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598 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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[Table Numbers 6.]

Estimated value of property on military railroads of Virginia February 28, 1866.

Locomotive engines ....................................... $ 32,000

Box freight-cars ......................................... 13,650

Flat-cars ................................................ 2,000

Stock-cars ............................................... 1,300

Passenger-cars ........................................... 3,400

President's car .......................................... 8,000

Hand-cars ................................................ 300

Stationary engine ........................................ 800

Pumping engines .......................................... 2,400

Iron and steel ........................................... 500

Office furniture ......................................... 600

Printing department ...................................... 1,542

Buildings ................................................ 10,000

Store-house report ....................................... 29,372

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Total .................................................... 105,864

[Table Numbers 7.]

Material delivered to railroad companies, for which they have given bond.

Date. Railroad. Amount.

July 12, 1865 Orange and Alexandria $ 90,395.74

July 19, 1865 Richmond, 7,449.27

Fredericksburg and

Potomac

August 15, 1865 Petersburg and Weldon 65,000.00

August 17, 1865 Virginia Central 70,000.00

November 1, 1865 Wilmington and Weldon 40,000.00

December 11, 1865 Western North Carolina 6,062.17

Do... Alexandria, Loudoun and 62,592.96

Hampshire

January 5, 1866 Manassas Gap 4,623.51

346,123.65

[Table Numbers 8.]

Statement of engines and cars leased to railroad companies from July 1, 1865, to February 28, 1866.

Engines.

Railroad. Date. Rate per day. Total.

Orange and July $ 20.00 $ 760.00

Alexandria.

August 20.00 2,500.00

September 20.00 3,060.00

October 20.00 2,040.00

November ... ...

Norfolk and September 20.00 60.00

Petersburg

Virginia Central August 20.00 1,120.00

September 20.00 2,400.00

October 20.00 1,200.00

Seaboard and August 20.00 30.00

Roanoke

September 20.00 40.00

October 20.00 40.00

Richmond and July 20.00 560.60

Petersburg

August 20.00 1,200.00

September 20.00 1,200.00

South Side July 20.00 480.00

August 20.00 360.00

September ... ...

Alexandria, February 20.00 160.00

Washington and

Georgetown

Continuation: Passenger-cars. Freight- cars.

Railroad. Date. Rate per Total. Rate per

day. day.

Orange and July $ 3.50 $ 108.50 $ 2.00

Alexandria.

August 3.50 227.50 2.00

September 3.50 402.50 2.00

October 3.50 238.00 2.00

November ... ... 2.00

Norfolk and September ... ... 2.00

Petersburg

Virginia Central August ... ... 2.00

September ... ... 2.00

October ... ... 2.00

Seaboard and August 2.00 1.00 ...

Roanoke

September 2.00 40.00 2.00

October ... ... 2.00

Richmond and July ... ... ...

Petersburg

August 3.50 94.50 ...

September ... ... 3.50

South Side July 3.50 112.00 2.00

August 3.50 84.00 2.00

September ... ... 2.00

Alexandria, February ... ... ...

Washington and

Georgetown

Continuation: Freight-cars.

Railroad. Date. Total. Grand total.

Orange and July $ 1,842.00 $ 2,710.50

Alexandria.

August 3,826.00 6,553.50

September 6,088.00 9,550.50

October 4,502.00 6,780.00

November 964.00 964.00

Norfolk and September 18.00 78.00

Petersburg

Virginia Central August 1,120.00 2,240.00

September 2,400.00 4,800.00

October 1,200.00 2,400.00

Seaboard and August ... 31.00

Roanoke

September 44.00 124.00

October 8.00 48.00

Richmond and July ... 560.00

Petersburg

August ... 1,294.50

September 105.00 1,305.00

South Side July 682.00 1,274.00

August 484.00 928.00

September 720.00 720.00

Alexandria, February ... 160.00

Washington and

Georgetown


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