PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
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The Fourth, and last Receipt contains a list of the incidental ex- penses incurred by the Command and settled by him.-
Received of 'l'hos. M. Likins, the following Commissary stores which were distributed to the Officers and privates of my command out of Stores received by him from depot. Viz
Two hundred & fifty one pounds of Coffee. Five hundred & two pounds of Sugar. Twelve pounds of Rice Five thousand two hundred and seventy five pounds of Flour. Two bushels and Thirty one quarts of Salt. Seventy pounds of Candles- One hundred and 'Eighty seven pounds of Soap.
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Laredo 13th January 1847
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR Capt. Commanding at Laredo.
Laredo 13th. January 1847. Received of Thos. M. Likins Six hundred and forty Six and a half bushel of Corn for the use of the Laredo Garrison which he purchased during the time he acted as A.A.Q.1L of the company under my com- mand. For the above named quantity of corn he paid the sum of Six hundred and twenty nine dollars ($629.) MIRABEAU B. LAMAR Capt. Commanding at Laredo. The following exhibits the entire purchases of Beef made by Thos. M. Likins for the use of the Laredo Garrison as well as for the Steamer Major Brown, together with the prices paid for the same. Viz- One Beef from Estevan Roderigus for which he paid Nine dollars- $9.00 Three Beeves from Victoriano Salinas for fifteen dollars- $15.00 One Beef from Alcalde Martines at $10.00 Five Beeves from Gregori Garcia- $41.00 $75.00 One of the above Beeves, costing Ten dollars ($10) was rejected by me as being too bad for consumption. I have the certificates of two physicians, the Surgeon of the post, and Dr. Veatch as to its total unsuitableness for the use of the Garrison. If then the amount should be deducted from his account, it will leave Sixty five dollars ( $65) as the whole sum paid by him for beef, including what he issued to the Major Brown as well as the dried Beef which was turned over to his successor. With regard to the weight of the above Beeves, I have no other knowledge than what he has furnished himself in the following letter- to wit-
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Lieut VEATCH Sm
I find upon reference to my memorandums that the quantity of fresh meat issued to Capt. Lamar's Company during the period that I acted as A.A.C.S. of the Company was as follows- Viz-
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