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Subs: off: Tampa Bay Florida
January 29. 1850
Dear Sir,
I will purchase from you and receive in February - on or before the 15th - say (9.000)ninethousd [[best guess]] pds sugar - of superior quality - well put up in tight barrels - and @ 6 cents a lb.
6.500 lbs. to be delivered at Ft. Brooke
2.500|"[[ditto for lbs to be delivered at]] Ft. Hamer
Very respectfully
Your obed servt
John C. Casey
Chf CS [[best guess]]
WB.
Please notify me by an early opportunity of yr readiness to supply as above & mark your letter "on pub service" as I may be absent when Lt DeRussy ACS will attend to it.
[[initials]] JCC [/initials]]
P.S.
Mark yr.own name on one end of each barrel, and on the other end mark
U.S

A.C.S.

264               }
 22               } or whatever the
[[line under 22]] } weight may be
242 lb. [[?]]     }
D.T.Braden
Manatee R
Fla

Sub: off: Tampa Bay Fla.
Jany 30. 1850
[[margin]] By N Mill [/margin]]
Major,
Please forward by first conveyance to this depot    say
50 Bbls whiskey
J.C. Casey
Chf CS.
Maj. Waggaman
CS
norleans
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Sub: office Tampa Bay Fla
Febry 4 1850
[[margin]] [[?]] [/margin]]
Major,
Please forward to this depot by [[?]] to 10th March say
30.000 Rats. Pork
30.000 |ditto for Rats| Flour
20.000 |ditto for Rats| Bread
30.000 |ditto for Rats| Beans
30.000 |ditto for Rats| Rice
50.000 |ditto for Rats| Vinegar
50.000 |ditto for Rats| Coffee and sugar
60.000 |ditto for Rats| Soap
80.000 "[[ditto for Rats:]] Candles
100.000 |ditto for Rats| Salt
70 [[?]] p. onions
500 Ch Hams
90 Bbls dried fruit (apples and peaches)
Very respelly
Yr ob sent
John C. Casey
Capn CS
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G.G. Waggaman}
C.S. norleans}

Sub: off: Tampa Bay Florida
February 23. 1850
Capt M.S. Miller AQM
Savannah Geo.
Sir, I have recd your letter of 4th. Please to send such stores - as can be used before they must spoil - to the troops at Indian river fort and dispose of the remainder - if any - while it is good.
My last advices from Indian river (Jan 28) report the want of small rations.
I shall direct Lieut Totter a.c.s. to make such timely requisitions that his [[?]] may be forwarded in light draft [[??]] sail vessels.
Very resplly
Yr ob
John C. Casey
Capt chf.