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Sales Captured Property, Sold at public sale in city of Selma Dec 15/65 under Supervision of Hon R.V. Montague Collector Customs District Mobile Ala. [[4 columned table]] | Names purchaser. | Articles. | Price per Ton. | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A. K. Shephard | Muck Bar Non. | $5. | Dispute | | A. K. Shephard | Bar & Muck Non. | 47. | Dispute | | A K Shephard | Bar & Scrap Non. | 32. | Dispute | | A K Shephard | Wraught Scraps | 25. | | | A K Shephard | Cast Scrap | 13. | | | Kauffman No. | Shat. [[Damagd?]] | 3. | Dispute | | J J Mases | Pig Iron | 2. | Dispute | | A K Shephard | Pig Iron | 34. | | | A K Shephard | Canon & other Scrap | .50 | | | A K Shephard | Machinery Scrap | 15. | | | A K Shephard | Rolling Mill | 850. | Dispute | | Peacock N B | Pig Iron | 5.50 | Dispute | | J E Prestage | Bar & Round Iron | 13.25 | Dispute | | R B Gossuch | Plaining Machine | 335. | | | Dr Prestage | Old Engine | 340. | Dispute | [[/4 columned table]] [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] The above is a True Copy of Sales govmt. property sold in City of Selma on 15th Dec 1865 under Supervision of Hon R P Montague Collector Customs Port & District Mobile Ala R F Knott Sup Spl Asst Capt'd [[Captured]] Property Amount of Tongs to be ascertained by Weight, which cannot be accomplished until weighed and delivered - which will be done as speedily as speedily as possible R F K
Transcription Notes:
Reopened to fix words in table
Scrap - Changed "Serass" to "Scrap".
Muck bar -a rough bar of wrought iron, rolled from blooms of iron extracted from a puddling furnace.
This has to do with the Gov't selling captured property.