J. M. Eason & Brother · image 35 of 48
Engineer voucher, $638.75 (dredge boat repairs)
Confederate government vouchers, 1861–1864.
← image 34all 48 pagesimage 36 →
The reading
Printed: The Confederate States, for [blank] To J. M. Eason & Bro: Dr.
1863
Jany 1 Repairs done to Dredge Boat
to For chasing new thread to Screw valve 6 00
Jany 31 " Facing off Slide valve 10 00
" Repairing Throttle valve 5 00
" Making new valve for same 5 00
" [Bordering?] check valve pipe 2 00
" 18 lb Cement used @ 30¢ 5 40
" Putting new studs to steam chest & drilling
and tapping old ones 10 00
" Services of 2 Machinists 10 days each @ $4 80 00
" One Socket Wrench 6 00
" Rubber joints for Pipes 10 00
" Packing yarn & White lead used 8 50
" 2 Gauge cocks 20 00
" Forging new Brace stays 127 lb @ 30¢ 38 [10?]
" 4 lb ⅝ Rivets 1½ 6 00
" One Brace stave $5 — 1 File for boiler $9 14 00
" 1500 Bricks @ $20 — carting $[2?] — for do 33 00
" 3 Loads Clay @ $5 15 00
" 6½ days Service Mason & Helpers at Brick work @ 6[.?] 43 00
" Casting 27 Grate bars Say 1235 lb @ 25¢ 308 75
" 1 Rubber joint for Man hole 6 00
" 8 Cartings @ 75¢ per load 6 00
$ 638 75
I certify that the within account is correct and just; the articles were expended
in repairing Dredge Boat [inserted above: Rented] ~~accounted for in my property return~~,
for the ______ quarter, 186_
[W. S. Bonny?] Lieut Engineers
Received at Charleston, S. C., this 10th day of February 1863 from
Capt W. H. Echols Corps of Engineers, the sum of Six hundred and
thirty eight — 75/100 Dollars, in full payment of above account.
$638.75 (Signed Duplicates.) J. M. Eason & BroReader’s notes
Pencil figures at foot (6.62 / 3.92 / 0.3 1): later arithmetic, not part of the account.
Named on this page
Citation
Eason, James M And Brothers file, Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, compiled 1874-1899, documenting the period 1861-1865, M346, RG 109, NARA; Fold3 file 32117437, image 35. https://www.fold3.com/file/32117437/eason-james-m-and-brothers-page-1-us-confederate-citizens-file-1861-1865. Accessed 2026-09-03.