Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-06
LARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
Steamboats,, Wharf-Bo Barges and
other Property.

other Property.
QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE /
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %, 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited and will be
received at the places and until the date hereinafter
named, for the purchase of the following named
STEAMBOATS, WHARFBOATS, BARGES,
and other property.
AT NEW ORLEANS, LA. UNTIL WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 4, u NJ, for the
Model Barge Mulligan, and one % Coal Boat
Which can be seen at PORT HUDSON, LA, until
For the Wharf-boat Natchez, 700 TONS and two ~
Coal Boats,
Which can be seen at BATON ROUGE, La, until
ALSO for the
Side-wheel steamer Colonel Hocomb building reg
side-whecI steamer Illinois, registered 600 tons
Sde-w heel steamer W i. Sayory registered 81 tons.
Sidc-w heel steamer j. NJ Brown, registered $50 tons
Sde-w heel steamer A. q. Brown registered 229 tons
Sidde-whee1l steamer Ohio Belle REGISTERED 500 tons.
Sidc-whecl steamer s.. Charles registered 557 tons.
Side-w heel steamer Diana registered $50 tons.
Sidc-whcel steamer L. H. FairchildS, registered G5l
SidewheeI steamer Z. J. Adams, registered 6S7 tons
Sido-wheel steamer Switzerland, registered SO tons
stern wheel steamer Ida May, registered 260 tons
Stem-wheel steamer Iowa. registered 49, tons
Stern wheel steamer AltamOnt, registered 32 tons.
Stern-wheel steamer Dick Fulton, No. 2, registered
lis tons.
Sten-wheel steamer Colonel Benedict registered Isl
tons.
Stcm-wheel steamer Colonel Chandler registered 20
Stem-whcel steamer Cornic, registered - tons
Sten-whecl steamer Lizzie Davis registered - tons.
stern wheel steamer Colonel Chaplin, registered -
tons.
Screw tug be!vi?than, registered s2t tons.
Screw tug Baltic, registered 113 tons.
Screw tug Captain Pitkins now building)
Screw tug, lno name and now building
Screw tug George +. Tyler, registered ll6 tons.
Screw tug America, registered AS tons.
Screw tug HancoX, registered $50 tons.
Screw tug Admiral registered 1853 tons.
Screw tug Gladiator, registered III tons
Centre-wheel steamer Keeper, registered 81 TONS
Centre-wheel steamer General Ransom, registered
10i tons.
Centre wheel steamer Colonel Colburn registered 81
tons.
Model barges Nos. 10. II and Abbey.
Canal boat Resale.
Ten (l0) Gunwae Bargos.
Twenty four CD Pontoon Boats
-Four t4) aWl Boats one ID Sail Boat, one % Me-
tallic Boat, five (5) Skitfs, and one % sett of
Ways.
All Of which can be seen at NRW ORLEANS, LA,
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA, UNTIL THURSDAY,
OCTOBER, u, u NJ, for the
Sdewheel steamer Laurel Hill. registered 1873 tons
Side-wheel steamer Warrior registered i66 tons
Side-wheel steamer James Battle. registered gu
Side-whee! steamer Ariel. registered 3O2 tons
hoiie-NHeei ~. W. registered OIL
tons.
Side-wheel steamer Starlight registered 351 tons
Side-wheel steamer Iberville registered sos tons
Sde-wheel steamer j. d. Swain registered 227 tons
Ster-wheel steamer Jennie Rogers, registered 346
tons.
Stern.wheel steamer R. B. Hamilton Sunk, } regis
tered 1879 TONS
Screw tug Perry registered 15i tons.
Screw tug Alph Cutting, registered IS tons.
Screw tug Blossom, registered 81 tons
Model barge Ford, canal boat Golden Era canal
boat mo name) forty (40) Pontoon Barges thirty
800 Iawl Boats and three 90 Sectional Docks
All of which can be seen at MOBILE, ALA. until
the day of sale.
Persons making proposals for more than one boat
or barge should give the name or number of each
boat barge bid for with price proposed to be given
for each.
Each envelope containing bid should be sealed.
and the name OF the boat or barge or description of
the property endorsed thereon and addressed to
Brigadier General l.. B. Parsons Chief of Rail and
River Transportation, in of the officer in charge
OF river transportation at the point designated for
opening bids
The Government reserves the right to Withdraw
any OF the boye property, and to reject proposals if
deemed too low.
Payments to be made in United States currency.
upon the acceptance of any proposal, and prior to
the delivery of the property.
A full description of the property may be obtained
on application to Colonel ARTHUR EDWARDS Assist
ant Quartermaster, st. Louis, Missouri
By order of the Quartermaster General:
LEWIS B. PARSONS
Brig. Genl and Chief Of Rail and River Transpor-
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