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1126 Series II Volume VI- Serial 119 - Prisoners of War

Page 1126 PRISONERS OF WAR AND STATE, ETC.

Abstract of provisions issued to Federal prisoners of war at Danville, Va., in the quarter ending March 31, 1864, by Mason Morfit, major and quartermaster.

Date. Prisoners. Salt pork Fresh Flour. Corn-

and bacon and salt meal.

beef.

1864. Number. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds.

Feb. 1 3,346 --- 3,346 --- 4,162

2 3,365 --- 3,365 --- 4,162

3 3,368 --- 3,368 --- 4,162

4 3,367 --- 3,285 --- 4,231

5 3,370 1, 1231/3 --- --- 4,226

6 3,380 1, 1262/3 --- --- 4,225

7 3,371 1, 1232/3 --- 2,347 1,454

8 3,364 1, 1211/3 --- --- 4,205

9 3,361 1, 1201/3 --- 1,176 3,037

10 3,457 1, 1521/3 --- 1,021 3,300

11 3,461 --- 3,429 --- 4,326

12 3,457 1, 1521/3 --- --- 4,321

13 3,448 1,117 --- --- 4,310

14 3,444 1, 0612/3 259 --- 4,305

15 3,437 1, 1452/3 --- --- 4,296

16 3,433 1, 1441/3 --- --- 4,291

17 3,466 --- --- --- 4,332

18 3,465 2201/3 2,804 --- 4,331

19 3,452 --- --- --- 4,315

20 3,445 1, 1481/3 --- --- 4,306

21 3,439 1, 1461/3 --- --- 4,298

22 3,432 1,144 --- --- 4,290

23 3,412 1, 1371/3 --- --- 4,265

24 3,434 1, 1442/3 --- --- 4,292

25 3,434 1, 1442/3 --- --- 4,292

26 3,441 1,147 --- --- 4,301

27 3,433 1, 1441/3 --- 3,862 ---

28 3,385 1, 1281/3 --- --- 4,231

29 3,385 1, 1281/3 --- --- 4,231

March 1 3,382 1, 1271/3 --- 3,804 ---

2 3,376 1, 1251/3 --- 3,798 ---

3 3,374 1, 1242/3 --- 3,795 ---

4 3,369 1,123 --- --- 4,211

5 3,355 1, 1181/3 --- --- 4,193

6 3,351 1,117 --- --- 4,188

7 3,345 1,115 --- --- 4,181

8 3,348 --- --- 3,766 ---

9 3,362 1, 1202/3 --- 3,782 ---

10 3,351 1,117 --- 3,769 ---

11 3,353 --- --- --- 4,191

12 3,332 1, 1102/3 --- --- 4,165

13 3,323 1, 1072/3 --- --- 4,153

14 3,316 --- --- --- 4,145

15 3,307 --- --- --- 4,133

16 3,298 --- --- --- 4,122

17 3,306 1,102 --- --- 4,132

18 3,298 1, 0991/3 --- --- 4,122

19 3,284 1, 0942/3 --- --- 4,105

20 3,265 1, 0881/3 --- --- 4,081

21 3,256 1, 0851/3 --- --- 4,070

22 3,239 --- --- --- 4,048

23 3,239 1, 0792/3 --- --- 4,048

24 3,239 --- --- --- 4,048

25 3,171 --- --- --- 3,963

26 3,173 --- --- --- 3,966

27 3,147 1,049 --- --- 3,933

28 3,147 1,049 --- --- 3,933

29 3,130 1, 0431/3 --- --- 3,912

30 3,130 1, 0431/3 --- --- 3,912

31 3,104 --- 3,104 --- 3,880

Total 200,722 47,063 22,960 31,120 216,332

Date. Peas. Salt. Rice. Soap. Cabbage

1864. Bushels. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Heads.

Feb. 1 --- --- 330 --- ---

2 --- 130 330 --- ---

3 --- 130 330 --- ---

4 --- 135 330 --- ---

5 --- 130 330 --- ---

6 --- 130 330 --- ---

7 --- 130 --- --- 3,202

8 --- 100 330 --- ---

9 8 100 --- --- ---

10 8 100 --- --- ---

11 8 62 --- --- ---

12 --- 129 347 --- ---

13 --- 128 347 --- ---

14 8 124 --- --- ---

15 --- 129 347 --- ---

16 8 129 --- --- ---

17 8 129 --- --- ---

18 8 130 --- --- ---

19 8 130 --- --- ---

20 --- 128 --- --- ---

21 8 130 --- --- ---

22 8 130 --- --- ---

23 --- 130 330 200 ---

24 --- 130 330 --- ---

25 --- 130 --- --- ---

26 --- 130 --- --- ---

27 --- 135 --- --- ---

28 --- 135 --- --- ---

29 --- 135 330 --- ---

March 1 --- 135 330 --- ---

2 --- 135 330 --- ---

3 --- 135 330 --- ---

4 --- 135 330 --- ---

5 --- 135 330 --- ---

6 --- 135 330 --- ---

7 8 135 --- --- ---

8 8 135 --- --- ---

9 8 135 --- --- ---

10 8 135 --- --- ---

11 8 135 --- --- ---

12 8 135 --- --- ---

13 8 --- --- --- ---

14 13 135 --- --- ---

15 8 135 --- --- ---

16 14 135 --- --- ---

17 8 135 --- --- ---

18 8 135 --- --- ---

19 8 135 --- --- ---

20 8 135 --- --- ---

21 8 135 --- --- ---

22 14 135 --- --- ---

23 --- --- 430 200 ---

24 --- 135 330 --- ---

25 --- --- 733 --- ---

26 --- 135 734 --- ---

27 --- --- 315 --- ---

28 --- 135 315 --- ---

29 --- 135 315 --- ---

30 --- --- 315 130 ---

31 --- 65 305 --- ---

Total 225 6,928 10,113 530 3,202

I certify that the above abstract is correct.

MASON MORFIT,

Major and Quartermaster.


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