in house at Aquia Creek
400 cords Wood on road between Fredericksburg and Aquia Creek
8000 feet B M Pine rails  {BM = board measure}
7843 sills for T-rail
5000 feet B M 12 x 12 Pine Timber
3000 2" Oak Plank for road crossing
1 lot Timber in houses at South Ana for bridges
1 lot Timber in houses at Engine House at Aquia Creek
1013 feet Pine Timber
3000 feet 4" Ash
1950 feet 4 x 6 Oak
1025 feet 4 x 6 Pine
384 feet 12 x 12 Pine
630 feet 2" Ash Plank
720 feet 5 x 9 Pine
1200 feet 2" Pine Plank
237 feet 1 1/2" Pine Plank
1580 feet 1" Pine plank for bridges
1200 feet 1" Pine Plank
1000 feet Weather Boarding
500 feet 5 x 9 Pine
230 feet 2 1/2 x 12 Pine
288 feet 3 x 12 Pine
192 feet 3 x 4 Scantling
128 feet 2 x 4 Pine
1090 feet 1 1/4" Mahogany Plank
448 feet 2" White Pine
250 feet 1 1/2" White Pine
100 feet 3" White Pine
1000 feet 3/4" Poplar
25 feet 1/2" Mahogany
Store Room
1 box 12 x 18 Ground Glass
1/2 box 10 x 14 Glass
1/2 box 10 x 12 Glass
1 1/2 box Figured Ground Glass
1 dozen Colored Glass (blue & red)
1/2 dozen Lamp Shades
1 large Signal Lamp for rear of train
3 Coach Lamps
24 Hand Lamps
5 Signal Lamps
4 Enameled Ventilator Rings
10 Lamps (cars)
4 dozen Mill Saw Files
19 Brass Switch Locks
8 Coach Door Locks
5 Freight Car Locks
23 Cupboard Locks
14 Chest Locks
14 pair Cast Iron Hinges
8 Mortising Chisels
6 Axes
2 Short Handle Axes
12 papers 8 oz Tacks
36 papers 6 oz Tacks
12 papers 4 oz Tacks
24 papers 3 oz Tacks
1 dozen Shovels
100 lbs Washers
30 lbs Wood Screws
35 gross New Augers
12 reams Sands Paper
20 dozen Slide Lifters
2 dozen Holders
4 dozen Seat Brasses
2 dozen Seat Brasses for arms 20 lbs
2 Furnaces for Passenger Cars
10 Whitewash Brushes
4 Brushes for washing cars
9 Axe halves
2 1/2 dozen Brasses for Ventilators
120 gross Assorted Size Screws
16 new Volate Springs
12 old Volate Springs
1 lot Patterns in Pattern Room
22 kegs Assorted Nails
1 barrel Chalk
10 India Rubber Car Springs
25 gallons Copal Varnish
10 gallons Black Varnish
12 gallons Spirits Turpentine
40 gallons Linseed Oil
8 lbs Ultra Marine Blue
5 lbs Purple Brown
1 lb Vermillion
20 lbs Raw Umber
100 lbs Metallic Paint
10 lbs White Lead
200 lbs Ground Pumice Stone
75 lbs Lump Pumice Stone
5 lbs New Curled Hair
100 lbs Old Curled Hair
100 lbs Tow
250 papers Tacks for Trimming
1 piece Velvet Plush (30 yards)
6 yards Enameled Cloth
18 yards Red Plush
14 New Cushions & Backs for Seats
1 lot Paint Brushes
50 pairs Brozes
2 dozen Short Handle Shovels
Miscellaneous
2811 lbs New Castings for Coach & Freight Cars
1141 lbs New Castings for Coach & Freight Cars (finished)
5511 lbs New Castings for Engines
1006 lbs New Castings for Engines (finished)
738 lbs Crank Pins Turned
226 lbs Iron for Crank Pins
144 lbs New Castings for Tenders
68 lbs Steel Ends fitted up for Engines
237 lbs New Castings for Water Stations
2 New Pumps for Water Stations
260 lbs Castings for Turn Tables
160 lbs Shop Tools (castings)
382 lbs Brasses for Engines
81 lbs Brasses for Coaches
348 lbs Brasses for Freight Cars
107 lbs Iron Castings for Hand Cars
1 set Hand bar, Wheels & Axles fitted up
8 lbs New Brasses for Hand Cars
250 lbs Cotton Waste
24 lbs Wool
3230 lbs New Troy Castings fitted up
916 lbs New Troy Castings not fitted up
2650 lbs New Axles for Tenders
2650 lbs New Axles for Coaches 
8 sets Wheels & Axles for Coaches fitted up
14 33" Wheels for Coaches (Washburn)
6 31" Wheels for Coaches (Whitney)
18 31" Wheels for Tenders
7 31" Wheels for Tenders (Bush & Lobdall)
6 26" Truck Wheels for Engines (Bush & Lobdall)
2 28" Truck Wheels for Engines (Bush & Lobdall)
2 26" Truck Wheels for Engines fitted up
4 Chilled Tyres (fitted up)
4 Old Drawing Wheel Axles
504 lbs New Drawing Wheel Axles
1820 lbs Coach Axles Turned (but not fitted up)
89 lbs New Steam Pipe for Engines
109 lbs ?otten Stone
27 feet Gum Hose for Engine
7 Oil Cans
12 lbs Red Lead
85 lbs Sheet Lead
13 lbs New Material for Freight Cars
17 sets Old Wheels & Axles Freight Cars Short ???
4 24" Dirt Car Wheels
379 lbs Old Brass
338 lbs Copper Flues
51 gallons Sperm Oil
52 gallons Blue Oil for Engines
31 gallons Black Fish Oil
78 gallons Whale Oil for Coaches & Freight Cars
2 1/2 dozen 13" Files
3 1/2 dozen 14" Files
2 dozen 15" Files
1 lot Small Files
1 New Steam Gauge
1 Head Light Reflector
2 Second Hand Smoke Stacks
2967 lbs New Bar Iron
1260 lbs Bars for Piercing Old Axles
1672 lbs Iron for 2 New Tender Trucks
572 lbs Angle Iron for New Tender
250 lbs Tank Iron
182 lbs Sheet Iron
190 lbs Square Nuts
30 lbs Tank Rivets
120 lbs Boiler Rivets
133 lbs Cast Steel
1051 lbs Spring Steel
25 lbs Engine Blister Steel
10692 lbs Old Iron
1252 lbs Old Coach Track Beams
1154 lbs Hub Bands
3013 lbs Draw Bars for Freight Cars (old)
9600 lbs Old Car, Coach & Tender Axles
900 lbs Old Engine Tyres
1980 lbs Springs
6440 lbs Old Car Springs
2460 lbs Old Engine Springs
580 lbs New Beams for Coach Trucks
2019 lbs Old Bolts
1272 lbs New Eliptic Springs
2550 lbs Broken Steel
1932 lbs Old Eliptic Springs
1 lot Bacon & Molasses for Hands
16 bars T-rail for Repairs to Road 5550lbs  {about 50 lbs per yard}
7500 lbs Old Flat Rails
1 Dark Bay Horse
  TOTAL Value       $24,207.26
   
March 31, 1862
Quantity

Item

Wood and Lumber
80 cords Wood in house at Hungary
39 1/2 cords Wood between Hungary & Chickahominy
100 cords Wood in house at Ashland
25 cords Wood in house at Taylorsville
30 cords Wood in house at Chesterfield
100 cords Wood between Taylorsville & Chesterfield
233 cords Wood between Chesterfield & Pole Cat
80 cords Wood in house at Milford
45 cords Wood in house at Guinea
100 cords Wood in house at Fredericksburg
1400 Cross Ties
2500 feet Poplar
800 feet Mahogany
100 feet Cherry
1600 feet Hard ?ino
3600 feet Oak
400 feet Ash
1 cord Hickory
5000 feet square Timber for Bolsless &c
1 lot Bridge Timber in house at South Ana
Paints &c
700 lbs Mineral Paint & Pumice Stone
30 gallons Varnish
40 gallons Asphalt Black
1300 lbs White Lead
20 lbs Lamp Black
30 lbs Litherage
100 gallons Oil
60 lbs Putty
87 boxes Assorted Paints
1 lot Loose Paints, Brushes, Coloring &c
Miscellaneous
18000 lbs Castings
800 lbs Finished Castings for Engines
750 lbs Brass
800 lbs Finished Crank Pins for Engines
1 Connecting Rod for Engine
21 Wheels for Engines & Tenders
25 Wheels for Coaches
4 sets Wheels & Axles fitted up
28 Wheels for Hand Car
4 30" Wheels for L Walker
20 Second Hand Wheels for Cars
17 Axles for Cars 4250 lbs
12 lbs Red Lead
77 lbs Copper Flues
156 lbs Old Copper Flues
8 lbs New Copper Pipe
144 lbs Old Copper Pipe
150 lbs Block Tin
200 lbs Packing Yarn
210 lbs Sponge
12 lbs Leather
50 feet Leather Hose
1 Spring Balance
6 feet Gum Hose
5 2-gallon Oil Cans
5 1-quart Oil Cans
55 lbs Stove Grates
2 Smoke Stacks
2750 lbs Frogs
150 lbs Old Brass
17 Tin Buckets
156 lbs Castings for Switches
57 dozen Assorted Files
1 Steam Gauge
6 Screw Wrenches
1 box Trepole
1 piece Gum Cloth
1 set Chilled Tyres for Engines
500 lbs Cotton Waste
15000 lbs New Iron
450 lbs New Steel (cast)
827 lbs Tender Springs
2300 lbs Coach Springs
5000 lbs Coach Springs  out of order
25000 lbs Old Iron, Springs &c
1100 lbs Bagnalls Iron for Axles
25 kegs Rail Road Spikes
280 pair Shoes
-- Rope, Saws, Brooms & other Articles in Store Room
6000 lbs Bacon   average
107 tons T-iron
18 tons Flat Rail
20 tons Heavy Flat Rail (old)
10 tons U-rail  fit for use
5000 feet 5 x 9 Pine Timber
-- Summer Clothing for Hands
  TOTAL Value     $29,158.00

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