Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04


5,00o.-Total, S229,762.
Treasury Department, Third .q1idito,'s Office,
January 81, 1920.
PETER HAGNER, .4,ldltor.
QUARTER MASTER GENERALS OFFICE.
January 81, 1920.
SIR--In obedience to your order, re-
curing ga report of the sum claimed
by colonel Johnson, in virtue Of his con-
tract of the Cd December, 1918, and al
SO, whether public notice was given
when proposals would be received for a
contract to furnish transportation to the
troops ordered up the Missouri river"
| have the honor to state, that colonel
Johnson has exhibited an account of
which the enclosed is copy, amount
ing to two hundred and fifty-six thousand
eight hundred and eighteen dollars and
fifteen cents; in addition to which his
agent has given notice, that he shall pre-
sent claim for the detention of the
steam boats Jefferson and Expedition,
on the Missouri.
Public notice was NOT given. It has
never been the practice with this depart
ment to resort to that mode ofproviding
for the movements Of the troops, or the
transportation Of supplies: such mea-
sure wouldbe productive of delay, which,
in most instances, would be highly in
curious to the service.
have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
TIL. S. JESSUP,
Quartermaster General.
The Hon. J. G. CALHOUN,
Secretary Of Var. ...
United Statea' Quanern,astea's Debartnent,
To JAMES JOHNSON, Dn.
.2brl, 1919. D. C.
To 207 ,422 lbs ordnance, and ord
nance stores, Or. masters and
hospital stores, shipped on board
the s. b. Jefferson, from Pitts
burgh to st. Louis, and Belle
Fontaine, at 8 cts. perlb, 6,222 &c
10 2O7 passengers, consisting of
capt. 4 Its. 1872 soldiers, and 10
women, at S12, 2,484 90
To la casks clothing, SC. ship
ped from Louisville to ST. Louis,
at Sc, 1914 90
To $500 lbs. consisting of 90 box, :
es medicine, axes, stores, &c,
key salt, 9 cts. IS 90
To services rendered in conveying
boat load fthe above articles
from the head to the foot of the
falls, as per agreement of assist
ant deputy quarter master gen
eral Picket, l25 90
To detention of $. b. Expedition,
at mouth of Missouri, from 18th
May, until 5th July, being 40
days, after deducting s days for
loading & unloading, at 1855 81
per day, - 1883 So
To detention of S. b. johnson, at
mouth OF Missouri or Belle Fon-
tame, from 22d May until 5th
July, being So days, after de-
Quoting days for loading and
=, unloading, at $500 per day, 1900 co
To $4,000 lbs. Of provisions, &c.
shipped on board the Expedi-
ton from Belle Fontaine to
Council Bluffs on the Missouri,
at l6 IA cts. 47,125 90
To 100000 lbs. do. on board s. b.
Jefferson, from same to same, at
1914 cts; : 47,125 90
To 10000 lbs. do. on board s. b.
johnson, from same to same, at
16 IA cts. 24,375 90
June 4.-44,735 lbs. do on board
k. b. from same Ito same) to fort
Crawford, B. Johnson, captain,
at 3 cts. 1,542 05
1884 do. do. to do. at cts. 1874 40
6O,o36 to do. at cts. 1919 O6
July 9.-75,950 do to St. Peters,
at cts. 5,316 so
17.-10O,643 do. to Council
Bluffs, at Is IA cts. 1854 AS
19.-l05,0O5 do. do. do. 17,063 81
- 56,2S6 do. do. do. 9,146 AZ
$50, 220 do. fort Crawford,
at cts. SOC 60
%" 74,678 do. mil. st. to do.
cts. 2,24O "a
-" 64,200prov's st. P's7 cts. 4,194 90
%" 26,720 to fort Crawford,
at cts. 8O1 so
25,48S do. to do 3 cts. 764 81
%" 67,635 mil. st. to do. Sets. 5000 SIS
.9ug. 5-50,381 prov's to Council
Bluffs, at l6 IA cts. s,1ss o5
-" 50,196 do. to do. 61-4cts. 8,157 Oh
y" 76,031 prov's to Council
Bluffs, 16 IA cts. 1855 os
Sept. 9.-Passage of 800 officers
and soldiers in the Expedition,
Jefferson, and johnson steam
boats from Belle Fontaine to
Council Bluffs, at $50 each, $4,000 90
Total, 256819 Is
[coPY.1 THOMAS S. JESSUP,
Quarter Master General