ORDNANCE OFFICE, Washington, January 10, 1837.

G. BOMFORD,

Col. of Ordnance.

H.

STATEMENT of contracts for fuel, transportation, building, &c., for the Quartermaster's Department for 1836, in

continuation from last year.

Corn: For furnishing and delivering at Fort Gibson, on or before the E. Carter and J. Har31st of May, 1836, one thousand bushels of corn, for the sum of 62 ats per bushel. Bond in $500.

Capt. C. Thomas, a. qr. mr. Corn: For furnishing and delivering at Fort Gibson, on or before the H. Funkhouser and with John D. John Moore. 31st of May, 1836, two thousand bushels of corn, for the sum of 65W. B. Woody. cents per bushel. Bond in $1,000.

a. qr. mr.

with S. Asbury. Capt. C. Thomas, a. gr. mr. with Benjamin McGahee.

Lt. Col. H. Stanton, qr. mr.
with George Bulkley.

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Fort Gibson, Arkansas, Capt. C. Thomas, October 28, 1835.

Capt. J. R. Vinton, a. a. q. m.
with J. H. Ingraham.
Lieut. E. R. Clary, a. a. q. m.
with F. F. Hamilton.

Lt. Jno. H. Winder, a. a. q.m. with Wm. Hawkins.

Corn: For furnishing and delivering at Fort Gibson, on or before the 31st of May, 1836, five hundred bushels of corn, for the sum of 65 cents per bushel. Bond in $400. HE Corn: For furnishing and delivering at Fort Gibson, on or before the 31st of May, 1836, five hundred bushels of corn, for the sum of 69 cents per bushel. Bond in $200.

Transportation of troops: For transporting from Bedlow's island,
N. Y., to Charleston, S. C., one officer and 25 recruits, for the sum
of $15 for the officer and $7 for each recruit.

Rent of wharf: For the privilege of landing and loading at and from
said Ingraham's wharf in Portland, for one year, for the sum of $15.
Fuel: For furnishing and delivering at Fort Howard, on or before the
10th of November, 1836, nine hundred and fifty cords of wood, for
the sum of $2 24 per cord. Bond in $3,200.
to po
Fuel: For furnishing and delivering, at certain times, at Fort Johns-
ton, on or before the 1st of August, 1836, two hundred and thirty
cords of wood, for the sum of $4 89 per cord. Bond in $600.
Lt. R. H. Peyton, a. a. q. m. Fuel: For furnishing and delivering at Augusta arsenal, from time
with B. H. Warren.
to time as may be required, between the 1st of January and 31st of
LEDecember, 1836, good wood, in such quantity as may be required,
for $2 50 per cord. Bond in $1,200.

Major J. Clark,
a. qr. mr.
with Wm. Johnson.

Major A. Mackay, a. qr. mr. with H. Merril.'

Fuel: For furnishing and delivering at Fort Jackson the necessary supply of fire-wood, for the year 1836, for the sum of $6 per cord. Bond in $400.

Transportation of stores: For transporting from Philadelphia to Bath,
L Maine, three hundred and eighty barrels of ordnance stores, for the
sum of $261 80.

Lt. F. D. Newcomb, a. qr. mr. Fuel: For furnishing and delivering at Baton Rouge the necessary
with E. Howell.
L'supply of fire-wood, for the year 1836, for the sum of $4 per cord.
Bond in $2,000. COOL GIO

Major J. Clark, with Wm. Wells.

a. qr. mr.

Lt. D. P. Whiting, a. a. q. m. Transportation of troops: For transporting from Newport to St. Louis
Iwith John Murray.
as many United States troops as may be required, for the sum of $5
for each person.
Transportation of troops: For transporting from St. Louis to Fort
Armstrong one officer and thirty-four enlisted men, with their bag-
gage, &c., for the sum of $2 50 for each person.
Transportation of timber, &c.: For transporting from Jefferson bar-
racks to Camp Des Moines 70,000 feet of timber and lumber, for
the sum of $550.
Transportation of stores: For transporting from St. Louis to Fort
Leavenworth 53,063 pounds of military stores, for the sum of $1 50
per hundred pounds.
Transportation of corn: For transporting from St. Louis to Fort
Crawford eight hundred bushels of shelled corn, for the sum of
$200. bot Cot Bong S1600
Transportation of stores: For transporting from New Orleans to St.
Louis sundry tierces, barrels, and boxes of military stores, for the
sum of $108 94. HAGLE OF Vapour nos
Transportation of troops: For transporting from Newport to Jefferson
barracks fifty-five United States troops, and one officer, for the sum
of $5 50 for each person. cum
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Transportation of ordnance: For transporting from Norfolk to Fort
Mifflin one hundred and forty-one tons weight of iron cannon, for
the sum of $5 per ton. OLIUS Eau Homing on of petors ( E GRUBE
Major J. B. Brant, qr. mr. Transportation of stores: For transporting from St. Louis to Camp
with E. H. Gleim.
Des Moines two hundred and twenty barrels of flour, for the sum of
$165.
Transportation of timber, &c.: For transporting from Jefferson bar-
racks to Camp Des Moines the materials of a dragoon stable, for
the sum of $550.
Transportation of powder: For transporting from New Orleans to St.
Louis two hundred barrels of powder, for the sum of $496, 1949 RS
Transportation of ordnance, &c.: For transporting from Norfolk to
Fort Macon, seven, and to Caswell, North Carolina, five 24 pounder
iron cannon, and sundry ordnance stores, for the sum of $450, Le tue

Capt. H. Brown,

U. S. with S. Thompson & Co.

Lt. Col. H. Stanton, qr. mr.
with Barker & Holt.
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Lt. Col. H. Stanton, qr. mr.
with John Grant, muu

Major J. Clark,

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Transportation of troops: For transporting from Buffalo to Green bay and Chicago one hundred and twenty six recruits and officers, for the sum of $12 for each person.

Transportation of troops: For transporting from Buffalo to Green bay four commissioned officers and one hundred and six recruits, for the sum of $2,500.

Transportation of ordnance, &c. For transporting from New York to Newport, Rhode Island, sundry iron cannon and ordnance stores, for the sum of $207 75. LA

a. qr. mr. Fuel: For furnishing and delivering, to the 31st of December, 1836, J. Laurant and G. A.

with A. Rousseaux.

at Forts Pike and Wood, Bayou Bienvenue, and Town Dupres, Lou
isiana, the necessary quantity of fire wood, for the sum of $4 871
at Forts Pike and Wood, and $6 50 at the other places. Bond in

Transportation of troops; For transporting from New

vannah four officers and sixty recruits, for the sum of $20 for each
officer, and $8 for each recruit.. may

Transportation of lime: For transporting from the mouth of Arkan-
sas river to Fort Coffee twenty casks of lime, for the sum of $123 20.
Transportation of troops: For transporting from New York to Sa-
vannah four officers and one hundred recruits and servants, for
the sum of $20 for each officer, and $7 for each recruit and servant.
Transportation of stores: For transporting from Fort Des Moines to
Wabeshaw village sundry sacks, barrels, &c., of subsistence and
quartermaster's stores, for the sum of $176 56.

Transportation of powder: For transporting from Philadelphia to
Fort Monroe two hundred barrels of powder, for the sum of $100.
Transportation of troops: For transporting from Fort Monroe to Bal-
timore four companies of United States artillery, for the sum of
$500.
Transportation of ordnance, &c.: For transporting from Bellona ar-
senal to Fort Monroe sundry iron cannon and shot, for the sum of
$20 for each cannon, and $120 for the shot.
Transportation of troops: For transporting from Fort Washington to
Fort Monroe one company of United States troops, for the sum of
$150.

$123 75.

Major A. Mackay, a. qr. mr. Transportation of coal: For transporting from Philadelphia to Fort with S. Baker. Monroe ninety tons of Peach Orchard and other coal, for the sum of Transportation of arms: For transporting from Mobile to Mount Vernon arsenal sundry boxes of muskets and other articles, for the sum of $210 84.

Bartlett, Waring & Co., with L. Byrd.

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