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Ft Brooke
July 23/49

Lt E. Hayes
ACS
Norleans 
La 
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Lieutenant,

I have to request that you will forward to this post by first conveyance
  2000 Rations Hd Bread
  1000 ̆[[ditto for Rations]] Bacon Sides

Very Respectfully
Your obedt Sevt
[[signed]] John C Casey [[signed]]
Capt. C.S.

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Ft Brooke Fl
July 30/49

Gen Geo Gibson
CGS
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General, 

I have the honor to forward my monthly papers for [[underline]] June [[/underlined]], and the quarterly papers for [[underlined ]]Second Quarter [[/underlined]] 1849 delayed by my absence on duty

Most respectfully
your odt servt
[[signed]] John C Casey [[/signed]]
Capt: CS. ^[[wavey line]]

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[[in margin]] Ft Brooke Fla
July 30/49

Lt E. Hayes
A.S.S.
Norleans.
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Lieutenant,

Please receive herewith dup. recpts of Subs: Invoiced by you to me on June 4th

Very respectfully
Your obedt sevt
[[signed]] John C. Casey [[signed]]
Capt CS

˟ᵡ˟Please add to my req. of last week 140 or 50 lb Candles & oblige  [[initals]]J.C.C.[[?initals]]

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Ft Brooke
Aug 2

Lt E Hayes
Norleans
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Lieut, On July 23 I required from you
   2000 Rts Hd Bread
   1000 -[[ditto for Rts]] Bacn Side
and on July 30 I requested you to add
   140 - 50 lbs Candles
as the ref. mail[[?]] is very uncertain I send this mem: of those req direct.

I hope my req. of [[?]] 28th of which I [[?]] a copy will have been forwarded before you receive this.

Resplly  [[initials]] JCC [[/initals]]

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Lt. E. Hayes
A.C.S Norleans.
La
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Sub: off: Ft: Brook Fla Aug 13/49

Lieutenant,

You will please forward to this post by earlist conveyance say
   6.000 good brick
      20 Bbls Stone lime
      & tiling sufficient to floor an oven 
       9 feet by 3 feet

I have authority and fund ($200) from the Sub Dept to build an oven here & these materials are required in addition to what we have on hand

Very respectfully
Your obedt sevt
[[signed]] John C. Casey [[/signed]] C.S.

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ft. Brooke
Fla Aug. 13/49

Lt E Hayes
A.C.S. 
Norleans
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Lieutenant,

Please forward, by first conveyance, the following Subs: Stores, to this depot:  [[?]]:
     7 Bbls Pork say 2.000 Rations
 7.500 lbs Bacon "[[ditto for say]] 10.000 "[[ditto for Rations]]
    45 Bls Flour "[[ditto for say]] 8.000 "[[ditto for Rations]]
12.000 lbs Hd Bread "[[ditto for say]] 12.000 "[[ditto for Rations]]
 2.000 "[[ditto for lbs]] Rice "[[ditto for say]] 20.000 "[[ditto for Rations]]
 1.320 "[[ditto for lbs]] Coffee "[[ditto for say]] 22.000 "[[ditto for Rations]]
 2.880 "[[ditto for lbs]] Sugar "[[ditto for say]] 24.000 "[[ditto for rations]]
   160 Gls Vinegar "[[ditto for say]] 16.000 "[[ditto for Rations]]
   300 lbs Candle "[[ditto for say]] 30.000 "[[ditto for Rations]]
   800 "[[ditto for lbs]] Soap "[[ditto for say]] 20.000
    300 "[[ditto for lbs]] Hams and
      2 Bbls Molasses

I have also to request 3 or 4 setts issuing apparates suitable for small depots or posts and a doz: copies Ref: Subs: Dept: Ed. 1849

The supplies Invd by you July 27. have not yet arrived

For the information of yourself and officers coming here in command of troops I would state that on recpt. of your Inͩ stores of July 27.  I shall have 3 months supply for the [[strikethrough]] present [[/strikethrough]] [[insert]] regular [[/insert]] garrison of this post "D & E" 4th Arty  The present Estimate is for Contengencies and [[?]] probable wants of volunteers, of which there are already 2 companies here (Ficher & Dell) in all 125
Very Repls 
JC Casey
ͯχͯGen Gibn is furnished with copy of this

Lt E Hayes
A.C.S Norleans

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