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Sub Office
Tampa Bay Fla Feb. 3n`851

Major G.G. Waggaman,

Please forward by [[underlined]] first conveyance [[/underlined]] to Ft Myers, or Ft Burke, the following stores
  |14.000 Rations Pork
  |23.000  ֊[[ditto for Rations]] Flour
  |15.000  ֊[[ditto for Rations]] Beans
  |10.000 ֊[[ditto for Rations]] Sugar
  |23.000 ֊[[[ditto for Rations]] Vinegar
  |20.000 ֊[[ditto for Rations]] Candles
  |30.000 ֊[[ditto for Rations]] Soap
  |40 Kegs pickles
on January 22, I required some potatoes say 20 @ 29 Bbls.

I would call your attention to the inferior quality of the candles lately received. They are Star or [[?]] Candles and 47ȼ the price of real sperm Candle

Very respectfully
Yr Obedt Sevt
[[signed]] J.C.Casey [[/signed]] CS.

Subs Officer Ft Burke Feb 3. 1851

Lt JS Everett A.U

Please forward me as early as convenient a memd. of subs: on hand Feb. 1 & if average daily issues at this Post.

Continue like reports monthly and address me hereafter at Ft Myers.

Should potatoes or onions arrive from Norleans forward them at once to Fts. Myers & Meade - 3/4 to the former & 1/4 to the latter post.

Very respectly
Yr obdr st
[[signed]] JCCasey [[/signed]]
CS

P.S. Maj Jackson at Ft Meade is directed to require his supplies from you

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Sub Office
Tampa Bay Febry 3, 1851

Bt Maj J. I. Jackson
AU Ft Mead Fla

Please to furnish me, as early as convenient a memorandum of Subs: on hand on Feb. 1 & the average daily issues (or gross amt. issued per mo.) at yr post

Continue like reports monthly & address me hereafter at Ft. Myers.

Apply directly to Lt Everett AU here, for any articles you may want

Potatoes will be forwarded to yr post as soon as recd. from Norleans

Very resplly 
Yr ols
[[signed[[ JCCasey [[/signed]] Capt C.S.

Subs. off. Tampa Feb 6. 1851

Maj I J Jackson Au
Fort Made Fla,

In reply to your letter of the 5th you will send your surplus head & dried fruit to the A.U. here (Lt TS Everett) will send you out some moasses - and as soon as he can some corn for Ind. issue.  Meantime you will do without it. Tampa is not entitled to it, when it is cut perfectly [[?]] to [[?]] it

Very resplly
yr ob sv
[[signed]]J.C.Casey [[/signed]]
CS

Subs Off Tampa Bay Febry 1851

Lt TS Chalfin Alet
Ft Meyers Fla, Mr [[underlined]] B. Cowart [[/underlined]]is the contractor for Ft Myers, and you will only pay him or his authorized agent for Beef recd. from him.  He desires me to say that he has not & shall not give any one authority (pow atty) to draw money due to him & recpt. for him, but desire to be paid here.

You may pay him by giving your receipts to Lt JS Everett & an order on him for the amount

Yr obdt Sr
[[signed]] JC Cleary [[/signed]]
Chf CS

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Transcription Notes:
it is 1851 - drags pen tip memd is short for memorandum