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Detailed statement of disbursements on account of northwest boundary survey, &c.—Continued.

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Portage on instruments at San Francisco...

1 screw-driver and padlock

Extra baggage on Isthmus, $7 50; portage in New York, $3..
Passage of assistant astronomer and recorder from New York
to Washington...

Transportat on of instruments from railroad depot in Washing-
ton to office boundary survey..

Freight on 41 packages instruments and baggage from New
York to Baltimore, $27 88; freight on same from Baltimore to
Washington. $ 70...

Freight on 13 boxes natural history specimens, $6 50; express
on 10 boxes natural history specimens, $19 80.
Express on 1 box natural history specimens, $1; express on 1
package, 75 cents...

2 volumes Pacific Railroad Survey..

January 2, repairing 1 watch.

10 packing boxes for instruments, at $6 50.

4 pair iron ha dies...

1 day's work packing instruments-carpenter's work..

Philp & Solomons... For 1 copying press, $12; 6 sheets oiled paper, 90 cents; 1 copy-
ing book, $1 50

Forream copying paper, $2 50; 1 inkstand, $1 50; 1 pint ink,
50 cents...

For 1 sponge cup, 75 cents; 1 brush, 50 cents; 1 inkstand and
penrack, $113

For 1 bottle mucilage and brush..

Blanchard & Mohun. For 1 quart Arnold's writing fluid, 75 cents; 1 bottle red ink, 50
cents; bottle blue ink, 15 cents

For 1 bottle pounce, 13 cents; 1 bottle mucilage, 50 cents; 1
quire envelope paper, 25 cents..

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For gross steel pens,, $125; 6 penholders 25 cts; 2 inkstands, $1 25
For reain letter paper, $1 75;ream cap paper, $1 75; 1 box
colored crayons, $150.

2.75

5 00

For 6 penholders, 25 cents; 3 packages envelopes, 55 cents..
For ruling 1 ream paper to order, $1 50; 1 ream cap record
paper. $4.

For 1 box water colors, $3; 1 bottle red ink, 50 cents; 1 gross
steel pens, $1 25

4 75

80

5 50

For 1 bottle mucilage and brush, 25 cents; 1 gold pen, $1 50; 1
paper punch, 38 cents..

2 13

For 250 envelopes, $1; 1 quart writing fluid, 75 cents; 2 gross
parchment envelopes, $3..

4 75

27 96

Charles R. Allen.... For 40 yards canvas, $20; 2 pounds rope, $1; dozen knives

and forks, $6; 1 bottle oil. 75 cents

27 75

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Detailed statement of disbursements on account of northwest boundary survey, &c.—Continued.

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Hudson & Fortune.. For rent of brick storehouse for packing instruments, from May

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24 to June 1, 6 days..

C. Woodward

W. I. Warren

For I water cooler, $4; 1 hair sweeping brush, $1 25.

$15.00 325

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G. C. Johnson & Co. For rent of office roms, from April to June 30, 3 months..

Expenditure for second quarter, 1861..

THIRD QUARTER, 1861,

625 150.00

4,892 39

Oregon Steam Navigation Company.

Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Steamship Sierra Nevada.

For transportation of 4 employés

For transportation of 1 tou government property

Benjamin C. Swipes. For 2,369 pounds fresh beef, delivered during June, July, and
August, at 9 cents per pour d..

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For ferriage on Lake Osoyoos......

For 4 pounds butter, $4; 8 pounds do., $8; 10 pounds do., $10..
For 66 pounds mutton, at 25 cents per pound...

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80.00

10 75

210 75

213 25
3.00

216 25 22.00 16 50

A. A. C. S., U.S.A.

For 958 pounds brown sugar, $124 54; 2044 pounds crushed do.,
$24 54; 16 pounds corn meal. 56 cents; 1 gallon vinegar, 35 cts.
For 4 pounds sperm candles, $1 92; 190 pounds soap. $13 34;
2 20-32 bushels salt. $2 52; 33 gallons molasses, $24 56..
For 521 pounds coffee...

For 2,260 pounds beef. $209 05; 1564 pounds ham, $21 75; 161
pounds rice. $14 49: 20 25-32 bushels beans, $45 09.

290 38

149 99

42 04 91 17

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For 2 dozen cans tomatoes, $20; 4 bottles pepper, $2; 2 bottles
ginger, $1.50

23 50

For 2 papers saleratus, $1 50; 5 boxes yeast powders, $3 12; 6
cans corn, $6

10 62

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For ferriage 2 wagons and teams and 5 riding animals across
Snake river

For porterage on instruments in San Francisco, 8 loads..
For transportation of government property and extra baggage
of chief commissioner from Panama to Aspinwall, 489 pounds,
at 10 cents per pund..

For 200 impressions from the plate of the Circular Protractor,
and cost of paper and printing.

For 1,500 labels for geological specimens collected by boundary
commission-A. Campbell, esq,, commissioner; George Gibbs,
geologist

Dan'l Appleton & Co. For 2 maps of Vancouver's Island and British Columbia.

For Palisser's Report of Exploration in British North America..
For Hind's Report of Assinaboine and Saskatchewan Exploring
Expedition

For hire of boat used in crossing Mhoialpithren river.......
For ferriage of pack train across Columbia river...

7 30 30 00

For transportation 4,218 pounds subsistence stores, at 13 cents
per pound.

548 34

10 34

558 68

For ferriage 2 wagons and teams and 5 riding animals across
Spokane

17.00

23 50

9.75

48.90

12 43

300

10 50
2.50

2.50

Detailed statement of disbursements on account of northwest boundary survey, &c.—Continued.

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Porterage in New York, $1 50; railroad to Washington, $8; por-
terage, 50 cents......

I. V. Wurdemann... Porterage baggage, 75 cents; board 3 days, $6; rent of room
and subsistence in San Francisco, $20.

10.00

47 50

26 75

Porterage in New York, 50 cents; railroad to Washington, and
porterage, $8 50.

9 00

35 75

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1 small shovel, 25 cents; 1 coal hod, 75 cents.

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6 80

Detailed statement of disbursements on account of northwest boundary survey, &c.—Continued

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John B. Turton..... For 1 writing table, $5 62; to 1 writing table, $6 50; repairing case, $2..

For 1 key, 25 cents; 1 rack, 75 cents.....

$14 12
1.00

$15 12

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For 2 tons white ash coal.

G. J. Johnson & Co.

Dickson & King.... For 2 tons coal, $20; cord pine wood, $4 50; 1 cord hickory wood, $11; 2 cords hickory wood, $22.

J. S. Harvey & Co.

Rent of office (6 rooms) from January 1, 1862, to December 31,
1862...

William J. Warren.. For post office box rent, $1; cleaning privy, $1; wood hod, $2 ;

57 50 17.00

600 00

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Blanchard Mohun. For 1 bottle carmine ink, 38 cents; 1 gross envelopes, $2 50; }

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For pen-holders, 25 cents; post office balance, $3 75; Bristol
board, 20 cents; pasteboard, 25 cents.

4 43

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Adams Express Co.. For freight on 10 boxes instruments from San Francisco to New
York..

1785

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Detailed statement of disbursements on account of northwest boundary survey, &c.--Continued.

To whom paid.

Nature of expenditure.

Amount.

Total.

Myers & McGhan... 1 porcelain urinal, $5; 1 stop and wash cock, $2 25; 8 feet gal. vanized pipe, $2

$9 25

14 pounds lead pipe, $1 68; 2 pounds soider, 60 cents; plumber
and assistant, 1 day, $4.

6 28

W. S. Mitchell & Co

32 yards carpet, 41 25; thread, making, and putting down,
$4 75.

$15 53 46 00

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Charles Gibson

William W. Hurdle

Solomon Stover
Joseph L. Savage..
John Honesty

G. J. Johnson & Co.
William J. Warren..

James D. Duncan
Edward Lycett.
Philp & Solomons

Cleaning privy. $1; water bucket, 50 cents; carpenter work, 75
cents; postage, $1 19.

Furnishing brick, mortar, &c., and repairing fireplace in office...
Sawing 11 cords wood, and packing same, $16 25; packing 4 tons
coal, and shaking carpet, $1 50

9 cords wood, $76 50; 8 tons coal, $61; 2 cords pine wood, $14..
1 shovel and tongs, $1 50; door spring, 62 cents; 1 scraper, 82
Services making fires; carrying in wood and coal, &c., month,
at $12 per month..

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Blanchard & Mohun. 1 Congressional Directory, 50 cents; pen-holders, and mucilage,

3 44

12.96 8 00

17 75

154 50

4 12

6.00

10 00

6 93

6.00

6 50

11 63

2. 00

13 63

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Philp & Solomons .. 6 sheets drawing paper, $9; 2 dozen drawing pencils, $2; 1 ream paper, $5 75...

1 dozen boxes for papers

ream paper, $1 50; 2,000 envelopes, $6 12; 1 gross parchment,
$1.50..

6 sheets blotting board, 30 cents; 1 dozen pencils, $1; 500 en-
velopes, $1 75

5 quires paper, $1 85; 1 quart writing fluid, $1; 14 ream paper,
$4...

1 large bottle mucilage, $1; 1 eraser, 50 cents; 1 gold pen, $1 58;
2 plated pen-holders, $1

Total expenses of administering office for the year 1862...

16 75
9 00

25 75

9 12

3.05

6 85

4 08

23 10

1,263 78

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