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List of contracts made by officers of the Quartermaster's Department for fuel, forage, transportation, &c., during the year 1857.

No.

Place and date.

Parties.

Subject-matter.

Sureties.

1 Ringgold Barracks, Texas, August 28, 1856.

2

Lieutenant B. Wingate, A. A.
Q. M., with H. C. Davis.

Hay: To deliver at that post, by December 31, 1856, 250 tons of hay, at $11 90 per ton.

New York city, December 27, Captain S. Van Vliet. A. Q. M.,

with Simes & Huffer.

Lieut. Colonel A. C. Myers, A.
Q. M., with John James.

4 Oregon City, Oregon, July 12, Captain D. L. Floyd Jones, A. 1856. A. Q. M., with A. Jamieson.

5 Tecolote, New Mexico, Octo- Captain L. C. Easton, A. Q. M., ber 11, 1856. with Moore & Rees.

Charter-party: Charters the ship Arkwright to transport
troops and supplies from New York to Punta Rasa,
Florida, for the sum of $3,800. 4 lay days allowed;
demurrage afterwards at $200 per day.
Lease: Leasing to the United States the site of Fort Davis,
Texas, so long as required for military purposes, not
exceeding twenty years from October 7, 1854, with
privilege to cut fuel and timber, for the monthly rent
of $25; also with privilege of purchase at $10 per acre
in five years from date, or at $20 per acre during re-
mainder of the term.

Transportation of troops, &c.: To transport on the steamer

Enterprise, from Oregon City to Dayton, Oregon Terri-
tory, 1 officer and 55 men, at $3 each, and 25 tons of
baggage, at $9 per ton.

Corn: To deliver at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, 6,000
fanegas (140 pounds each) of corn, at $5 40 per fanega,
and 20 cents for each sack not returned; first delivery
to be made, of 500 fanegas, November 15, 1856; to be
delivered in same quantity, monthly, until the contract
is completed.

Wood: To deliver within five miles of Fort Bliss, Texas,
such quantities of mezquit roots for fuel as may be re-
quired for use there during one year from July 25,
1856, at $4 25 per cord.

Transportation of troops: To transport on steamboats from Brazos Santiago to Fort Brown, Texas, companies

11 Ringgold Barracks, Texas, De- Lieutenant J. W. Robinson, A. cember 26, 1856.

A. Q. M., with Cecilio Vela.

12

New Orleans, Louisiana, ary 15, 1857.

Janu-Lieut. Colonel D. D. Tompkins,
D. Q. M. G., with Jennings,
Laughland & Co.

L and M, 1st artillery, and band of 2d cavalry, with their baggage, &c., for $950.

Hay: To furnish for that post 600 tons of hay, at $6 50
per ton.

Transportation of supplies: To transport on the steamboat
St. Mary, from Fort Pierre to Fort Union, Upper Mis-
souri, Lieut. Warren and party, (26 persons,) with
14,000 pounds of public property, at $40 each for Lieut.
W. and his three assistants; $20 each for the rest; and
$3 50 per 100 pounds for the supplies.

Transportation of stores: To transport on the schooner
Pancasset, from Charleston to Fort Capron, Florida,
4,000 bushels of oats for $900. 7 lay days for dis-
charging; demurrage afterwards at $25 per day.
Wood: To deliver at Ringgold Barracks such quantities of
wood as may be required in six months from January
1, 1857, at $1 43 per cord.

Transportation of troops: To transport from New Orleans
to Fort Monroe, on the steamship Philadelphia, 6 offi-
cers, at $60 each, and 111 enlisted men, &c., with
their baggage, &c., at $30 each.

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Major E. S. Sibley, A. Q. M., Ferry: Said Yocum & Likins, in consideration of the grant July 2, 1856. with Yocum & Likins.

Fort Davis, Texas, November Lieutenant T. G. Pitcher, R. 6, 1856. Q. M., with J. Dawson.

of the ferry right and use of certain public buildings at
Fort Leavenworth for one year, with privilege of ex-
tension five years, bind themselves to keep a steam
ferry-boat there, free to officers, men, employés,
wagons, animals, &c., pertaining to or connected with
said military establishment, &c.

Charter-party: Charter of the schooner William and John
to transport hay from Charleston to Fort Dallas, Fla.,
for $600.

Erection of a hospital: To build a hospital at Fort Hamil-
ton, according to specifications, for $3,000.
Transportation of supplies: To transport from New York
to Benicia, California, 700 half barrels of beef, at
$1 12 per half barrel, per ship Golden Fleece.
Wood: To deliver at that post, in quantities as required,
1,200 cords of oak wood, at $6 50 per cord.

A. Young, C. Salinas, Jas. Dawson. Bond, $5,600.

Lieutenant J. Edwards, A. A.
Q. M., with J. Woodburn.

19 Key West, Florida, November Lieutenant A. Beck with, A. A.
7, 1856.

Q. M, with A. F. Tift, agent.
Lieutenant A. Smead, A. A. Q.
M., with A. F. Tift, agent.

Lieutenant A. Smead, A. A. Q.
M., with Bowne & Curry.
Lieutenant A. Beckwith, A. A.
Q. M., with F. Filer.

23 Saint Louis, February 11, 1857. Lieut. Colonel G. H. Crosman,
D. Q. M. G., with Henry A.
Dix.

24 Saint Louis, February 11, 1857. Lieut. Colonel G. H. Crosman,

27 Fort Snelling, Minnesota, July Lieutenant J. H. Forney, A. A. 19, 1856.

Q. M., with P. Bottimeaux.

Subject-matter.

Transportation of troops: To transport from Fort Smith to
New Orleans, on the steamer Red Wing, company M,
2d artillery, and company E, 3d artillery, with their
baggage, &c., for $3,750.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
Isabel, from Key West to Charleston, 24 enlisted men,
with their baggage, &c., for $500.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
Isabel, from Key West to Charleston, 2 officers and 80
enlisted men, with their baggage, &c., for $1,448.
Charter-party: Charters the schooner Florida to transport
troops from Key West to Miami, Florida, for $250.
Charter-party: Charters the schooner Jane Eliza for a
voyage from Key West to Indian Key, and back, to
transport troops and supplies, for $125.
Employment: To serve as pilot on the United States
steamer D. H. Morton, now lying 60 miles below Fort
Randall, for $500 per month, the usual ration, and
$100 to defray expenses in going to the steamer.
Employment: To serve as first engineer on the steamer
D. H. Morton, for $160 per month, the usual ration,
and $100 extra, as above.

Employment: To conduct 50 horses from Fort Brown to
Corpus Christi, he paying all expenses, for $200.
Transportation of supplies: To transport from Charleston
to Fort Capron, by February 10, 1857, a certain quan.
tity of stores for $6,000.

Employment: Agrees to serve as guide, interpreter, &c.,
with the Red River expedition, at $10 per diem for his
services, and the use and risk of two horses, &c.

28 St. Cloud, Minnesota, August Lieut. J. H. Forney, A. A. Q. Employment: W. Richards and six others agree to serve as

Sureties.

1, 1856.

M., with W. Richards and others. Anonka, Minnesota, July 24, Lieut. J. H. Forney, A. A. Q. M., with G Barnes and another.

1856.

Fort Snelling, Minnesota, July Lieut. J. H. Forney, A. A. Q. 15, 1856.

M with M. H. Fish and
nineteen others.
Lieut. W. M. Graham, A. A.
Q. M., with Bowne &
Curry.

Captain S. Van Vliet, A. Q. M.,
with Pacific Mail Steamship
Company.

teamsters, with the Red River expedition, for $40 per
month, 1 ration per day, and medical attendance.
Employment: George Barnes and William 1wombly agree
to serve, as above, on the same terms.

Employment: M. H. Fish and 19 others agree to serve, as
above, on the same terms.

Charter-party: Charters the schooner Libbey Shepard for so long a period as she may be required, at $100 per day. Transportation of troops: To transport from New York, via Panama, to Benicia, 7 officers, at $275 each, and 264 enlisted men, with baggage not exceeding 50 pounds for each person, at $100 each.

33 Tampa, Florida, September 7, Major J. McKinstry, A. Q. M., Employment: Agrees to run and man the steamer Fashion 1856. with J. P. Smith.

and subsist the officers and crew (25 persons) for $1,640 per month.

34 Washington city, February 20, Captain M. S. Miller, A. Q. M., Board and lodging: To provide board and lodging for 4 with J. S. James.

1857.

officers and 66 men-at $1 50 per day for the former, and $1 per day for the latter, on account of their subsistence, and $1 per day for the lodging of each person.

35 Washington city, February 20, Captain M. S. Miller, A. Q. M., Stabling: To provide stabling and forage for 50 horses,

36

1857.

with R. Earl, jr.

Charleston, South Carolina, Lieut. W. Jenkins, A. A. Q. March 27, 1857.

M., with Thomas G. Nye.
Major G. O. Haller, A. A. Q.
M., with N. Gerrick.

Major G. O. Haller, A. A. Q.

M., with J. N. Ebey.
Major G. O. Haller, A. A. Q.

M., with F. W. Pettygrove.

and sheds for 4 guns and their caissons, at $1 50 for
each horse.

Charter-party: Charters the schooner Pangasset to trans-
port stores from Charleston to Fort Capron, Florida,
for $800.

Hay: To deliver 10 tons of hay at that post, as required,
at $25 per ton.

Oats To deliver there 500 bushels of oats, as required, at
$125 per bushel for the first 250 bushels, and $1 50
per bushel for the rest.

Straw: To deliver there, in quantities as required, 3 tons
of wheat straw, at $25 per ton.

43 St. Louis, Missouri, September Lieut. Col. G. H. Crosman, D. 29, 1856. Q. M. G., with George B. Boomer & Co.

44 Key West, Florida, February Lieut. A. Beckwith, A. A. Q. 20, 1857. M., with C. and E. Howe.

45

Fort Union, New Mexico, No- Capt. J. C. McFerran, A. Q. M.,
vember 27, 1856.
with C. St. Vrain.

46

Fort Union, New Mexico, De- Capt. J. C. McFerran, A. Q. M.,
cember 24, 1856.
with H. Conelly & Co.

Subject-matter.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
T. E. Tutt, from Jefferson Barracks to Fort Leaven-
worth, 2 officers, at $12 each, and 110 enlisted men,
&c., with their baggage, &c., at $4 50 each.
Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamboat
Amazon 2 officers and 110 enlisted men, &c., on the
same terms as above, and to same point.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer
Emma 2 officers and 115 enlisted men, &c., to the
same point, and on the same terms as above.
Building hull, &c., of a steamer: To construct, by March
1, 1857, the hull and cabin of a steamboat of 170 feet
keel, 32 feet beam, and 5 feet hold, for $11,015; also,
to furnish dunnage complete, $200; small capstan and
bars, $60; pilot wheel, 2 yawls, 4 derricks and jacks,
for $367.

Wood: To deliver at Key West Barracks, Florida, 150
cords of wood, at $4 95 per cord. The quantity may
be increased or diminished by one month's notice.

Corn To deliver at Fort Union, by January 31, 1857,
1,300 fanegas (140 pounds each) of shelled corn, at
$3 25 per fanega.

Corn To deliver, as above, in January, 1857, 1,000
fanegas (140 pounds each) of corn, at $3 28 per
fanega.

Fort Union, New Mexico, No- Capt. J. C. McFerran, A. Q. M., Corn: To deliver at that post, by January 31, 1857, 500 vember 25, 1856. with L. B. Maxwell.

Fort Union, New Mexico, December 18, 1856.

49 Fort Union, New Mexico, November 26, 1856.

Capt. J. C. McFerran, A. Q. M., with F. Metzger.

Capt. J. C. McFerran, A. Q. M., with Whitlock & Kitchen.

fanegas (140 pounds each) of corn, at $3 20 per
fanega.

Corn: To deliver at that post, by January 31, 1857, 2,500
fanegas (140 pounds each) of corn, at $3 20 per fanega.
Corn: To deliver at that post, by January 31, 1857, 1,000
fanegas of corn in the ear, at $3 15 per fanega.

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